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_2 THE ANALECt'S " IN'rRODU_Y/f4_M,<br />

Since birth of man none equals him,<br />

Who caused perfection to excel.<br />

The patens of a thousand years<br />

We spread for his great sacrifice,<br />

\Vith purest wine the cups are filled,<br />

Its fragrance now to him doth rise.<br />

3. l he second Offering.<br />

Our rites their flawless forms shall take_<br />

We s_pread out" second offering ;<br />

United sound our drums and bells<br />

While flagons now sincere we brin K.<br />

In reverence and harmony<br />

We, raised by his accomplishments,<br />

Perfect by rites, by music pure,<br />

With mutual gaze learn excellence,<br />

4. The last offering.<br />

Of old and in the former times,<br />

Among the ancients there arose<br />

One who fur-capped did sacrifice,q<br />

Thinking of him out- bosom glows.<br />

Heaven only can enlighten men,<br />

Our Saint Its equal let us tell ;<br />

The natural order he proclaimed,<br />

Till now he is the " rousing bell."<br />

5- The offerings are removed.<br />

Our pristine Master has declared<br />

That blessing from such offerings stream,<br />

In the temples of our four great seas<br />

Of aught but reverence who would dream<br />

Our rites are o'er, our victims go:

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