This period of the liturgical year, where Compline changes dramatically, began during Lent. With the coming of the Ascension, and its brief liturgical season, we are almost at the end of it.
Compline begins as usual. After the responsory, which is said with the Alleluia's as noted in the rubrics, the following hymn is said. This is the same hymn that was prayed during Paschaltide, with the exception of the last two (2) stanza's, which change during Ascensiontide.
Jesu, nostra
redémptio,
Amor et desidérium,
Deus Creátor
ómnium,
Homo in fine
témporum:
Quæ te vicit
cleméntia,
Ut ferres nostra
crímina,
Crudélem mortem
pátiens,
Ut nos a morte
tólleres?
Inférni claustra
pénetrans,
Tuos captívos
rédimens,
Victor triúmpho
nóbili
Ad dextram Patris
résidens:
Ipsa te cogat píetas
Ut mala nostra
súperes
Parcéndo, et voti
cómpotes
Nos tuo vultu
sáties.
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Redemption,
Jesus, all divine,
Whom
here we love, for whom we pine,
God,
working our creation’s plan,
And,
in the latter time, made man:
What
love of yours was that which led
To
take our woes upon your head,
And
pangs and cruel death to bear,
To
ransom us from death’s despair!
You
pierced the halls of Limbo bare,
Gave
freedom to your captives there;
And
now you sit in victor’s pride
Triumphant
at the Father’s side.
Let
very mercy force you still
To
spare us, conquering each ill;
We
pray you grant us our request,
That
seeing you we may be blest
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From the Ascension to
Pentecost, the last two versus are:
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Tu estro nostrum
gáudium,
Qui es futúrus
prǽmium
Sit nostra in te
glória
Per cuncta semper
sǽcula.
Glória tibi,
Dómine,
Qui scandis supre
sídera,
Cum Patre et Sancto
Spíritu
In sempitérna
sǽcula. Amen
Ant.at
Nunc dimittis:
Allelúia. Ascéndens Chrsitus in altum, allelúia, captívam duxit
captivitátem, allelúia, allelúia.
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Be
you our joy, be you our Lord,
Who
are to be our great reward;
O
let our glory be in you,
For
ever and for ever true.
All
glory, Lord, to you we pay,
Ascending
over the stars today;
With
Father and the Spirit be
All
glory yours eternally. Amen.
Ant.at Nunc dimittis:
Alleluia. When Christ ascended on high, alleluia, he led a host of
captives, alleluia, alleluia.
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The antiphon at the Nunc dimittis is proper to the Ascension season as well.