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Father, Son, and Paraclete

The triune God addressed in hymn after hymn—Maker, Redeemer, and Comforter—whose praise is the steady heartbeat beneath every human plea for light, pardon, and rest.

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Also known as bounteous Father, we entreat, And Only Son, awful and sweet, And life - creating Paraclete, Father, Son, O Father, the Father, Thy

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Implied presence at the altar where parental fondness offers young vows and prayers.

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Across matins, compline, and the hours between, this threefold name is invoked as the source of every grace the speaker dares to ask: watchfulness through the night, cleansing at dawn, and the face of God at the last. The tension is not within the Trinity but in the worshipper, who must reconcile the dread depths of grace with the gentle familiarity of a Father, a Co-equal Son, and a life-creating Spirit. These hymns establish the devotional world the whole collection inhabits—one in which doctrine is not argued but sung, and where the reader is invited to join the one accord.

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Implied presence at the altar where parental fondness offers young vows and prayers.
CXXIII: Matins—Sunday
Addressed as the Blessed Three in One who began creation and as the recipients of prayer and praise.
CXXIV: Matins—Sunday
The Trinity to whom all worship is done.
CXXV: Matins—Monday
Invoked as the triune God to whom all worship is due.
CXXVI: Matins—Tuesday
Implied in the closing doxology 'Grant this, O Father, etc.' as the triune God to whom the prayer is offered.
Matins—Friday
Invoked as the dread Three in One who sways all with sovereign might.
CXXX: Matins—Saturday
Addressed as the triune God, source of mercy and object of the chant.
CXXXI: Lauds—Sunday
Mentioned in the closing doxology: 'To the Father and the Son, And the Spirit, who in Heaven Ever witness, Three and One.'
CXXXII: Lauds—Sunday
Addressed in the concluding doxology as the recipients of praise.
CXXXIII: Lauds—Monday
The Trinity is praised in the closing doxology, with glory given to the Father, Son, and Spirit.
Lauds—Tuesday
The Most Holy Trinity is praised in the concluding doxology.
CXXXV: Lauds—Wednesday
Invoked in the concluding doxology, receiving glory as the angelic host gives.
Lauds—Thursday
Addressed in the closing doxology as the recipient of glory.
Lauds—Friday
Invoked in the doxology as the triune God receiving glory.
Lauds—Saturday
Addressed as the recipient of praise in the concluding doxology.
CXXXIX: Prime
The Trinity glorified in the doxology.
CXL: Terce
Addressed in the concluding doxology as the triune God receiving praise and glory.
Sext
Invoked in the concluding doxology as the triune God to whom all glory is given.
CXLII: None
Invoked in the closing Trinitarian doxology as the conferrer of grace.
CXLIII: Vespers—Sunday
Addressed in the doxology as the recipient of worship.
CXLIV: Vespers—Monday
Invoked in the doxology as the triune God to whom glory is given.
CXLV: Vespers—Tuesday
Invoked in the concluding doxology as the triune God of grace.
CXLVI: Vespers—Wednesday
Invoked as the triune God to whom all praise is due.
CXLVIII: Vespers—Friday
Invoked as the triune God to whom all praise is given.
CXLIX: Vespers—Saturday
Addressed as the Blessed Three, the Holy One, and the source of everlasting light.
Compline
Invoked as the Eternal Three in One to bestow grace and protection.
Advent—Vespers
Praised as the Eternal Three in One at the conclusion of the hymn.
CLII: Advent—Matins
Invoked in the concluding doxology as the triune God to whom glory is given.
Advent—Lauds
Praised as the eternal Three and One in Heaven.
CLIV: The Transfiguration—Matins
The Trinity is invoked in the closing doxology, with praise to Jesus, the Father, and the Spirit of grace.
CLV: The Transfiguration—Lauds
The Trinity is praised in the final stanza as 'The Father ever blest, The Holy Spirit, One and Three.'
For a Martyr
Honored in the concluding doxology as the triune God.
For a Confessor Bishop
Invoked in the closing doxology as the source of power, love, and praise.
CLXII: The Queen of Seasons
The Father rejoices in His work; the Maker's infinite resources are acknowledged.
A Martyr Convert
Praised in the concluding doxology.
§ 1
Invoked in the final commendation as the triune God who created, redeemed, and sanctified the soul.
§ 7
The Trinity is glorified in the doxology at the end of the souls' prayer.

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