Scene
The Chapel of the Convent
URSULA, AGATHA, Nuns and Novices.
(Hymn of the Nuns):
Jehovah! we bless Thee,All works of Thine handExtol Thee, confess Thee;By sea and by land,By mountain and river,By forest and glen,They praise Thee for ever!And ever! Amen!
The heathen are ragingAgainst Thee, O Lord!The ungodly are wagingRash war against God!Arise, and deliverUs, sheep of Thy pen,Who praise Thee for ever!And ever! Amen!
Thou Shepherd of Zion!Thy firstlings didst tearFrom jaws of the lion,From teeth of the bear;Thy strength to deliverIs strong now as then.We praise Thee for ever!And ever! Amen!
Thine arm hath deliveredThy servants of old,Hath scatter’d and shiver’dThe spears of the bold,Hath emptied the quiverOf bloodthirsty men.We praise Thee for ever!And ever! Amen!
Nathless shall Thy right handThose counsels fulfilMost wise in Thy sight, andWe bow to Thy will;Thy children quail neverFor dungeon or den,They praise Thee for ever!And ever! Amen!
Though fierce tribulationEndure for a space,Yet God! our salvation!We gain by Thy grace,At end of life’s fever,Bliss passing man’s ken;There to praise Thee for ever!And ever! Amen!