Hendrik Voes, and Johann van Esschen, two Augustinian friars and the first martyrs of the Reformation, were burned at the stake on July 1, 1523. They reportedly were heard singing the Te Deum as the smoke and flames engulfed them.<\/p>\n
We praise You, O God: we acknowledge You to be the Lord.
\nAll the earth worships You, the Father everlasting.
\nTo You all angels cry aloud: the heavens and all the powers therein.
\nTo You cherubim and seraphim continually cry “Holy, Holy, Holy: Lord God of Sabaoth”.
\nHeaven and earth are full of the majesty of Your glory.
\nThe glorious company of the apostles praise You.
\nThe goodly fellowship of the prophets praise You.
\nThe noble army of martyrs praise You.
\nThe holy church throughout all the world acknowledges You;
\nThe Father of an infinite majesty;
\nYour honorable, true, and only Son;
\nAlso the Holy Ghost, the Comforter.<\/p>\n
You are the King of glory, O Christ.
\nYou are the everlasting Son of the Father.
\nWhen You took upon Yourself to deliver man, You did not abhor the Virgin’s womb.
\nWhen You had overcome the sharpness of death, You opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers.
\nYou sit at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father.
\nWe believe that You shall come to be our judge.
\nWe therefore pray You, help Your servants whom You have redeemed with Your precious blood.
\nMake them to be numbered with Your saints in glory everlasting.<\/p>\n
O Lord, save Your people,\u00a0 and bless Your heritage.
\nGovern them and lift them up for ever.
\nDay by day we magnify You; we worship Your name ever,
\nworld without end.
\nVouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin.
\nO Lord, have mercy upon us.
\nO Lord, let Your mercy light upon us as our trust is in You.
\nO Lord, in You have I trusted; let me never be confounded.<\/p>\n
Author unknown
\n4th century<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hendrik Voes, and Johann van Esschen, two Augustinian friars and the first martyrs of the Reformation, were burned at the stake on July 1, 1523. They reportedly were heard singing the Te Deum as the smoke and flames engulfed them. We praise You, O God: we acknowledge You to be the Lord. All the earth … <\/p>\n