THE MOVEABLE FESTIVALS. 387 



The following are Supplementary Additions to the feasts already 

 noticed in the work, being very curious ancient hymns, written 

 chiefly by St. Ambrose, Prudentius, and other early poets. They 

 begin with Advent, and end v?ith Catherine Tide. 



In festo CoNCEP'iiONis B. V. M. Dec. 8th. 



Hf/mnus ad B. F^iTginem. 



•Salve Horolopiuni 

 Qao retrogradiatar 

 Sol ill (Iccem lineis 

 Verbum incarnatur. 

 Homo ut ab infimis 

 Ad sumrae attoUatur 

 Immensus ab angelis 

 Paulo minoratur 

 Soils hujus radiis 

 Maria corascat 

 Consuisens Aurora 

 In conc&ptu micat 

 Lilium inter spinas 

 Quae serpentis conterat 

 Caput, pulcliraut Luna 

 Errautes coUustret. 



Also this Hymn : 



Unus bon6rum fons, Deus, omnium, 

 Qukra liberali fundis opes inanu ! 

 Non anti concessis Mariam 

 Quot pr6peras cuninl4re donis! 



Inter rigentes seu rosa cl4uditnr 

 Spinas, & acres vincit aculeos ; 

 Praesens amirara virulenti 

 Gritia vim frdticis retundit. 



Quautfim pudicas inclyta virgines 



Praestat, remoto quae doniinam gradu 

 Sequuntur, & Regis paientem 

 Siderei coinitantur aula ! 



Nee Angeluruin par decus : hi Deo 

 Adstaiit sedenti ; fert h6minem Deum 

 Maria, nomen dulce raatris 

 Virgineo sucians hon6ri. 



Regina mundi Virgo, clientium 

 I'utela, moestis perfugium reis, 

 Fer nostra Nato vota : tristem 

 Non pAtitur genitrix repulsara. 



Sit Trinititi peipetuum decus, 



Inflicta nuindo quae miserans mala. 

 In niatre pignus nascitCiri 

 Nondftbiuni dat habere Christi. 



