THE GREAT VESPERS AND THE GREAT MATINS

ARE CONJOINED.
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When the time for the Service is come the Warden lighteth the lamps and tapers, and the Priest and Deacon put on their vestments. And the Priest taketh the censer, and, accompanied by the Deacon bearing a lighted taper, he censeth the Altar.

And the Deacon beginneth,
RISE! Master, give the blessing.
The Priest saith,
GLORY to the holy, consubstantial

life-giving and undivided Trinity, always, now and ever, and to ages of ages.

And the Choir answereth, Amen.
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Then saith the Priest,
COME, let us worship God our King.
O come, let us worship and fall down
before Christ God, our King.

O come, let us worship and fall down before Christ himself, our God and King.

And then he censeth the whole Church and the Congregation. And the Choir singeth the Prefatory Psalm, namely, Psalm 103 (104.), which is usually abbreviated as followeth,

LESS the Lord, O my soul: blessed
art thou, O Lord.

O Lord my God, thou art very great: blessed art thou, O Lord.

Thou art clothed with honour and majesty: blessed art thou, O Lord.

Above the hills the waters stand: marvellous are thy works, O Lord.

Between the hills the waters flow: marvellous are thy works, O Lord.

In wisdom hast thou made them all: Creator of all things, glory to thee.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. Creator of all things, glory to thee.

Both now, and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen. Creator of all things, glory to thee.

Then followeth the Ectenia of Peace.
Deacon. In peace let us pray to the Lord.
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Choir. Lord, have mercy. And so after the succeeding petitions.

Deacon. For the peace that is from above, and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.

For the peace of the whole world, the good estate of the holy Churches of God. and for the union of them all, let us pray to the Lord.

For this holy Church, and for them that with faith, piety and fear of God enter into it, let us pray to the Lord.

For the most holy governing Synod (or, For our Metropolitan N., as so subject), for the honourable Presbytery, the Diaconate in Christ, for all the clergy and the laity, let us pray to the Lord.

Here follow petitions for the Sovereign and the other members of the Reigning House, mentioning them by name.

To aid them in battle and to put down under their feet every enemy and adversary, let us pray to the Lord.

For this city (or, if it is a Monastery, For this holy Habitation), for every city and country, and for the faithful dwelling in them, let us pray to the Lord.

For healthiness of weather, plentifulness of the fruits of the earth and for peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord.

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For them that are at sea, for travellers, for the siek, for them that are in bonds and captivity, and for their salvation, let us pray to the Lord.

For our deliverance from all affliction, passion and want, let us pray to the Lord.

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and keep us, O God, by thy grace.

Commemorating our most holy, most pure, most blessed glorious Lady, the God-bearing ever-virgin Mary, together with all the Saints, let us commend ourselves, and one another, and all our life to Christ our God.

Choir. To thee, O Lord. Exclamation.

Priest. For to thee are due all glory, honour and worship, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Choir. Amen.

Then is sung the First Antiphon of the Psalter on this wise:

LESSED is the man that walketh not
in the counsel of the ungodly.
The way of the ungodly shall perish.

Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice before him with trembling.

Blessed are they that put their trust in him. Arise, O Lord: save me, O my God. Thy blessing is upon thy people.

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Glory. Both now.
And after every verse, Alleluia, thrice. Then,

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to thee, O God, thrice.

Then followeth the Little Ectenia.

Deacon. Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.

Choir. Lord, have mercy.

Deacon. Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and keep us, O God, by thy grace.

Choir. Lord, have mercy.

Deacon. Commemorating our most holy, most pure, most blessed glorious Lady, the God-bearing ever-virgin Mary, together with all the Saints, let us commend ourselves, and one another, and all our life to Christ our God.

Choir. To thee, O Lord. Exclamation.

Priest. For thine is the strength and thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages.

Choir. Amen. And singeth the Lord, I have cried in the proper Tone.

LORD, I HAVE CRIED.
ORD, I have cried unto thee, hear me.
Hear me, O Lord.
Lord, I have cried unto thee, hear
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me: attend to the voice of my prayer when I cry unto thee.

Hear me, O Lord.

Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

Hear me, O Lord.
The ensuing verses are usually read.

Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, and a door of defence about my lips.

Incline not my heart to evil words to make excuses for sins.

With men that work transgression, and I will not unite with their chosen ones.

The righteous shall chasten me in mercy and reprove me, but let not the oil of the sinner anoint my head.

For my prayer also is still by their goodwill: their judges have been swallowed up in stony places.

They shall hear my words, for they have been strong: as a clod of earth is crushed upon the earth, their bones have been scattered beside hades.

For mine eyes look unto thee, O Lord: O Lord, in thee is my trust, O cast not out my soul.

Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, and from the traps of the wicked doers.

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Sinners shall fall into their own net together: I am as one alone until I pass away.

I have cried unto the Lord with my voice, with my voice unto the Lord did I make my prayer.

I will pour out my prayer before him, I will declare before him mine affliction.

When my spirit went forth from me, then thou knewest my paths.

In the way wherein I walked they hid a snare for me.

I looked on my right hand and beheld, and there was none that knew me.

Refuge failed me, and there was no one caring for my soul.

I have cried unto thee, O Lord: I have said, Thou art my trust, my portion in the land of the living.

Attend unto my prayer, for I am brought low exceedingly.

Deliver me from them that persecute me, for they are stronger than I.

Here beginneth the singing of the Stichera, if there are 10 appointed.

Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks unto thy name.

The righteous wait for me until thou re
ward me. Here, if 8.

Out of the depths have I cried unto thee O Lord, O Lord, hear my voice.

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O let thine ears be attentive unto the voice of my prayer.

Here, if 6.

If them, O Lord, shouldest mark transgression, O Lord, who should stand? But with thee there is propitiation.

For thy name's sake have I waited for thee, O Lord: my soul hath waited for thy word, my soul hath trusted in the Lord.

Here, if 4.

From the morning watch until night, from the morning watch let Israel trust in the Lord.

For with the Lord is mercy, and with him is plenteons redemption, and he shall redeem Israel from all his transgressions.

Praise the Lord, all ye nations, praise him, all ye peoples.

For his mercy is confirmed upon us, and the truth of the Lord remaineth for ever.

Glory. Both now.

When the singing of the Stichera is ended the Deacon saith with a loud voice,

Wisdom! Stand up!

And the Introit is made. And the Choir singeth the Evening Hymn to the Son of God.

RANQUIL Light of holy glory of the immortal Father, heavenly, holy, blessed, O Jesus Christ! We, having reached

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the setting sun, seeing the evening light, sing Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, God. Worthy art thou at all times to be sung with reverent voices, Son of God, Life-giver. Wherefore the world doth glorify thee.

This being ended, the Deacon saith, Let us attend. Priest. Peace to all. Choir. And to thy spirit. Deacon. Wisdom! Let us attend. Reader. Prokimenon!

Here followeth the Prokimenon.

On Saturday Evening. ·øæThe Lord is king: he hath put on glorious apparel.'Äô TWICE *

Verse. The Lord hath put on might and hath girded himself.

On Sunday Evening. Behold now bless the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord.

Verse. Ye that stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.

On Monday Evening. The Lord will hear me when I call upon him.

Verse. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness.

On Tuesday Evening. Thy mercy, O Lord, shall follow me all áhe days of my life.

Verse. The Lord is my shepherd, therefore shall I lack nothing: he shall feed me in a green pasture.

On Wednesday Evening. Save me, O God, for thy name's sake, and avenge me in thy strength.

*The word 'Äútwice'Äù and the quotes around the previous passage were handwritten in the manuscript.

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Verse. Hear my prayer, O God, hearken unto the words of my mouth.

On Thursday Evening. My help is from the Lord, who hath made heaven and earth.

Verse. I have lifted up mine eyes to the hills, whence cometh my help.

On Friday Evening. God is my defence, the God of my mercy shall prevent me.

Verse. Deliver me from mine enemies, O God, defend me from them that rise up against me.

After the Prokimenon are read the Lections from the Old Testament, if any are appointed.

Then followeth the Great Ectenia.

Deacon. Let us all say with our whole soul, and with our whole mind let us say,

Choir. Lord, have mercy.

Deacon. O Lord almighty, God of our fathers, we pray thee, hear and have mercy.

Choir. Lord, have mercy.

Deacon. Have mercy on us, O God, according to thy great mercy, we pray thee, hear and have mercy.

Choir. Lord, have mercy, thrice. And so after the succeeding petitions, those immediately following being for the Sovereign and the other members of the Reigning House, mentioning them by name.

Again let us pray for the most holy Governing Synod (If subject to a Metropolitan, Again let us pray for our Metropolitan N.), and for all our brotherhood in Christ.

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Again let us pray for all their Christ-loving army.

Again let us pray for the blessed and ever memorable founders of this holy (Church, or) Habitation, and for all our right-believing fathers and brethren that have fallen asleep before us(that rest here and in every otherplace).

Again let us pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, protection, forgiveness and remission of sins for the servants of God, the brethren of this holy Habitation. (Or, the servants of God here present and praying unto thee).

Again let us pray for them that bring forth fruit and do good works in this holy and all venerable Church, serving and singing in it, and for all the people standing about, expecting from thee great and rich mercy.

Exclamation.

Priest. For a merciful and man-loving God thou art, and we ascribe glory to thee, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages.

Choir. Amen.
Then is read the following Prayer.

OUCHSAFE, O Lord, to keep us this evening without sin. Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers, and blessed

and hallowed is thy name to ages. Amen.
O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us, like
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as we have put our trust in thee. Blessed art thou, O Lord: O teach me thy statutes. Blessed art thou, O Master: make me to understand thy statutes. Blessed art thou, O Holy One: enlighten me with thy statutes. O Lord, thy mercy endureth for ever: despise not thou the works of thine own hands. To thee is due praise, to thee is due a hymn, to thee is due glory, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen.

Then the Ectenia of Supplication.

Deacon. Let us accomplish our evening prayer to the Lord. Choir, Lord, have mercy.

Deacon. Help us, save us, have mercy on us and keep us, O God, by thy grace.

Choir. Lord, have mercy.

Deacon. That the whole evening may be perfect, holy, peaceful and sinless, let us ask of the Lord. Choir. Vouchsafe, O Lord. And so after the succeeding petitions.

Deacon. An Angel of peace, a faithful guide, a guardian of our souls and bodies, let us ask of the Lord.

Pardon and remission of our sins and of our transgressions, let us ask of the Lord.

What is good and profitable for our souls, and peace for the world, let us ask of the Lord.

That the remaining time of our life may he spent in peace and repentance, let us ask of the Lord.

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A Christian end to our life, without pain and shame, peaceful, and a good confession before the terrible judgment-seat of Christ let us ask.

Commemorating our most holy, most pure, most blessed glorious Lady, the God-bearing ever-virgin Mary, together with all the Saints, let us commend ourselves and one another, and all our life to Christ our God.

Choir. To thee, O Lord. Exclamation.

Priest. For a good and man-loving God thou art, and we ascribe glory to thee, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Choir. Amen.

Priest. Peace to all. Choir. And to thy spirit.

Deacon. Let us bow our heads to the Lord. Choir. To thee, O Lord. Exclamation.

Priest. Blessed and glorified be the might of thy kingdom, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages.

Choir. Amen. And singeth the Stichera according to the day.

Then is read the Prayer of S. Simeon.

ORD, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy word. For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast prepared before the face of all people, to be a light to lighten the gentiles and to be the glory of thy people Israel. Then,

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OLY God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Im-
mortal One, have mercy upon us, thrice.
Glory. Both now.
O
MOST Holy Trinity, have mercy upon
us. O Lord, cleanse our sins. O Master,

forgive our transgressions. Visit us, O Holy One, and heal our infirmities, for thy name's sake. Lord, have mercy, thrice.

Glory. Both now.

UR Father, which art in heaven. Hal-lowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil.

Priest. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages.

Choir. Amen. And continueth,
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AIL! Virgin Mother of God. O Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb; for thou hast borne the Saviour of our souls.

Otherwise the proper Troparion of the Day is sung.

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They sing also,
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LESSED be the name of the Lord from
henceforth, and to all ages, thrice.
Then is read Psalm 33 (34).

WILL bless the Lord at all times, his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord, the humble shall hear thereof and be glad. O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. Ye came unto him and were enlightened, and your faces were not ashamed. This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his afflictions. The Angel of the Lord shall encamp round about them that fear him, and shall deliver them. O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. O fear the Lord, all ye his saints, for there is no want to them that fear him. The rich do lack and suffer hunger, but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

Priest. The blessing of the Lord, by his own divine grace and love to man, be upon you always, now and ever, and to ages of ages.

Choir. Amen.

And now immediately followeth the Great Matins, the Reader beginning forthwith to read the Six Psalms.

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THE SIX PSALMS.
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LORY to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill towards men, thrice.

O '> Lord, open thou my lips, and my mouth

shall shew forth thy praise, twice.

ORD, why are they that afflict me multiplied? many are they that rise up against me. Many one there be that say of my soul, There is no salvation for him in his God. But thou, O Lord, art my defender, my glory and the lifter up of my head. I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. I laid me down and slept: I rose up again, for the Lord defended me. I will not be afraid for ten thousands of people that have set themselves against me round about. Arise, O Lord, save me, O my God. For thou hast smitten all that without cause are mine enemies, thou hast broken the teeth of sinners. Salvation belongeth unto the Lord, and thy blessing is upon thy people.

I '> laid me down and slept: I rose up again,

for the Lord defended me.

LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath neither chasten me in thine anger For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore. For there is no

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health in my flesh because of thine anger, neither is there any rest in my bones by reason of my sins. For my transgressions have gone over my head, as a heavy burden they are heavy upon me. My wounds have become noisome and corrupt because of my foolishness. I am wretched and bowed down continually, I go mourning all the day long. For my loins are filled with illusions, and there is no health in my flesh. I have been wrought evil and humbled exceedingly, I have cried bitterly, because of the groaning of my heart. Lord, all my desire is before thee, and my groaning is not hidden from thee. My heart is troubled, my strength hath failed me, and the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. My friends and my neighbours drew near and stood against me, and my nearest of kin stood afar off. And they that sought my soul used violence, and they that sought my hurt spake vanities and imagined deceits all the day long. But I, as a deaf man, heard not, and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. And I became as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs. For in thee, O Lord, have I trusted, thou wilt hear me, O Lord my God. For I said, Lest at any time mine enemies rejoice against me, and when my feet slipped they spake great things

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against me. For I am ready for scourges, and my grief is continually before me. For I will confess my transgression, and be sorry for my sin. But mine enemies live and are mightier than I, and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied. They that render me evil for good slandered me, because I followed goodness. Forsake me not, O Lord, my God, be not thou far from me. Attend unto my help, O Lord of my salvation.

Forsake me not, O Lord my God, be not thou far from me. Attend unto my help, Lord of my salvation.

GOD, my God, for thee do I watch at break of day. For thee my soul hath thirsted, for thee my flesh how simply, in a barren, untrodden and waterless land. Thus in the sanctuary have I appeared before thee, to see thy power and thy glory. For thy mercy is better than life: my lips shall praise thee. Thus will I bless thee while I live, and in thy name will I lift up my hands. Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips. Forasmuch as I have remembered thee upon my bed, and meditated on thee in the morning, because thou hast been my helper; and under the covert of thy wings will I rejoice. My soul hath cleaved unto

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thee, and thy right hand hath upholden me. But they that vainly sought after my soul, they shall go into the lowest parts of the earth. They shall be delivered up to the hand of the sword, they shall be portions for foxes. But the king shall rejoice in God: every one that sweareth by him shall be commended, for the mouth of them that speak unjustly shall be stopped.

I have meditated on thee in the morning, because thou hast been my helper, and under the covert of thy wings will I rejoice. My soul hath cleaved unto thee, and thy right hand hath upholden me.

Glory. Both now. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to thee, O God, thrice. Lord, have mercy, thrice. Glory. Both now.

LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee. O let my prayer come in before thee, incline thine ear to my petition. For my soul is full of trouble, and my life draweth nigh to hades. I am counted among them that go down to the pit: I am as a man without help, free among the dead. Like the slain sleeping in the grave, whom thou remem-berest no more, and they are cut away from thy hand. They laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness and in the shadow of death. Thy

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wrath hath pressed heavily upon me, and all thy waves thou hast brought in upon me. Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me, they have made me an abomination to themselves. I was delivered up and came not forth, mine eyes were dimmed through poverty. I cried unto thee, O Lord, all the day long, I stretched forth my hands unto thee. Wilt thou work wonders for the dead? or shall physicians raise them up, and they confess thee? Shall any one declare thy mercy in the grave, and thy truth in destruction? Shall thy wonders be known in the darkness, and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? But unto thee have I cried, O Lord, and in the morning shall my prayer come before thee. Wherefore, O Lord, dost thou reject my soul, and turn away thy face from me? I am poor and in troubles from my youth up, and having been exalted, I have been brought low and into despair. Thine anger hath passed over me, and thy terrors have disquieted me. They came round about me like water, all the day they beset me together. Friend and neighbour hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance from my misery.

O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee. Let my prayer come in before thee, incline thine ear to my petition.

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LESS the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Who forgiveth all thy transgressions, who healeth all thy diseases. Who redeemeth thy life from corruption, who crowneth thee with mercy and compassion. Who satisfieth thy desire with good things, so that thy youth is renewed as an eagle's. The Lord executeth mercy and judgment for all that suffer wrong. He made known his ways unto Moses, his will unto the children of Israel. The Lord is compassionate and merciful, longsuffering and of many mercies. He will not always be angry, neither will he be wrathful for ever. He hath not dealt with us after our transgressions, nor rewarded us according to our sins. For according to the height of heaven above the earth, so hath the Lord confirmed his mercy upon them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. As a father hath compassion upon his sons, so hath the Lord compassion upon them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame, he remembereth that we are but dust. As for man, his days are as grass, as a flower of the field so shall he flourish. For the spirit passeth through in him, and he is not, and

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shall know his place no more. But the mercy of the Lord is from ages and unto ages upon them that fear him. And his righteousness upon sons' sons, to them that keep his testament, and remember his commandments to do them. The Lord hath prepared his throne in heaven, and his kingdom ruleth over all. Bless the Lord, all ye his Angels, mighty in strength, that fulfil his word, hearkening unto the voice of his orders. Bless the Lord, all ye his Hosts, ye Ministers of his that do his will. Bless the Lord, all ye his works, in every place of his dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul.

In every place of his dominion, bless the Lord, O my soul.

LORD, hear my prayer, give ear unto my supplication in thy truth, hear me in thy righteousness. And enter not into judgment with thy servant, for in thy sight shall none living be justified. For the enemy hath persecuted my soul, he hath smitten my life down to the ground. He hath made me to dwell in dark places as them that have been long dead, and my spirit is vexed within me, my heart within me is desolute. I remember the days of old, I meditate on all thy doings, I muse on the works of thy hands. I stretch forth my hands unto thee, my soul gaspeth unto thee as a thirsty land Hear me, O Lord,

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and that soon, for my spirit waxeth faint. Hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. O let me hear thy mercy betimes in the morning, for in thee is my trust. Make known unto me, O Lord, the way wherein I should walk, for I have lifted up my soul unto thee, Deliver me from mine enemies, O Lord, for I fly unto thee to hide me. Teach me to do thy will, for thou art my God. Thy good Spirit shall lead me into the land of righteousness: thou shalt quicken me, O Lord, for thy name's sake. In thy righteousness thou shalt bring my soul out of affliction, and in thy mercy thou shalt cut off mine enemies, and shalt destroy all them that afflict my soul> for I am thy servant.

Hear me, O Lord, in thy righteousness, and enter not into judgment with thy servant, twice. Thy good Spirit shall lead me into the land of righteousness.

Glory. Both now.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to thee, O God, thrice.

Then followeth the Ectenia of Peace, as in the Vespers. Vide page 2.

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Then saith the Reader,

HE Lord is God, and hath appeared unto us. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

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The Choir repeateth the same, likewise also after every one of the following verses.

Verse. O give thanks unto the Lord, because he is good, because his mercy endureth for ever.

Verse. They compassed me about, yea, they compassed me about, but in the name of the Lord will I destroy them.

Verse. I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.

Verse. The stone which the builders refused is become the head-stone of the corner. This is the Lord's doing, and it is wonderful in our eyes.

Then are sung the Troparia proper to the day. And, Lord, have mercy, thrice. Glory..

Reader. Both now. And beginneth to read the Kathisms of the Psalter.

After the Kathisms, the Little Ectenia, with the Exclamation, For thou art a good and man-loving God, and to thee we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Choir. Amen. And singeth the Many mercies, that is, Psalms 134 (135) and 135 (136), usually on this wise:

RAISE ye the name of the Lord, alleluia. Praise him, all ye servants of the Lord, alleluia.

Blessed be the Lord out of Sion, who dwelleth in Jerusalem, alleluia.

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O give thanks unto the Lord, because he is good, alleluia, alleluia: because his mercy endureth for ever, alleluia.

O give thanks unto the God of heaven, alleluia, alleluia: because his mercy endureth for ever, alleluia.

And on the Sundays of Meat Fare and of Cheese Fare they add the following verses from Psalm 136 (137).

Y the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept, when we remembered thee, O Sion, alleluia.

Blessed shall he be that taketh thy children and dasheth them against the stones, alleluia.

Here on Festivals of the Lord, or of the Mother of God, or of the Saints, is sung the Magnifying with the appointed verses.

But on Sundays they sing the following Troparia in Tone 5.

Refrain. Blessed art thou, O Lord: O teach me thy statutes.

HE assembly of Angels were amazed seeing thee numbered among the dead, thee, O Saviour, that didst destroy the might of death, that didst raise Adam together with thyself, and deliver us all from hades. Why, O ye disciples, do ye mingle the myrrh with pitying tears? said the radiant Angel at the grave to the myrrh-bearing

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women. Behold ye the grave, and be glad, for the Saviour is risen from the tomb.

Very early in the morning the myrrh-bear-ing women came to thy tomb lamenting, but the Angel stood before them and said, The time of wailing is past, weep not, but go and tell the Resurrection to the Apostles.

The myrrh-bearing women, coming with myrrh to thy tomb, O Saviour, wept, but an Angel spake unto them and said, Why think ye that the Living is among the dead? For, as God, he is risen from the tomb. Glory.

Let us worship the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost, the Holy Trinity in One Substance, crying with the Seraphim, Holy, holy, holy art thou, O Lord. Both now.

Thou, O Virgin, didst bring forth the Giver of life, hast delivered Adam from sin, and given joy to Eve instead of sorrow; for he that was incarnate from thee, being God and man, hath restored to life them that had fallen from it.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to thee, O God, thrice.

After the Magnifying, or the foregoing Troparia, followeth the Little Ectenia, with the Exclamation, For blessed is thy name and glorified is thy kingdom, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages

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of ages. Choir. Amen. And singeth the Gradual. That for Festivals is,

ROM my youth up many passions have afflicted me, but thou, my Saviour, thyself deliver me and save me.

They that hate Sion shall be confounded by the Lord, like grass by fire so shall they be withered.

Glory. Both now.

Every soul is quickened by the Holy Ghost, and by his purity is elevated, and is mystically enlightened by the Trinal Unity.

Then saith the Deacon, Let us attend. Wisdom!

Reader. Prokimenon. And readeth the appointed verse from one of the Psalms.

And the Choir repeateth the same thrice.
Deacon. Let us pray to the Lord.
Choir. Lord, have mercy.

Priest. For holy art thou, our God, and thou restest in the holy places, and to thee we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Choir. Amen.

Deacon. Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord.

The Choir repeateth the same.

Deacon. O praise God in his holy places, praise him in the firmament of his power.

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Choir. Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord.

Deacon. Let every thing that hath breath.
Choir. Praise the Lord.

Deacon. And let us pray to the Lord God that he would make us worthy to hear the holy Gospel.

Choir. Lord, have mercy, thrice.

Deacon. Wisdom! Stand up! Let us hear the holy Gospel.

Priest. Peace to all.
Choir. And to thy spirit.

Priest. The reading from the holy Gospel according to N.

Choir. Glory to thee, Lord, glory to thee. The Priest readeth the Gospel.

At its conclusion the Choir again singeth, Glory to thee, Lord, glory to thee.

Here the order of the Service is somewhat varied according to the day.

A. On Sundays after the Glory to thee, Lord, glory to thee, they sing,

AVING seen the Resurrection of Christ, we adore the holy Lord Jesus, who alone is without sin. Thy Cross, O Master, we worship, and sing and glorify thy holy Resurrection; for thou art our God, we know none other beside thee, we call upon thy name. O come, all ye faithful, let us

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adore Christ's holy Resurrection; for, by the Cross great joy is come into all the world. Therefore, ever blessing the Lord, we sing his Resurrection; for, enduring crucifixion, death by death he overthrew.

Then is read Psalm 50 (5I).

AVE mercy upon me, O God, according to thy great mercy, and according to the multitude of thy compassions, cleanse my transgression. Wash me throughly from my transgression, and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgression, and my sin is continually before me. Against thee only have I sinned, and done evil in thy sight, that thou mightest be justified in thy words and mightest overcome when thou art judged. Behold, I was shapen in transgressions, and in sins did my mother conceive me. Behold, thou hast loved truth, thou hast manifested to me the secret and hidden things of thy wisdom. Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow. Thou shalt make me to hear of joy and gladness, and the bones which thou hast broken shall rejoice. Turn thy face from my sins, and cleanse all my transgressions. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

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Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and stablish me with thy free Spirit. I will teach thy ways unto transgressors, and the wicked shall be converted unto thee. Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou that art the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall sing of thy righteousness. Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord, and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise. For if thou hadst desired sacrifice, I would have given it, but thou delightest not in burnt offerings. Sacrifice to God is a broken spirit, a broken and contrite heart God will not despise. Be gracious, O Lord, in thy good pleasure unto Sion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then shalt thou be well pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, with the oblations and holocausts. Then shall they offer young bullocks upon thine altar.

After this the Choir singeth, Glory.

Through the prayers of the Apostles, O Merciful One, cleanse the multitude of our transgressions.

Both now.

Through the prayers of the Mother of God, O Merciful One, cleanse the multitude of our transgressions.

Have mercy upon me, O God, after thy
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great goodness : according to the multitude of thy mercies cleanse mine offences.

Jesus hath risen from the grave, as he foretold, granting us eternal life and great mercy.

B. '> On the Festivals of the Lord, after the

Gospel and the Glory to thee, Lord . . .
Psalm 50 (51) is read, and the Choir singeth,
Glory., and the Verse for the Festival, for
example, All things to-day are filled with joy,
Christ is born of the Virgin, or, is baptized
in Jordan, according to the day. Both now.
And repeateth the Verse, All things to-day ....
continuing, Have mercy upon me, O God,
after .... and the appointed Sticheron or
Hypaco?´ of the Festival.

C. '> On the Festivals of the Mother of God,

or of the Saints, after Psalm 50 (51), Glory.
Through the prayers of the Mother of God,
(or, of thy Martyr, or, of thy Saint, N.), O
Merciful One, cleanse the multitude of our
transgressions. Both now. And repeateth
the Verse, continuing, Have mercy upon . . .
and the appointed Sticheron or Hypaco?´.

D. '> On the Sunday of the Publican, and

thence until the Fifth Sunday of the Great
Fast, after the Hymn, Having seen the Re-
surrection .... and the reading of Psalm
50 (51), they sing,
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Glory.. Open thou, O Life-giver, the gates of repentance to me, for my soul longeth for thy holy temple, though its own bodily temple is wholly defiled, but thou, in thy bounty, cleanse it according to thy loving-kindness.

Both now.

O Mother of God, lead me into the path of salvation, for I have hardened my soul by shameful sins, and I have spent all my life in sloth. Save me then by thy prayers from all impurity.

Have mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness : according to the multitude of thy mercies cleanse mine offences.

When I, accursed, meditate on the nuirfber of evils I have wrought, I tremble for the terrible day of judgement. Still, trusting in the mercy of thy loving-kindness, I cry to thee as David, Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy great mercy.

And now the Deacon saith the following Prayer.

GOD, save thy people and bless thine inheritance, visit the world with thy mercy and bounties, exalt the horn of Orthodox Christians, and send down upon us thy rich mercies, through the prayers of our most holy Lady, the God-bearing

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ever-virgin Mary, through the might of the honourable and life-giving Cross, through the intercessions of the honourable, immaterial, heavenly Hosts, of the honourable glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, of the glorious and all-praised Apostles, of our Fathers among the Saints, great Hierarchs and ecumenical Teachers, Basil the Great, Gregory the Divine and John Chrysostom, of our Father among the Saints, Nicolas, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, the Wonderworker, of the Russian Wonderworkers, Peter, Alexis, Jonas, and Philip, of the glorious and victorious Martyrs, of our venerable and God-bearing Fathers, of the holy and righteous Progenitors of God, Joakim and Anna, and of all the Saints, we beseech thee, O most merciful Lord, hearken unto us sinners praying unto thee, and have mercy upon us.

Choir. Lord, have mercy, twelve times.

Priest. Through the mercy, and bounties, and loving-kindness of thine only-begotten Son, with whom thou art blessed, together with thy most holy, and good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and to ages of ages.

Choir. Amen. And beginneth to sing the Canon. *

*) CANON: 'Äî An ecclesiastical composition, commemorative of the occasion, based upon the Nine

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After the Third Ode of this occurreth the Little Ectenia, with the Exclamation, For thou art our God, and to thee we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages.

Choir. Amen. And singeth the Kathisma, or the Hypaco?´.

After the Sixth Ode, the Little Ectenia, with the Exclamation, For thou art the King of peace and the Saviour of our souls, and to thee we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages.

Choir. Amen. And singeth the Condakion and the Icos.

At the close of the Eighth Ode, the Reader exclaimeth, Let us bless the Lord, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. And we answer, Let us praise, let us bless, let us

Scriptural Odes, namely, I. The Song of Moses in Exodus. Chap. XV. 1'Äî19. II. The Song of Moses in Deuteronomy. Chap. XXXII. 1'Äî43. (This Ode is proper for Lent only). III. The Prayer of Anna. 1. Kings. II. 1'Äî10. IV. The Prayer of Abbacum. Chap. III. 2 ad fin. V. The Prayer of Esaias. Chap. XXVI. 9'Äî20. VI. The Prayer of Jonas. Chap. II. 2'Äî9. VII. The Prayer of the Three Children. Daniel III. VIII. The Song of the same. (Benedicite.) IX. The Song of Zacharias. (Benedictus), preceded by that of the Virgin. (Magnificat.)

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worship the Lord, singing unto him and setting him up for ever. And we sing the Katavasia, that is, the Irmos of the Eighth Ode.

Then saith the Deacon with a loud voice, Let us magnify in hymns the Mother of God and the Mother of Light.

And the Choir singeth,

Y soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

For he hath regarded the lowliness of his handmaiden; for, behold, from henceforth, all generations shall call me blessed.

For he that is mighty hath magnified me, and holy is his name, and his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.

He hath shewed strength with his arm, he hath scattered the proud in the imaginations of their hearts.

He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and he hath exalted the lowly : he hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he hath sent empty away.

He, remembering his mercy, hath holpen his servant Israel, as he promised to our forefathers, to Abraham and to his seed for ever.

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And after every verse is added,

HE more honourable than the Cherubim, and incomparably more glorious than the Seraphim, who didst bear without corruption God the Word, thee, verily the Mother of God, we magnify.

And they sing the Ninth Ode.

Then the Little Ectenia, with the Exclamation, For all the Hosts of heaven praise thee, and to thee we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Choir. Amen.

Deacon. Holy is the Lord our God. The Choir repeateth the same.

Deacon. For holy is the Lord our God.
Choir. Holy is the Lord our God.
Deacon. Above all nations is our God.
Choir. Holy is the Lord our God.
And singeth the Exapostilarion of the Festival.

Then they sing the Psalms of Praise, namely, Psalms 148, 149 and 150.

ET every thing that hath breath praise the Lord.

Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise him in the highest.

To thee is due a hymn, O God.

Praise him, all ye his Angels: praise him, all ye his Hosts.

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To thee is due a hymn, O God.
The ensuing verses are usually read.

Praise him, O sun and moon, praise him, all ye stars and light.

Praise him, ye heaven of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens.

Let them praise the name of the Lord; for he spake and they were made, he commanded and they were created.

He hath founded them to ages, and to ages of ages: he hath made a decree, and it shall not pass away.

Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons and all deeps.

Fire, hail, snow and ice, stormy winds that fulfil his word.

Mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars.

Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and feathered fowls.

Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth.

Young men and maidens, let the old with the young praise the name of the Lord, for his name only is exalted.

His confession is above earth and heaven, and he shall exalt the horn of his people.

A hymn to all his saints, to the children of Israel, a people that draw nigh to him.

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O sing unto the Lord a new song: his praise is in the Church of his saints.

Let Israel rejoice in him that made him, and let the children of Sion he joyful in their King.

Let them praise his name in the choir, let them sing praises unto him with timbrel and psaltery.

For the Lord hath pleasure in his people, and will exalt the meek unto salvation.

The saints shalt exult in glory, and shall rejoice upon their beds.

The high praises of God shall be in their mouths, and a two-edged sword in their hands;

To execute vengeance upon the nations, and chastisement upon the peoples;

To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with links of iron:

To do unto them the judgment written, This glory shall be for all his saints.

Here beginneth the singing of the Stichera.

O praise God in his saints, praise him in the firmament of his power.

Praise him for his mighty acts, praise him according to the greatness of his majesty.

Praise him with the sound of the trumpet, praise him with psaltery and harp.

Praise him with timbrel and choir, praise him with stringed instruments and organ.

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Praise him with well-tuned cymbals, praise him with loud cymbals. Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord.

Glory. Both now.
M
And the following Verse to the Virgin.
OST blessed art thou, Virgin Mother of

God, for by him that was incarnate of thee hades hath been led captive, Adam hath been recalled, the curse hath been made void, Eve hath been set free, death hath died and we have been made alive. Wherefore praising thee we cry, Blessed art thou, O Christ our God, who so willed it, glory to thee.

This Verse is sung on Sundays only. On other days they sing the proper appointed Verse.

Then saith the Priest, Glory to thee who hast shewed light unto us. And the Choir singeth the Great Doxology.

LORY to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill to men. We hymn thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord, King of heaven, God the Father almighty, O Lord, only-begotten Son, Jesu Christ, and O Holy Ghost. O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, thou that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that

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takest away the sins of the world, accept our prayer. Thou that sittest on the right hand of the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy, thou only art Lord, O Jesu Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Every day will I bless thee, and praise thy name to ages, and to ages of ages.

Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin. Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is thy name to ages. Amen.

O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us, like as we do put our trust in thee.

Blessed art thou, O Lord, O teach me thy statutes, thrice.

Lord, thou hast been our refuge from generation to generation. I have said, O Lord, have mercy upon me, heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.

Lord, I flee unto thee. Teach me to do thy will, for thou art my God. For in thee is the fountain of life, in thy light shall we see light. O continue forth thy loving mercy to them that know thee.

Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us, thrice.

Glory. Both now.

Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us. And, in a louder tone,

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Holy God. Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us.

T

hen the proper Troparion of the Day. Sunday Troparia. In Tones I, 3, 5 & 7. O-DAY is salvation come unto the world. Let us sing unto him that arose from the grave, the Author of our life; for, having vanquished death by death, he hath given victory unto us and many blessings.

O
But in Tones 2, 4, 6 & 8.
LORD, thou didst arise from the grave

and burst the bonds of hades; thou didst destroy the sentence of death and deliver all from the snares of the enemy; thou didst appear to thine Apostles and send them forth to preach, and, through them, hast granted thy peace to the world, O thou most Merciful One.

Here followeth the Great Ectenia.
Have mercy on us, O God .... Vide page 10.
Then that of Supplication.

Let us accomplish our morning prayer to .... Vide page 12.

Exclamation.

Priest. For thou art the God of mercies and bounties, and that lovest mankind, and to thee we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages.

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Choir. Amen.
Priest. Peace to all.
Choir. And to thy spirit.

Deacon. Let us bow our heads to the Lord. Choir. To thee, O Lord.

Exclamation.

Priest. For it is thine to pity and to save us, O our God, and to thee we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Choir. Amen.

Deacon. Wisdom! Choir. Give the blessing.

Priest. Blessed be Christ our God, always, now and ever, and to ages of ages.

Choir. Amen. And continueth, Stablish, O God, our pious (Emperor, or King, or Queen, or Prince N.), and the orthodox faith of all Orthodox Christians to ages of ages.

Priest. Save us, O most holy Mother of God.
Choir. The more honourable than the Cherubim ....

Priest. Glory to thee, O Christ, our God, our Hope, glory to thee.

Choir. Glory. Both now. Lord, have mercy, thrice. Give the blessing.

Priest. (He that arose from the dead, or, that ascended with glory into the heavens, and sat down at the right hand of our God and Father, or, that sent down from heaven

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the most Holy Spirit in the likeness of fiery tongues upon his holy Disciples and Apostles, or, that was transfigured in glory on mount Tabor before his holy Disciples and Apostles, or, that was born in a cave and laid in a manger for our salvation, or, that vouchsafed to be circumcised in the flesh on the eighth day for our salvation, or, that vouchsafed to be baptized by John in Jordan for our salvation, or, that vouchsafed to sit on the foal of an ass for our salvation, accord-ing to the occassion of the Festival), Christ our true God, through the prayers of his most pure Mother, of the holy, glorious and all-praised Apostles, of the holy N., whose memory we this day celebrate, and of all the Saints, have mercy upon us, and save us; for he is good, and the Lover of men.

Choir. Lord have mercy, thrice. And singeth the Many Years for the Reigning House.

Here followeth the First Hour.
II. THE GREAT VESPERS

AS SAID ON THE EVE OF A FESTIVAL WHEN A VIGIL IS NOT HELD.

At the conclusion of the Ninth Hour the Priest saith,

LESSED be our God, always, now and ever, and to ages of ages.

Reader. Amen. O come, let us worship God, our King.

O come, let us worship and fall down before Christ God, our King.

O come, let us worship and fall down before Christ himself, our God and King.

And the Prefatory Psalm, the Ectenia and the rest follow, as in the Great Vespers at page 2.

After the Troparion of the Day, the Deacon saith, Wisdom! Choir. Give the blessing.

Priest. Blessed be Christ our God .... As at the conclusion of the Great Matins.

Then shall be read the Little Compline.
III. THE NOCTURNS ON SUNDAYS.
The Priest beginneth, Blessed be our God ....

Reader. Amen. Glory to thee, our God, glory to thee.

HEAVENLY King, O Paraclete, the Spirit of truth, that art every where present and that fillest all things, that art the Treasury of blessings and the Giver of life; come, and make thine abode in us, and cleanse us from every defilement, and save our souls, O Blessed One.

H

OLY God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us, thrice.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, both now and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen.

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O

MOST Holy Trinity, have mercy upon us. O Lord, cleanse our sins. O Master, forgive our transgressions. Visit us, O Holy One, and heal our infirmities, for thy name's sake.

Lord, have mercy, thrice. Glory. Both now.

UR Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil.

Priest. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages.

Reader. Amen. Lord, have mercy, twelve times. Glory. Both now.

O come, let us worship God, our King.

O come, let us worship and fall down before Christ God, our King.

O come, let us worship and fall down before Christ himself, our God and King.

Then Psalm 50 (51). Vide page 29.

After this shall be sung the Canon to the Holy Trinity according to the Tone.

At the conclusion of the Canon follow these verses of Gregory of Sinai.

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T is very meet to praise the super-divine Trinity, the unbeginning Father and Creator of all things, and the co-unbeginning Word, who was unspeakably begotten of the Father before all time, and the Holy Ghost proceeding from the Father from eternity.

It is very meet to glorify thee, O God the Word, before whom the Cherubim fear and tremble, and whom the heavenly Hosts glorify. Let us glorify with fear Christ the Life-giver, who rose the third day from the dead.

Let us all, with divine songs becoming unto God, sing the Father, and the Son, and the Divine Spirit, the tri-personal Might, the one Kingdom and Lordship.

Thee that all the earth-born sing and heavenly Powers glorify, by all things art faithfully worshipped, O Unity in essence and tri-personal.

O '> sovereign Lord of Cherubim and in-comparable divine King of Seraphim, O un-

divided Trinity in Unity, thou divinely ruling
Essence, we magnify thee.

1 '> worship the unbeginning Father and God,

and the co-unbeginning Word, with the Spirit.
The undivided Oneness, the united Essence, the
tri-numbered Unity, let us honour with songs.
Let thy radiant splendour illuminate me,
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O my God, tri-personal Maker of all things, and make me the dwelling-place of thine unapproachable glory, thou that art light, and light-bearing, and unchangeable.

Him before whom the Cherubim fear and tremble, and angel Hosts glorify, of the Virgin unspeakably became incarnate, even Christ the Life-giver, whom with fear let us glorify.

Trisagion. O most holy Trinity. Our Father. The Hypaco?´ of the Tone. Lord, have mercy, forty times. Glory. Both now. The more honourable .... In the name of the Lord, father, give the blessing.

Priest. God be merciful unto us, and bless us, and shine the light of his countenance upon us, and have mercy upon us.

Reader. Amen. And saith the following Prayer.

OMNIPOTENT and quickening and light-originating holy Trinity, who, by thy goodness alone, hast from nothing produced all creatures visible and invisible, and providest for them and dost keep them, and among other thine unspeakable bounties to mankind dost grant us, even until death, repentance on account of our carnal weakness; leave thou not us to die condemned in our evil deeds, neither to be the scorn of the author of evil, of the envious one,

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of the destroying one. Thou seest, O Bountiful One, on the one hand his snares and enmity against us, and on the other our passions, weakness and forgetfulness. But we pray thee that thy merciful grace may be granted unto us, who offend thee every day and hour by transgressing thy holy and life-giving commandments. And pardon and forgive us all wherein we have sinned during our past life, and until the present hour, in deed and word and intention. And grant that we may finish the remaining time of our life in repentance and contrition, and in obedience to thy holy precepts. If, captivated by pleasure, we have sinned in divers manners, or, deceived by wicked desires, useless and harmful, we have been overcome; if, excited by anger and foolish passion, we have injured our brother; if we have bound ourselves by our tongue in inevitable, injurious and strong snares; if, by any of our senses or by all, willingly or unwillingly, knowingly or unknowingly, by surprise or habit, we have foolishly transgressed; if, by evil and vain imaginations, we have defiled our conscience, and if in any other manner, by evil chance or custom, we have sinned; do thou pardon and forgive us, O most Compassionate, most Good and most Merciful One, and grant us future watchfulness and strength to do according

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to thy good and acceptable and perfect will. Let nightly and dark evil deeds be changed to shining repentance, and so, walking honestly as in the day, may we, though unworthy, be found clean before thee, O Lover of mankind, and praise and magnify thee for ever. Amen.

Here followeth the Dismissal.

Priest. Glory to thee, O Christ, our God, our Hope, glory to thee.

Reader. Glory. Both now. Lord, have mercy, thrice. Give the blessing.

Priest. Christ our true God, through the prayers of his all-pure Mother, of the holy, glorious and all-praised Apostles, of Saint N., whose memory we this day celebrate, and of all the Saints, have mercy upon us and save us, for he is good and the Lover of men.

Reader. Amen.

Priest. Bless me, holy fathers and brethren, and pardon me, a sinner, wherein I have sinned, in words, deeds, thoughts, and with all my senses.

People. God pardon thee, holy father.

Priest. Let us pray for our God-fearing and God-protected Sovereign (Emperor, or, King, or, Queen, or, Prince) N.

Choir. Lord, have mercy. And so after the succeeding petitions.

Priest. For (the most holy Governing Synod and for) our Bishop N.

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For the prosperity and strength of the Christ-loving army.

For our father (the Abbot of the Monastery) N., and for all our brotherhood in Christ.

For them that hate us, and them that love us.

For them that are beneficent and minister unto us.

For them that have bidden us, unworthy ones, to pray for them.

For the deliverance of captives.
For our absent fathers and brethren.
For them that are at sea.
For them that lie in sickness.

Let us also pray for plentifulness of the fruits of the earth.

And for every Orthodox Christian soul.
Let us bless pious kings.
Orthodox bishops.
The founders of this holy Monastery.

Our parents, and teachers, and all our before-departed fathers and brethren, that lie here, and the Orthodox everywhere. And let us say for them, Lord, have mercy.

Choir. Lord, have mercy, thrice.

Priest. Through the prayers of our holy Fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy upon us.

Choir. Amen.
IV. THE GREAT MATINS
AS SAID ON A FESTIVAL WHEN A VIGIL IS NOT HELD.

At the conclusion of Nocturns the Priest beginneth,

Blessed be our God ....

Reader. Amen. O come, let us worship ... thrice. Psalms 19 (20) and 20 (21). Glory.. Both now. Trisagion. O most holy Trinity. Our Father. And the following Troparia.

LORD, save thy people and bless thine inheritance, granting victory to our God-fearing Sovereign (Emperor, or, King, or, Queen, or, Prince) N., over enemies, and preserving thine estate by

thy Cross.
Glory.

Thou that wast of thine own will raised on the Cross, bestow thy bounties on the new estate called by thy name, O Christ

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our God. Rejoice in thy strength our God
fearing Sovereign (Emperor, or, King, or,
Queen, or, Prince) N., granting him victory
over his enemies; for he hath thine assistance,
a shield of peace, a trophy that cannot be
overcome. Both now.

Refuge terrible in strength, and that cannot be put to confusion, Mother of God, good and all-praised; confirm the estate of the Orthodox. Preserve our God-fearing Sovereign (Emperor, or, King, or, Queen, or, Prince) N., whom thou hast chosen to rule, and give him the victory from heaven; for thou, the blessed one, didst bring forth God.

Priest. Have mercy upon us, O God, according to thy great mercy, we pray thee, hear and have mercy.

Choir. Lord, have mercy, thrice. And so after the succeeding petitions.

Priest. Again let us pray for our Godfearing and God-protected Sovereign (Emperor, or, King, or, Queen, or, Prince, according to the country) N.

Again let us pray for (the most holy Governing Synod, or, our Metropolitan, or, Archbishop) our Bishop N.

Again let us pray for all our brotherhood
in Christ. Exclamation.

For a merciful and man-loving God thou art, and we ascribe glory unto thee, Father,

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THE GT. MATINS WHEN NO VIGIL HELD.

Son, and Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages.

Choir. Amen. And continueth,

In the name of the Lord, father, give the blessing.

Priest. Glory to the holy, consubstantial, life-giving and undivided Trinity, always, now and ever, and to ages of ages.

Reader. Amen. And beginneth the Six Psalms, saying,

Glory to God in the highest .... thrice.
O Lord, open thou my lips .... twice.

And the rest of the Great Matins. Vide page 16, et seq.

V. THE LITTLE DAILY VESPERS.

At the conclusion of the Ninth Hour the Priest saith,

Blessed be our God ....

Reader. Amen. O come, let us worship .... thrice. And Psalm 103 (104).

Then followeth the Ectenia of Peace. Vide page 2. After this the proper Kathism of the Psalter. Then the Lord, I have cried, with the Stichera of the day. These being ended, the Reader saith the Tranquil Light, and the proper Prokimenon is sung. Vide page 9. Then immediately, without Ectenia preceding, the Prayer, Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this evening ....

Then the Ectenia, Let us accomplish our evening prayer .... Vide page 12.

After this are sung the proper Stichera of the Day. And the Reader then readeth the

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Prayer of S. Simeon, Trisagion, &c. After the Our Father followeth the Troparion of the Day.

Then is said the Great Ectenia, Have mercy upon us, O God ....Vide page 10.

After the Ectenia the Dismissal is given, as at the close of the Great Matins. Vide page 42.

Then is read the following Prayer of Basil the Great.

LESSED art thou, O Lord almighty, who hast lit up the day with the sun's light and brightened the night with shining stars, who hast granted unto us to pass the length of the day and to reach the limits of night. Hearken unto our prayer, and to that of all thy people, and forgive us all our voluntary and involuntary sins. Accept our evening prayers, and send down the riches of thy mercies and bounties upon thine estate. Guard us, as with a wall, by thy holy Angels. Arm us with the armour of righteousness. Preserve us by thy truth. Save us by thy power. Deliver us from all misfortune, and from all malice of the enemy. Grant that this present evening, with the coming night, as well as all the days of our life, may be perfect, holy, peaceful and sinless, and free from temptations

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and imaginings of evil, through the prayers of the holy Mother of God and of all the Saints who from ages have found favour before thee.

NOTE I. In the Fasts, and on Days of Remembrance for the Departed, the second part of the Vespers is somewhat varied, thus,

After the Tranquil Light, instead of the Prokimenon the following Verses are substituted.

On Monday. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Verse I. O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten, me in thy fury. Alleluia.

Verse 2. And to ages of ages. Alleluia.

On Tuesday and Thursday. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Verse I. Worship the Lord our God, and adore his footstool, for he is holy. Alleluia.

Verse 2. And to ages of ages. Alleluia.
On Wednesday. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Verse I. Their sound is gone out into all lands, and their words to the end of the world. Alleluia.

Verse 2. And to ages of ages. Alleluia.
On Friday and Saturday Alleluia is never sung.
After the Alleluia, the Reader saith,
Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this evening ....
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Then followeth the Ectenia, Let us accomplish our evening prayer ....Vide page 12.

After this the Stichera, with which the following verses are said.

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NTO thee have I lifted up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in heaven. Behold, as the eyes of a servant are towards the hand of his master and the eyes of a maidservant are towards the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are towards the Lord our God until he have mercy upon us.

Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us; for we have been greatly filled with contempt. Our souls have been exceedingly filled with the reproach of the rich and the contempt of the proud.

Then the Prayer of S. Simeon. Trisagion.
O most holy Trinity. Our Father. And the
following Troparia are sung.
H
AIL! Virgin Mother of God, O Mary,
full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed
is the fruit of thy womb; for thou hast
borne the Saviour of our souls.

O Baptist of Christ, remember us all, that we may be saved from our iniquity; for to thee hath been given grace to pray for us.

Glory.
Pray for us, ye holy Apostles, aud all ye
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Saints, that we may be saved from danger and sorrow; for in you we have warm advo-cates before our Saviour. Both now.

To thy protection we betake ourselves, O Mother of God. Despise not our prayers in our necessities, but save us from dangers, thou all-pure, all-blessed one.

Reader. Lord, have mercy, forty times.
Glory. Both now. The more honourable...

In the name of the Lord, father, give the blessing.

Priest. Blessed be Christ our God, always, now and ever, and to ages of ages.

Reader. Amen. O heavenly King, stablish our faithful Sovereign, confirm the faith, quiet the heathen, give peace to the world, place our departed fathers and brethren in the tabernacles of the just, and accept us sorrowers and penitents; for thou art good and the Lover of men.

Then we all bow down lowly to the earth three times, while the Priest prayeth

The Prayer of S Ephrem the Syrian.

ORD and Master of my life, give me not the spirit of indolence, despair, ambition and vain speaking.

Genuflection.
But rather the spirit of chastity, humble-
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mindedness, patience and love do thou grant unto me, thy servant.

Genuflection.

Yea, O Lord King, let me see my own faults, and let me not judge my brother; for thou art blessed to ages of ages. Amen.

Genuflection.

Now all bow, but not so lowly, twelve times, and every time say,

O God, cleanse me, a sinner.
Then again the entire Prayer,

Lord and Master of my life .... And one lowly Genuflection.

Then followeth, Trisagion. O most holy Trinity. Our Father. Lord, have mercy, twelve times. And the Dismissal as at Noc-turns. Vide page 50.

And the Prayer of S. Basil, as at page 56, is read.

NOTE 2. So endeth the Vespers in the ordinary Fasts, but in the Great Quadragesima, after the Our Father and Lord, have mercy, twelve times, the following Prayer is read,

MOST holy Trinity, that art might in one substance and kingdom undi- vided, be gracious unto me, a sinner. Confirm and instruct my heart, and take from me all my defilement. Illuminate my thoughts, that I may ever praise, sing and

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worship, and say, One holy, one Lord Jesus Christ to the glory of God the Father. Amen.

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LESSED be the name of the Lord, from henceforth and to all ages, thrice. Glory. Both now.

Then Psalms 33 (34) and 144 (145). And in conclusion.

T is very meet to bless thee, the holy Virgin, the ever blessed, the entirely spotless, and Mother of our God. The more honourable than the Cherubim, and incomparably more glorious than the Seraphim, who didst bear without corruption God the Word, thee, verily the Mother of God, we magnify.

And the Dismissal and the Prayer of S. Basil as before indicated.

And now in the Great Fasts shall be read the Great, but in ordinary times, the Little Compline.

VI. THE GREAT COMPLINE.

The beginning is as at Nocturns on Sundays. Vide page 45.

In the First Week of the Great Quadra

gesima, after, O come, let us worship '>

thrice. Psalm 50 (51). And immediately shall follow the Great Canon of S. Andrew of Crete.

On other days, after, O come, let us worship .... thrice.

Psalms 4, 6 & 12 (13). Glory. Both now. Alleluia, &c.

Psalms 24 (25), 30 (31) & 90 (91). Glory. Both now. Alleluia, &c.

Then shall be sung antiphonally.
OD is with us. Let the nations know
and be discomfited.

For God is with us. These words are repeated after every verse.

Hear ye, even to the ends of the earth.

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Though ye were strong ye were made weak.

And if again ye shall strengthen yourselves, again ye shall be discomfited.

And if ye take counsel and devise it, the Lord shall scatter it.

And the word which ye shall speak, it shall not stand with you.

And we will not be afraid of your terror, neither will we be troubled.

But we will hallow the Lord our God, and he shall be our fear.

And if I trust in him, he will be to my sanctification.

And I will trust in him, and I shall be saved by him.

Behold me, and the children that God hath given me.

The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light.

To us that dwell in a far country and in the shadow of death light is sprung up.

For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given.

And the government shall be upon his shoulder.
And there shall be no end of his peace.

And his name shall be called the Angel of the Great Counsel,

The wonderful Counsellor,
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The mighty God, the Potentate, the Prince of peace,

The Father of the world to come.

God is with us. Let the nations know and be discomfited.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.

God is with us. Let the nations know and be discomfited.

Both now, and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen.

God is with us. Let the nations know and be discomfited.

Likewise the following Troparia.
I
HAVE passed through the day and I thank

thee, O Lord, and I pray that the evening and the night may be sinless. Grant me this, O Redeemer, and save me.

Glory.. I have come through the day and I praise thee, O Master, and I pray that the evening and the night may be void of offence. Grant me this, O Redeemer, and save me.

Both now. I have finished the day and I sing to thee, O Holy One, and I pray that the evening and the night may be guileless. Grant me this, O Redeemer, and save me.

Then they sing,
T
HE bodiless powers of Cherubim praise
thee with loudest songs. The six-winged
living Seraphim extol thee with ceaseless
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voices. And all the hosts of Angels sing thrice-holy hymns to thee. For thou, O Father, wast from everlasting, and with thee is thine unbeginning Son, and from thee cometh the living Spirit, and the Oneness of the Trinity is shewn. Most holy Virgin Mother of God, ye witnesses and servants of the Word, ye choirs of Prophets and of Martyrs who have found eternal life, pray earnestly for us, for we are all in need, that evil beset us not, so we may sing the Angels' hymn, O holy, holy, holy, thrice-holy Lord, save us, and have mercy on us. Amen.

And now shall be said the Confession of the Faith.

BELIEVE in one God, the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, who was begotten of the Father before all ages, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father, by whom all things were made; Who for us men, and for our salvation, come down from the heavens, and was incarnate of the Holy Ghost and the Virgin Mary, and was made man; And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried; And rose again

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the third day according to the Scriptures; And ascended into the heavens, and sitteth at the right hand of the Father; And shall come again with glory to judge both the quick and the dead, of whose kingdom there shall be no end. And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord, the Giver of life, who proceedeth from the Father, who with the Father and the Son is together worshipped and glorified, who spake by the Prophets. In one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins. I look for the Resurrection of the dead, And the life in the ages to come. Amen.

After the Confession of Faith, these Verses
O

MOST holy Lady, Mother of God, pray for us sinners.

All ye heavenly hosts of holy Angels and Archangels, pray for us sinners.

Ye holy and glorious Apostles, Prophets and Martyrs, and all ye Saints, pray for us, sinners,

Ye our venerable and God-bearing Fathers, Pastors and Teachers of the world, pray for us sinners.

O thou invincible, incomprehensible and divine might of the honourable and life-giving Cross, forsake us not sinners.

O God, cleanse us sinners.
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O God, cleanse us sinners, and have mercy upon us.

Then, Trisagion. O most holy Trinity. Our Father. And the Troparion of the Festival.

But if not a Festival, the following. On Monday and Wednesday Evenings.

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IGHTEN mine eyes, O Christ my God, lest I sleep the sleep of death, lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him.

Glory..

O God, be the defender of my soul, for I walk in the midst of many snares. Deliver me from these and save me, O good Lover of mankind.

Both now.

As we have not daring on account of our many sins, do thou, O Virgin Mother of God, pray him that was born of thee. For thy maternal prayer availeth much to gain the clemency of the Lord. Despise not, O most pure one, the prayers of sinners, for he that vouchsafed to suffer for us is merciful and powerful to save.

But on Tuesday and Thursday Evenings.
L
ORD, thou knowest the watchfulness of
mine invisible enemies, and thou who
madest me seest the weakness of my flesh
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Therefore into thine hands do I commit inspirit. Keep me under the shadow of the wings of thy goodness, lest I sleep the sleep of death. Enlighten the eyes of my mind with thy divine words, and in due time awaken me to praise thee, O good Lover of mankind.

Verse. Look upon me and have mercy upon me, O Lord my God.

How fearful shall thy judgment be, O Lord, when Angels stand around and men be there, when the books be opened and our actions shewn, and our intentions tried. What then shall be my sentence, for I was born in sin? Who shall quench the flame for me? Who shall make my darkness light, if thou, O Lord, the Lover of mankind, do not have mercy

on me?
Glory..

Give to me tears, O God, as once thou gavest to the sinful woman, and let me wash thy feet therewith, thy feet that saved me from the path of sin. And let me cleanse my life with penitence, and so bring thee fragrant myrrh. And let me hear thy sacred words, Go thou in peace, thy faith hath made thee whole.

Both now.

O Mother of God, I have an unashamed trust in thee and shall be saved. I have

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thine help, most pure one, and have no fear. I shall chase mine enemies and subdue them, with thy protection for my armour. And asking for thy mighty help I say, Save me, O Lady, by thy prayers, and rouse me from darkly sleep to praise thee, through the might of God the Son, who took his flesh from thee.

Lord, have mercy, forty times. Glory. Both now. The more honourable .... In the name of the Lord, father, give the blessing.

Priest. Through the prayers of our holy Fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy upon us.

Reader. Amen.
Prayer of Basil the Great.

ORD, O Lord, who savest us from every arrow that flieth by day, save us from every danger that lurketh in darkness. Accept the lifting up of our hands as an evening sacrifice. Let us pass through the watches of the night without defilement and without temptation, and deliver us from restlessness and fear of the devil. Let the repentance of our souls and the examination of our intentions in the light of thy terrible and righteous judgment be pleasing before thee. Penetrate our flesh with fear of thee,

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and mortify our earthly members, so that in our sleep we may be enlightened with the vision of thy judgment. Remove far from us every unseemly imagination and every harmful lust. And rouse us at the hour of prayer, strengthened in faith and advanced in thy commandments. Through the satisfaction and goodness of thine only-begotten Son, with whom, and with thy most holy, and good, and life-creating Spirit, thou art blessed, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen.

Then forthwith, O come, let us worship.... thrice.

Psalms 50 (51) and 101 (102).
And the Prayer of Manasses, King of Juda.

LORD almighty, God of our fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and of their righteous seed; who hast made heaven and earth, with all the ornament thereof; who hast bound the sea by the word of thy commandment; who hast shut up the deep, and sealed it by thy terrible and glorious name; whom all men fear, and tremble before thy power; for the majesty of thy glory cannot be borne, and thine angry threatening toward sinners is importable; but thy merciful promise is unmeasurable and unsearchable; for thou art the most high

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Lord, of great compassion, long-suffering, very merciful, and repentest of the evils of men. Thou, O Lord, according to thy great goodness, hast promised repentance and forgiveness to them that have sinned against thee; and of thine infinite mercies hast appointed repentance unto sinners, that they may be saved. Thou therefore, O Lord, that art the God of the just, hast not appointed repentance to the just, as to Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, which have not sinned against thee; but thou hast appointed repentance unto me that am a sinner; for I have sinned above the number of the sands of the sea. My transgressions, O Lord, are multiplied; my transgressions are multiplied, and I am not worthy to behold and see the height of heaven for the multitude of mine iniquities. I am bowed down with many iron bands, that I cannot lift up mine head, neither have any release; for I have provoked thy wrath, and done evil before thee; I did not thy will, neither kept I thy commandments; I have set up abominations, and have multiplied offences. Now therefore I bow the knee of mine heart, beseeching thee of grace. I have sinned, O Lord, I have sinned, and I acknowledge mine iniquities. Wherefore, I humbly beseech thee, forgive me, O Lord, forgive me, and destroy me not

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with mine iniquities. Be not angry with me for ever, by reserving evil for me; neither condemn me into the lower parts of the earth. For thou art the God, even the God of them that repent; and in me thou wilt shew all thy goodness; for thou wilt save me, that am unworthy, according to thy great mercy. Therefore I will praise thee for ever all the days of my life. For all the powers of the heavens do praise thee, and thine is the glory to ages of ages. Amen.

Trisagion, &c. After, Our Father, the following Troparia.

H

AVE mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us; for knowing not what to say, we sinners offer this to thee, our Master, this one prayer, Have mercy upon us.

Glory.

O Lord, have mercy upon us, for we have put our trust in thee. Be not very angry with us and remember not our transgressions; but look down upon us now as ever mercifully, and deliver us from our enemies. For thou art our God, and we are thy people: all of us are the work of thy hands, and we call upon thy name.

Both now.

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perish not, but be delivered from evils by thee, for thou art the salvation of the Christian race.

Lord, have mercy, forty times. Glory.. Both now. The more honourable .... In the name of the Lord, father, give the blessing.

Priest. Through the prayers of our holy Fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy upon us. Reader. Amen.

Prayer.

ASTER, God, Father almighty; Lord, only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, and Holy Ghost, one God-head, one Might I be gracious unto me, a sinner; and, by ways thou knowest, save me, thine unworthy servant; for thou art blessed to ages of ages. Amen.

Then again, O come, let us worship ....
thrice. Psalms 69 (70) and 142 (143).
And the Doxology.

LORY to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill towards men. We hymn thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord, King of heaven, God the Father almighty, O Lord, only-begotten Son, Jesu Christ, and O Holy

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Ghost. O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, thou that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us; thou that takest away the sins of the world, accept our prayer; thou that sittest on the right hand of the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy, thou only art Lord, O Jesu Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Every evening will I bless thee, and praise thy name to ages, and to ages of ages.

Lord, thou hast been our refuge from generation to generation. I have said, O Lord, have mercy upon me, heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee. Lord, I flee unto thee, teach me to do thy will, for thou art my God. For in thee is the fountain of life, in thy light shall we see light. O continue forth thy loving-mercy to them that know thee.

Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this evening without sin. Blessed art thou, O Lord, God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is thy name to ages. Amen.

O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us, like as we do put our trust in thee. Blessed art thou, O Lord, O teach me thy statutes. Blessed art thou, O Master, make me to understand thy statutes. Blessed art thou, O Holy One, enlighten me with thy statutes.

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O Lord, thy mercy endureth for ever, despise not thou the works of thine own hands. To thee is due praise, to thee is due a hymn, to thee is due glory, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen.

Then is sung the Canon of the Day.

At its conclusion, Trisagion, &c. Our Father. And the following Verses are sung antiphonally.

O

LORD of hosts, be thou with us, for we have no other help but thee in sorrows. O Lord of hosts have mercy on us, twice.

Praise God in his Saints, praise him in the firmament of his power. O Lord of hosts, be thou with us.

Praise him for his mighty acts, praise him according to the greatness of his majesty. O Lord of hosts, be thou with us.

Praise him with the sound of the trumpet, praise him with psaltery and harp. O Lord of hosts, be thou with us.

Praise him with timbrel and choir, praise him with stringed instruments and Organ. O Lord of hosts, be thou with us.

Praise him with well-tuned cymbals, praise him with loud cymbals. Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. O Lord of hosts, be thou with us.

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Praise God in his Saints. O Lord of hosts, be thou with us.

Praise him in the firmament of his power.
O Lord of hosts, be thou with us.

Glory.. O Lord, if we had not thy Saints to pray for us, and thy goodness so merciful to us, how could we dare, O Saviour, to sing to thee, whom Angels unceasingly glorify? O thou that knowest the hearts, spare our souls.

Both now. O Mother of God, to thee do
I approach on account of the great mul-
titude of my transgressions, desiring salva-
tion. Visit thou my ailing soul, and beseech
thy Son and our God to grant me remission
of the evil I have wrought, for thou art the
blessed one.

O most holy Mother of God, forsake me not during the course of my life, give me not over to the intercession of man, but thyself protect and have mercy upon me.

All my trust do I place in thee, O Mother of God, keep me under thy protection. Reader. Lord, have mercy, forty times.

And this Prayer.

HOU that in all times and at every hour, in heaven and upon earth, art worshipped and glorified, Christ God, long-suffering, most merciful and of great tenderness, who lovest the righteous and

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art merciful to sinners, who hast called all men to salvation by the promise of future blessings; do thou, O Lord, accept our prayers at this hour, and guide our life in thy commandments. Sanctify our souls, make chaste our bodies, govern our thoughts, purify our intentions, and deliver us from every affliction and pain, and from all evil. Surround us by thy holy Angels, that, preserved and guided by their hosts, we may come to the unity of the faith, and to the knowledge of thine inaccessible glory; for blessed art thou to ages of ages. Amen.

Lord, have mercy, thrice. Glory. Both now. The more honourable than the Cherubim.... In the name of the Lord, father, give the blessing.

Priest. God be merciful unto us, and bless us, and shine the light of his countenance upon us, and have mercy upon us.

Then the Prayer of S. Ephrem, with the Genuflections. Vide page 59.

After this the Reader saith Trisagion, &c. After the Our Father followeth Lord, have mercy, twelve times, and this Prayer to the Mother of God.

THOU Virgin, spotless, undefiled, in corruptible, most chaste and pure, Lady, Bride of God, who by thy glorious giving birth hast united God the Word with men,

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and linked our apostate nature with heavenly things; who art the one hope of the hopeless, the helper of the oppressed, the ready protection of them that flee unto thee, and the refuge of all Christians; despise not me, a defiled sinner, who, by my impious thoughts, words and deeds, have made myself an unprofitable servant, and, by reason of my sloth, am become a slave of sensual life. But thou, O Mother of the man-loving God, have mercy and compassion upon me, a sinner and a prodigal. Accept this my prayer offered unto thee by unhallowed lips, and using thy maternal influence with thy Son, our Lord and Master, beseech him to open unto me the loving tenderness of his grace, and, despising my numberless transgressions, to bring me to repentance, and make me a zealous doer of his commandments. Be ever present with me, as the merciful, compassionate, good and loving helper and advocate in this present life, turning aside the assaults of enemies and guiding me unto salvation. And at the hour of my death preserve my miserable soul, and drive far from it all dark visions of evil demons. Deliver me on the terrible day of judgment from everlasting punishment, and make me an inheritor of the unspeakable glory of thy Son, our God. Grant me to obtain this,

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O most holy Lady and Mother of God through thine intercession and protection, by the grace and loving-kindness of thine only-begotten Son, our Lord, God, and Saviour, Jesus Christ, to whom with his Father everlasting, and the most holy, and good, and life - creating Spirit, is due all honour, glory and worship, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer to the Lord Jesus Christ.

ND grant unto us, O Master, now retiring to sleep, repose of body and soul, and keep us from the dark sleep of sin, and from every dark and nightly lust Subdue our unruly passions, and quench the fiery darts of the evil one that are treacherously thrown against us. Quell the commotions of our flesh, and lull our earthly and sinful thoughts to sleep. And give unto us, O God, a watchful mind, pure thoughts, a temperate heart, and quiet sleep free from every illusion of Satan. And rouse us at the hour of prayer confirmed in thy commandments, and with the remembrance of thy judgment strong within us. And make us worthy to sing thy nocturnal song, and to bless and glorify thy most honourable and majestic name, of the Father, and of

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the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen.

O most glorious, ever-virgin Mother of Christ our God, bring our prayers to thy Son and our God, that, for thy sake, he may save our souls.

The Father is my trust, the Son is my refuge, the Holy Ghost is my protection. O holy Trinity, glory to thee. Glory. Both now.

Lord, have mercy, thrice. Give the blessing.

Priest. O Lord Jesus Christ our God, for the sake of the prayers of thy most holy Mother, and of all the Saints, have mercy upon us, for thou art good and the Lover of men.

Reader. Amen. And the Absolution and Ectenia follow, as at Nocturns. Vide page 50.

Then all depart, and say this Prayer.

LORD, forgive them that hate and injure us. Do good to them that do good to us. To our brethren and kinsfolk grant their desires for salvation and eternal life. Visit them that are in sickness and heal them. Guide them that are on the sea. Journey with the travellers. War with our Emperor (or, King, or, Queen, or, Prince, according to the country). To them

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that minister and are beneficent unto us grant forgiveness of sins. According to thy great mercy, have mercy upon them that have desired us, unworthy ones, to pray for them. Remember, O Lord, our fathers and brethren that have fallen asleep before us, and give them rest where the light of thy countenance shineth. Remember, O Lord, our brethren that are in captivity, and deliver them from all their bonds. Remember, O Lord, them that bring forth fruit and do good works in thy holy Churches, and grant them their desires for salvation and eternal life. Remember us also, O Lord, thine humble, sinful and unworthy servants; and enlighten our minds with the light of thy knowledge, and guide us in the way of thy commandments. Through the prayers of our most holy Lady, the God-bearing ever-virgin Mary, and of all thy Saints; for thou art blessed to ages of ages. Amen.

VII. THE LITTLE COMPLINE.

The beginning is as at Nocturns on Sundays. Vide page 45.

After O come, let us worship .... thrice,
Psalm 50 (51).
Have mercy upon me, O God .... Vide page 29.
Psalm 69 (70).

GOD, come to mine assistance : O Lord, make haste to help me. Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul. Let them be turned backward and put to confusion that wish me evil. Let them be turned back instantly and put to shame that cry over me, There, there. But let all that seek thee, O God, rejoice and be glad in thee. And let them that love thy salvation say alway, The Lord be magnified. But I am poor and in misery : O God, help me. Thou art my

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helper and my redeemer: O Lord, make no long tarrying.

Psalm 142 (143).
O Lord, hear my prayer .... Vide page 22.

Then the Doxology, as in the Great Compline. Vide page 73.

The Confession of Faith. Vide page 65.
It is very meet to bless thee .... Vide page 61.

Trisagion, &c. After Our Father, the Condakion of the Day. Or they say the following,

O
GOD of our Fathers, who ever dealest

with us according to thy clemency; remove not thy mercy from us, but, by their intercessions, direct our life in peace.

Thy Church, clad in beautiful raiment with
the blood of thy Martyrs in all the world,
as with purple and fine linen, through them
crieth unto thee, O Christ our God, Send
down thy bounties upon thy people, give
peace to thine estate, and great mercy to
our souls. Glory.
O Christ, rest the souls of thy servants
with the Saints, where there is no sickness,
nor sadness, nor sighing, but life without
ending. Both now.

Through the prayers, O Lord, of all the Saints, and of the Mother of God, grant us

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thy peace, and have mercy upon us; for thou alone art merciful.

On Friday Evening they substitute as followeth,
A
POSTLES, Martyrs, Prophets, Divines,
Venerables and Just, who have wrought
a good work, have kept the faith, and have
daring with the Saviour; we entreat you,
O ye blessed ones, to pray for the salvation
of our souls. Glory..

O Christ, rest the souls .... As before written. Both now.

To thee, O Lord, the Author of creation, the world bringeth the God-bearing Martyrs as the first-fruits of nature. At their intercessions, through the Mother of God, preserve, O most Merciful One, thy Church and thine estate in perfect peace.

Lord, have mercy, forty times.

The Prayer. Thou that at all times .... Vide page 76.

Lord, have mercy, thrice. The more honourable .... Give the blessing. And the Priest having given this, the Prayer to the Mother of God followeth, and the rest, as in the Great Compline.

III. THE DAILY NOCTURNS.

The beginning is the same as in the Sun- day Nocturns until the end of Psalm 50 (51). Then followeth the 17th Kathism of the Psalter on every day but Saturday, and on Saturday the 9th Kathism.

After the Kathism is said the Confession of Faith. Then, Trisagion, &c. After Our Father, the following Troparia, except on Saturday.

EHOLD the Bridegroom cometh in the middle of the night, and blessed is that servant whom he shall find watching, but unworthy he whom he shall find careless. Beware then, my soul, lest thou be weighed down by sleep, lest thou be given over to death and be shut out from the kingdom; but awake, crying, Holy, holy, holy art thou, O God. Through the Mother of God, have mercy upon us. Glory.,

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While meditating, O my soul, upon that
fearful day, keep watch, lighting thy lamp
and feeding it with oil; for thou knowest
not when the voice shall come that crieth,
Behold the Bridegroom. Beware then, my
soul, lest thou slumber, lest thou remain
knocking without, like the five virgins. But
persevere in watchfulness, that thou mayest
meet Christ with rich oil, and that he may
open to thee the divine bridechamber of his
glory. Both now.

O God-bearing Virgin, that art an un-taken wall, a fortress of salvation, to thee we pray, Destroy the counsel of adversaries, turn the grief of thy people into joy, protect thy city, war with our Emperor (or, King, or, Queen, or, Prince) N., intercede for the peace of the world. For thou, O Mother of God, art our hope.

And on Saturday they say,
O
UNCREATED Nature, Author of all

things, open our lips to declare thy praise and cry, Holy, holy, holy art thou, O God. Through the Mother of God, have mercy upon us.

Glory..

Imitating upon earth the Hosts above, to thee, O Blessed One, we offer the triumphal hymn, Holy, holy, holy art thou, O God.

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Through the Mother of God, have mercy upon us.
Both now.

Thou hast aroused me from my bed and from sleep, O Lord. And now enlighten my mind and heart, and open my lips to sing to thee, O holy Trinity, Holy, holy, holy art thou, O God. Through the Mother of God, have mercy upon us.

Lord, have mercy, forty times.

The Prayer. Thou that in all times .... Vide page 76.

Lord, have mercy, thrice. Glory. Both now. The more honourable. Give the blessing. This the Priest giveth. [And in the Fasts the Prayer of
S. Ephrem is said here, with the Genuflections.]

And now shall be said the following Prayers.
First Prayer.
Master, God, Father almighty .... Vide pape 73.

Second Prayer. [Said only from September 22 until Palm Sunday.]

LORD almighty, God of hosts and of all flesh, who dwellest on high and lookest down on the humble, who searchest the hearts and reins, and foreseest

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clearly things hidden unto men, Light without beginning and everlasting, with whom is no variableness nor the shadow of turning; thyself, O immortal King, accept the prayers which, trusting in the multitude of thy mercies, we dare to offer unto thee with our impure lips. And forgive us the offences which we have committed in deeds, words and thoughts, knowingly and unknowingly. Cleanse us from every defilement of the flesh and spirit; and grant that we may, with watchful heart and sober mind, pass through all the night of our present life, awaiting the coming of the bright and appointed day of thine only-begotten Son, our Lord, God and Saviour, Jesus Christ, in the which he shall come with glory to judge all men and render to every one according to his works, so that, neither lapsing nor slothful, but watchful and doing, we may be found prepared, and may enter into the joy and divine mansion of his glory, where unceasing is the voice of the feasting, and unspeakable the bliss of them that behold the infinite goodness of thy countenance. For thou art the true Light, which enlighteneth and sanctifieth all things, and all creation singeth thee to ages of ages. Amen.

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Third Prayer.

E bless thee, O God most high and Lord of mercy, who ever doest amongst us great and unsearchable, glorious and terrible things, of which there is no number, and who grantest unto us sleep to rest our weakness and to relieve the labour of our toiling flesh. We give thee thanks that thou hast not destroyed us in our transgressions, but, in thy wonted love to man, hast raised us lying in despair to glorify thy power. Therefore we pray thee of thine unmeasurable goodness to enlighten our thoughts and our eyes, and to raise our minds from the heavy sleep of sloth. Open our lips and fill them with thy praise, that we may continually sing and give thanks unto thee, O God, the unbeginning Father, who in all things and by all things, together with thine only-begotten Son, and thy most holy, and good, and life-creating Spirit, art glorified, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen.

Second and concluding Prayer for Saturdays.

WILL magnify thee exceedingly, O Lord, because thou hast regarded my lowliness and hast not delivered me up into the hands of mine enemies, but hast

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saved my soul out of necessities. And now, O Master, let thy hand cover me and thy mercy come upon me, for my soul is troubled and afflicted concerning its departure from this mine accursed and defiled body, lest the evil counsel of the adversary meet and hinder it in the darkness because of the sins I have knowingly and unknowingly committed in this life. Be merciful unto me, O Master, and let it not behold the dark vision of evil demons, but let thy bright and shining Angels receive it. Give glory to thy holy name, and by thy power lead me to thy divine judgment-seat. When I am judged let not the hand of the prince of this world seize and drag me, a sinner, into the abyss of hades; but stand thou near me, and be unto me a Saviour and a Redeemer. For these bodily sufferings are joy unto thy servants. Have mercy, O Lord, upon my soul which is defiled with the passions of this life, and receive it purified through repentance and thanksgiving; for thou art blessed to ages of ages. Amen.

After the Prayers, O come, let us worship .... thrice. Psalms 120 (121) and 133 (134). Glory. Both now.

Trisagion, &c. After Our Father, the following Troparia in Tone 2.

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EMEMBER thy servants, O Lord, for thou art good, and forgive them their sins during life; for there is none sinless save thee, who art able to give rest unto the departed.

Thou, the Creator, that in the depth of wisdom dost appoint all things in loving-kindness unto men, and dost grant unto them needful things; give rest, O Lord, unto the souls of thy servants; for in thee, our Maker, Author and God, they have put their trust.

Glory.

O Christ, rest the souls of thy servants with the Saints, where there is no sickness, nor sadness, nor sighing, but life without ending.

Both now.

All generations bless thee, O God-bearing Virgin; for in thee the Uncontainable, even Christ our God, vouchsafed to be contained, And we are also blessed who have thee for our mediatress; for day and night thou prayest for us, and the sceptres of the kingdom are strenghtened by thy prayers. Therefore, praising thee, we cry, Hail! full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Lord, have mercy, twelve times.
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And this Prayer.

EMEMBER, O Lord, our fathers and brethren who sleep in hope of resurrection to eternal life, and all who have departed in piety and faith. And forgive them all their sins, voluntary and involuntary, which by deed, word, or intention, they have committed. And place them in shining, tranquil and refreshing places, whence are driven away all sickness, sadness and sighing, and where the light of thy countenance shineth and rejoiceth all thy Saints for ever. Grant unto them and unto us thy kingdom, and the communion of thine unspeakable and eternal blessings, and the enjoyment of thine endless and blissful life. For thou art the Resurrection, and the Life, and the Repose of thy sleeping servants, O Christ our God, and to thee we ascribe glory, with thine unbeginning Father, and thy most holy, and good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen.

O
MOST glorious ever-virgin Mother of

Christ our God, bring our prayers to thy Son and our God, that, for thy sake, he may save our souls.

The Father is my trust, the Son is my
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refuge, the Holy Ghost is my protection. O holy Trinity, glory to thee.

Glory. Both now. Lord, have mercy, thrice. Give the blessing.

And the Priest giveth this, saying, Christ our true God .... And the rest, as at the conclusion of the Sunday Nocturns. Vide page 50.

IX. THE DAILY MATINS.

The beginning and first part is as in the Matins for a Festival when no Vigil is held. Vide page 52. The variations take place after the Six Psalms and the Ectenia of Peace. On ordinary days after the Ectenia they sing, The Lord is God .... and the Troparia of the Day. But in the Fasts and the Days of Re- membrance for the Departed they sing Alleluia, with which, either by the Reader or the Deacon, the following verses are read.

Verse I. In the night season my soul keepeth watch unto thee, O God, for thine ordinances are light upon the earth.

Verse 2. Learn righteousness, O ye that dwell upon the earth.

Verse 3. Anger shall fall upon the people that have not corrected themselves.

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Verse 4. Render evil unto them, O Lord, render evil unto them, even unto the proud ones of the earth.

After the Alleluia, instead of the Troparia are sung the following Songs to the Trinity.

I. In the Week in which Tone 1 is sung.

Y thoughtful immaterial mind raised into bodily forms of bodiless Hosts, and receiving illumination through singing the thrice-holy song to the tri-personal Deity, let us like the Cherubim cry to the one God, Holy, holy, holy art thou, our God ....

Conclusion of the verse. On Monday. Through the intercession of thy bodiless ones have mercy upon us.

On Tuesday. Through the prayers of thy Forerunner have mercy upon us.

On Wednesday and Friday. Through the might of thy Cross keep us, O Lord.

On Thursday. Through the prayers of thy holy Apostles, and of Nicolas the Divine, have mercy upon us.

On this wise, according to the Day of the Week, is sung the conclusion of the first verse of the Songs to the Trinity in all the Tones.

Glory.

With all the heavenly Hosts let us like the Cherubim cry to him that dwelleth on

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high, offering thrice-holy praise, Holy, holy, holy art thou, our God. Through the prayers of thy Saints have mercy upon us.

Both now.

On rising from sleep we fall down before thee, O Blessed One, and sing the angelic hymn to thee, O Mighty One, Holy, holy, holy art thou, our God. Through the Mother of God have mercy upon us.

II. In the Week in which Tone 2 is sung.
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MITATING upon earth the Hosts above, we offer unto thee, O Blessed One, the song of victory, Holy, holy, holy art thou, our God .... Glory..

O uncreated Nature, Creator of all things, open our lips that we may proclaim thy praise, crying, Holy, holy, holy art thou, our God. Through the prayers of thy Saints have mercy upon us. Both now.

Thou hast aroused me from my bed and from sleep, O Lord. And now enlighten my mind and heart, and open my lips to sing thee, O holy Trinity. Holy, holy, holy art thou, our God. Through the Mother of God have mercy upon us.

III. In the Week in which Tone 3 is sung.
O
CONSUBSTANTIAL and undivided

Trinity, tri-personal and co-eternal Unity, to thee, O God, we cry the angelic

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hymn, Holy, holy, holy art thou, our God . . . Glory..

The unbeginning Father and the also unbeginning Son, and the eternal Spirit, daring like the Cherubim to glorify, we say, Holy, holy, holy art thou, our God. Through the prayers of thy Saints have mercy upon us.

Both now.

Suddenly the Judge shall come, and the deeds of every one shall be revealed, but at midnight we will cry in fear, Holy, holy, holy art thou, our God. Through the Mother of God, have mercy upon us.

IV. In the Week in which Tone 4 is sung.
D
ARING to offer the hymn of thy spiritual

Ministers, we mortals say, Holy, holy, holy art thou, our God .... Glory.

Like the hosts of Angels in heaven, yet standing in fear as men upon the earth, a victorious hymn we offer unto thee, O Blessed One, Holy, holy, holy art thou our God. Through the prayers of thy Saints have mercy upon us. Both now.

Thine unbeginning Father, and thee, O Christ our God, and thy most holy Spirit, daring like the Cherubim to glorify, we say, Holy, holy, holy art thou, our God. Through the Mother of God have mercy upon us.

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V. In the Week in which Tone 5 is sung.
I
T is the time of song and the hour of
prayer, and fervently we cry to the one
God, Holy, holy, holy art thou, our God. . . .
Glory..

Daring to represent thy spiritual Hosts, O unbeginning Trinity, with unworthy lips we cry, Holy, holy, holy art thou, our God. Through the prayers of thy Saints have mercy upon us.

Both now.

Thou that wast contained within the Virgin's womb and wast not separated from the bosom of the Father, accept us, O Christ our God, crying with the Angels unto thee, Holy, holy, holy art thou, our God. Through the Mother of God have mercy upon us.

VI. In the Week in which Tone 6 is sung.
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EFORE thee stand the Cherubim fearful and the Seraphim with awe, offering with resounding voice the hymn thrice-holy, with whom we sinners also cry, Holy, holy, holy art thou, our God .... Glory.

With bodiless mouth the six-winged ones chant with resounding songs the hymn thrice-holy to thee, our God, and we upon earth with unworthy lips offer thee praise, saying, Holy, holy, holy art thou, our God.

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Through the prayers of thy Saints have mercy upon as. Both now.

Let us glorify the Godhead of Tri-unity in uncommingled Oneness, and sing the Angels' song, Holy, holy, holy art thou, our God. Through the Mother of God have mercy upon us.

VII. In the Week in which Tone 7 is sung.
T
HOU that in highest might art sung by
Cherubim, and in divine glory worshipped
by Angels, accept us who upon earth with
unworthy lips offer thee praise, and say,
Holy, holy, holy art thou, our God ....
Glory.

As putteth away sloth and sleep our soul, so let us while praising shew amendment to the Judge, and cry in fear, Holy, holy, holy art thou, our God. Through the prayers of thy Saints have mercy upon us. Both now.

Ascribing the thrice-holy praise of the Seraphim to the Trinity in Unity, let us cry in fear, Holy, holy, holy art thou, our God. Through the Mother of God have mercy upon us.

VIII. In the Week in which Tone 8 is sung,
H
AVING our hearts in heaven, we imitate
the angelic Hosts, and fall down in fear
before the Judge, uttering the victorious
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praise, Holy, holy, holy art thou, our
God ....
Glory.

Not daring to look on thee, the flying Cherubim with acclamation cry the divine song of thrice-holy sound, with whom we also say, Holy, holy, holy art thou, our God. Through the prayers of thy Saints have mercy upon us. Both now.

Cast down because of the multitude of our offences, and not daring to look unto thy heavenly height, bowing down our souls and bodies, with the Angels we cry to thee the hymn, Holy, holy, holy art thou, our God. Through the Mother of God have mercy upon us.

After the proper Song to the Trinity shall follow the reading of the Kathisms of the Psalter with the Kathismal Hymns in their order, and thereafter shall be immediately said Psalm 50 (51). Then the Prayer, O God, save thy people and bless .... Vide page 32. And after this they shall begin to sing the proper Canon for the Day.

After the Eighth Ode usually followeth the Canticle of the Mother of God, My soul doth magnify the Lord .... with the Refrain, The more honourable . ... as in the Great Matins. Vide page 35.

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After the Ninth Ode shall not follow the Little Ectenia, but immediately shall be sung,

It is very meet .... Vide page 61.

And in the Great Quadragesima they shall then sing the Lucern of the proper Tone on this wise,

The Verse is sung thrice, the first time with the addition, where occur the brackets, of,

On Monday, Through the intercession of thy bodiless ones,

On Tuesday, Through the prayers of thy Forerunner,

On Wednesday and Friday, Through the might of thy Cross,

On Thursday, Through the prayers of thy holy Apostles, and of Nicolas the Divine,

The second time, always with the addition of,
Through the prayers of thy Saints,
And the third time, always with the addition of,
Through the prayers of the Mother of God,

And, Glory., precedeth the first repetition, and, Both now, the second.

Lucerns.
I. In the Week in which Tone l is sung.

O Lord, from whom shineth forth light, cleanse my soul from every sin, [....], and save me.

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II. In the Week in which Tone 2 is sung. O Christ our God, send forth thine eternal light, and enlighten the secret eyes of my heart, [. . . .], and save me.

III. In the Week in which Tone 3 is sung.

O Christ our God, send forth thy light, and enlighten my heart, [. . . .], and save me.

IV. In the Week in which Tone 4 is sung.

Thou that shinest light Unto all the world, cleanse my darkened soul from every sin, [. . . .], and save me.

V. In the Week in which Tone 5 is sung.

O light-giving Lord, send forth thy light, and enlighten my heart, [....], and save me.

VI. In the Week in which Tone 6 is sung.

[. . . .], send unto our souls thine eternal light.

VII. In the Week in which Tone 7 is sung.

Inspire me, O Lord, to sing thy praise and to do thy will, [. . . .], and save me.

VIII. In the Week in which Tone 8 is sung.

O Christ, who art thyself the Light, enlighten me, [. . . .], and save me.

When however it is not a Fast, the following Exapostilaria shall be sung instead of the Lucern.

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On Monday. Thou that dost deck the heaven with stars, and by thine Angels dost enlighten all the earth, Creator of all things, save them that sing thy praise.

Glory. Both now.

The delight of the Angels, the joy of the afflicted, and the refuge of Christians art thou, O Virgin Mother of the Lord. Help us, and deliver us from eternal torment.

On Tuesday. Let us with one accord extol the Precursor and Baptist of the Saviour, the Prophet of prophets, the growth of the wilderness, John, the son of Elizabeth.

Glory.. Both now.
The delight of the Angels. As o Monday.

On Wednesday and Friday. The Cross is the watcher of all the world, the Cross is the adornment of the Church, the Cross is the might of kings, the Cross is the strength of the faithful, the Cross is the glory of Angels, and the wound of demons. Glory. Both now.

Standing by the Cross, she that without seed brought thee forth, lamenting cried, Alas! my sweetest Child, how fadest thou away before mine eyes, how art thou numbered with the dead?

On Thursday. Apostles of the Saviour, ye have gone through all the world and preached Christ's holy incarnation of the

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Virgin, have turned the folk from error and enlightened them, and taught all men the worship of the holy Trinity. Glory.

Let us with one accord extol that great chief-shepherd and high-priest, Nicolas, Bishop of the Myrians; for he saved many men who were to die unjustly, and in a dream with Ablabius to the king appeared annulling the unjust sentence. Both now.

O most pure Mary, golden censer that became the tabernacle of the undivided Trinity; in thee the Father was well pleased, in thee the Son abode, and the Holy Spirit, overshadowing thee, declared thee, Maiden, Mother of God.

On Saturday. Thou that as God hast power over quick and dead, and by thy Saints enlightenest all the earth, Author of all things, save them that sing thy praise.

Glory. Both now.

O Mother of God, we make our boast in thee, and have thee as a mediatress with God. Stretch forth thy matchless hand, and overcome our foes: send to thy servants help from the holy place.

If it be a Minor Holiday, although the Many mercies be not sung after the Kathisms, and there be no Gospel read, yet from this place shall the rest of this Matins be the

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same as that indicated in the order of the Great Matins. Vide page 36, et seq.

But if it be a Fast, or an ordinary day, the rest shall be as followeth.

After the Lucern or the Exapostilarion, they shall begin immediately to read the Psalms of Praise, namely, Psalms 148, 149 and 150.

Glory. Both now.

To thee is due glory, O Lord our God, and to thee we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen. And the Doxology, as in the Great Compline, Vide page 73, substituting day for evening, where the latter word occurreth.

After the Doxology shall follow the Ectenia of Supplication. Let us accomplish our morning prayer to the Lord. Vide page I2.

Then shall the appointed Stichera for the Day be sung, between which shall be read the following verses.

L
ET us be filled early with thy mercy,
O Lord, so shall we rejoice and be glad
all our days. Make us glad for the days in
which thou didst afflict us, the years in which
we saw evil. And look upon thy servants,
and upon thy works, and guide their children.
And let the brightness of the Lord our
God be upon us, and prosper thou the work
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of our hands upon us, yea, prosper thou our handiwork.

Glory. Both now.
After the Stichera, the Reader shall say,
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T is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing to thy name, O Most High, to proclaim thy mercy in the morning and thy truth every night.

Trisagion, &c. After Our Father, in the fasting time shall follow,

S

TANDING in the temple of thy glory, we think that we stand in heaven. O Mother

of God, gate of heaven, open to us the gate
of thy mercy.
Lord, have mercy, forty times.
Glory. Both now. The more honourable
than the Cherubim .... In the name of
the Lord, father, give the blessing.

Priest. Blessed be Christ our God, always, now and ever, and to ages of ages.

Reader. Amen. O heavenly King, stablish our faithful kings, confirm the faith, quiet the nations, give peace to the world, preserve this holy abode, place our departed fathers and brethren in the tabernacles of the just, and accept us, penitent and thanksgiving; for thou art good and the Lover of men.

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And the Prayer of S. Ephrem, with the Genuflections. Vide page 59.

Then the First Hour.

But if it is not a fasting time, after the Our Father, instead of, Standing in the temple .... the Troparion of the Day, and straightway shall follow the Great Ectenia, Have mercy upon us, O God .... Vide page 10.

After the Ectenia,
Priest. Wisdom! Choir. Give the blessing.

Priest. Blessed be Christ our God, always, now and ever, and to ages of ages.

Choir. Amen. Stablish, O God, our pious Sovereign (Emperor, or, King, or, Queen, or, Prince) N., and the orthodox faith of all Orthodox Christians to ages of ages.

And the First Hour.
X. THE FIRST HOUR,
OR PRIME.

The beginning is as at Nocturns on Sundays. Vide page 45. Though usually this Service is subjoined to Matins, and is begun immediately with, O come let us worship.... thrice.

Psalms 5, 89 (90) and 100 (101).

Glory. Both now. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to thee, O God, thrice. Lord, have mercy, thrice. Glory. The Troparion of the Day. Both now.

HAT shall we call thee, O full of grace? Heaven? for from thee the Sun of righteousness arose. Paradise? for in thee bloomed the flower of immortality. Virgin? for thou didst remain undefiled. Pure Mother? for in thy holy arms was held the God of all things, even thy Son. Him do thou pray to save our souls. Then,

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RDER my steps according to thy word, and let not all transgression have dominion over me.

Deliver me from the wrongful dealings of men, and I will keep thy commandments.

Cause thy face to shine upon thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.

Let my mouth be filled with thy praise, O Lord, that I may sing of thy glory and majesty all the day long.

In the fasting time, or when Alleluia is sung at Matins instead of The Lord is God, the following is said instead of the Troparion of the Day.

Priest. In the morning hearken unto my voice, my King and my God.

The First Choir repeateth the verse.

Priest. Give ear unto my words, O Lord, understand my cry.

Second Choir. In the morning hearken....
Priest. For unto thee, O Lord, will I pray.
First Choir. In the morning hearken....

Priest. Glory. Reader. Both now. What shall we call thee ....

Then shall they sing antiphonally,
Order my steps ....

Trisagion, &c. After Our Father, the Condakion of the Day.

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But in the fasting time, the following Tro-paria instead of the Condakion.

On Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.
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ET us with heart and lips for ever praise the glorious Mother of God, who is holier than the holy Angels, confessing her God-bearing, for she verily brought forth the incarnate God, and she prayeth without ceasing for our souls.

On Wednesday and Friday. Make haste to help us, O Christ our God, before we are enslaved by enemies, who blaspheme thee and threaten us. Destroy by thy Cross them that fight against us, that they may know how much availeth the faith of the right-believers, through the prayers of the Mother of God, O only Lover of men.

On Saturday. To thee, O Lord, the Author of creation, the world bringeth the God-bearing Martyrs as the first-fruits of nature. At their intercessions, through the Mother of God, preserve, O most Merciful One, thy Church and thine estate in perfect peace.

Lord, have mercy, forty times.

The Prayer. Thou that in all times .... Vide page 76. Lord, have mercy, thrice. Glory. Both now. The more honourable ....

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In the name of the Lord, father, give the blessing.

Priest. God be merciful unto us, and bless us, and shine the light of his countenance upon us, and have mercy upon us.

Reader. Amen. And saith the closing Prayer. [Here in the Fasts is said the Prayer of S. Ephrem.]

The closing Prayer.

HRIST, the true Light which enlighteneth and sanctifieth every man that cometh into the world; let the light of thy countenance be shewed upon us, that in it we may behold the unapproachable light. And make straight our goings to the doing of thy commandments. Through the prayers of thy most pure Mother, and of all the Saints. Amen.

[On Sundays and Festivals the Priest readeth the closing Prayer, and immediately the Choir singeth,

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O thee, O Virgin, the chosen guide, thy servants sing a triumphal song, ascribing thanks to thee for the deliverance from evils, and, since thou hast an invincible might, deliver us, we pray thee, from every ill, that we may cry unto thee, Hail! O unmarried Bride.]

II2 THE FIRST HOUR, OR PRIME.

Glory. Both now. Lord, have mercy, thrice. Give the blessing.

Priest. Christ our true God, through the prayers of his all-pure Mother, of the holy, glorious and all-praised Apostles, of Saint N., whose memory we this day celebrate, and of all the Saints, have mercy upon us,, for he is good and the Lover of men.

Reader. Amen. Or, Lord, have mercy, thrice.
XI. THE THIRD HOUR,
OR TERCE.

The beginning is as at Nocturns on Sundays. Vide page 45.

After O come, let us worship .... thrice, Psalms 16 (17), 24 (25) and 50 (51).

Glory. Both now. Alleluia .... thrice. Lord, have mercy, thrice. Glory. The Tro-parion of the Day. Both now.

MOTHER of God, thou art the true vine that budded to us the fruit of life. We beseech thee, O Lady, to pray with the holy Apostles for mercy

on our souls.
Blessed be the Lord God, blessed be the
Lord day by day. May the God of our
salvation further us, even our God, who is
the God of salvation.
In the fasting time the following is said
instead of the Troparion.
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Priest. Lord, who didst send down thy most holy Spirit at the third hour upon thine Apostles; take him not from us, O Blessed One, but renew him in us who pray to thee.

The First Choir repeateth the verse.

Priest. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Second Choir. Lord, who didst send down ....

Priest. Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy holy Spirit from me.

First Choir. Lord, who didst send down ....

Priest. Glory. Reader. Both now. O Mother of God, thou art the true vine . . . .

And, Blessed be the Lord God . . . .

Trisagion, &c. After Our Father, the Condakion of the Day.

But in the fasting time, the following,
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LESSED art thou, O Christ our God, who didst make the fishers wise, sending the Holy Ghost on them, and by them didst net all the world. O Lover of men, glory to thee. Glory..

A speedy and firm consolation give, O Jesus, to thy servants when our spirits are distressed. Depart not from our souls in

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affliction, nor stand far off from our minds in trouble, but for ever go before us. Draw-nigh unto us, draw nigh, thou that art everywhere present. As thou wast always with thine Apostles, O Compassionate One, be thou with us who long for thee, that, being conjoined with thee, we may hymn and glorify thy most Holy Spirit. Both now.

The hope and mediatress and refuge of Christians, the wall that cannot be overthrown, the harbour of the helpless unagitated by storms art thou, O most pure Bearer of God; but, as saving the world by thy ceaseless intercessions, remember us also, O all-celebrated Virgin.

Lord, have mercy, forty times.

And the Prayer. Thou that in all times.... Vide page 76.

Here in the Fasts is said the Prayer of S. Ephrem.

Closing Prayer of the Third Hour.

ASTER, God, Father almighty, Lord, only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, and Holy Ghost, one God-head, one Might! be gracious unto me, a sinner; and, by ways thou knowest, save me, thine unworthy servant; for thou art blessed to ages of ages. Amen.

XII. THE SIXTH HOUR,
OR SEXT.

O come, let us worship . . . . thrice. Psalms 53 (54), 54 (55) and 90 (91).

Glory. Both now. Alleluia . . . . thrice. Lord, have mercy, thrice. The Troparion of the Day. Both now.

As we have not daring . . . . Vide page 67.

ET thy compassions soon overtake us, O Lord, for we have become very poor. Help us, O God our Saviour, for the glory of thy name. O Lord, deliver us and cleanse our sins, for thy name's sake.

In the fasting time, instead of the Troparion, the following is said.

Priest. Thou that at the sixth day and hour didst nail to the Cross the sin Adam dared in Paradise; tear asunder also the

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handwriting of our offences, O Christ our God, and save us.

The First Choir repeateth the verse.

Priest. Hearken, O God, unto my prayer, and despise not my petition.

Second Choir. Thou that at the sixth day ....

Priest. I have cried unto God, and the Lord heard me.

First Choir. Thou that at the sixth day...

Priest. Glory. Reader. Both now. As we have not daring . . . . And, Let thy compassions . . . .

Trisagion, &c. After Our Father, the Condakion of the Day. Or, in the fasting time, the following.

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HOU hast perfected salvation in the midst of the earth, O Christ our God; thou hast stretched forth thy most pure hands upon the Cross, gathering together all the nations to cry unto thee, Glory to thee, O Lord. Glory..

Before thy most pure image we bow down, entreating forgiveness of our sins, O Christ our God; for thou wast pleased willingly to ascend the Cross in thy flesh, that thou mightest deliver them that thou didst make from the servitude of the enemy. Therefore we thankfully exclaim to thee, Thou

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hast filled all things with joy, O our Saviour, thou that earnest to save the world. Both now.

Thou that art the fountain of loving-kindness, vouchsafe unto us thy sympathy, O Mother of God. Look down on the people who have sinned, shew unto us thy wonted power; for, trusting in thee, we cry unto thee, Hail! as once did Gabriel the bodiless Chieftain.

Lord, have mercy, forty times.

And the Prayer, Thou that in all times.... Vide page 76.

In the Fasts, the Prayer of S. Ephrem.

Closing Prayer of the Sixth Hour. Of Basil the Great.

GOD and Lord of hosts, Maker of all creation, who, through the loving-kindness of thine incomparable mercy, didst send thine only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, for the salvation of our race, and, through his honourable Cross, hast blotted out the handwriting of our sins, and triumphed over the princes and powers of darkness; thyself, O Lord, accept from us sinners these thankful and prayerful supplications, and deliver us from every dark and deadly sin, and from all visible and invisible enemies that seek our hurt. Penetrate our

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flesh with the fear of thee, and incline not our hearts to evil words and imaginations, but wound our souls with thy love. Then shall we always look unto thee, and discern thee, who art the unapproachable and everlasting light, and, led thereby, shall ever pay unto thee our vows and thanksgiving, O unbeginning Father, with thine only-begotten Son, and thy most holy, and good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen.

The Dismissal is as in the First Hour.
XIII. THE NINTH HOUR,
OR NONE.

The beginning is as at Nocturns on Sun-days. Vide page 45.

After O come, let us worship . . . . thrice, Psalms 83 (84), 84 (85) and 85 (86).

Glory. Both now. Alleluia .... thrice. Lord, have mercy, thrice. Glory. The Tro-parion of the Day. Both now.

HOU that for our sakes wast born of the Virgin, and didst, O Blessed One, endure crucifixion, and by death didst spoil death, and, as God, didst shew forth the Resurrection; despise not us whom thine hands did fashion. Shew unto us thy loving-kindness, O Merciful One; accept her that bore thee, the Mother of God, praying for us, and save, O our Saviour, thy despairing people.

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O cast us not away at the last for thy name's sake, neither annul thy testament, nor remove thy mercy from us; for the sake of Abraham thy well beloved, and of Isaac thy servant, and Israel thy Saint.

In the fasting time, instead of the Troparion.

Priest. Thou that at the ninth hour didst in thy flesh taste death for us; mortify the lusts of our flesh, O Christ our God, and save us.

The First Choir repeateth the verse.

Priest. Let my prayer come in before thee, O Lord: give me understanding according unto thy word.

Second Choir. Thou that at the ninth hour ....

Priest. Let my petition come in before thee, O Lord: deliver me according unto thy word.

First Choir. Thou that at the ninth hour ....

Priest. Glory. Reader. Both now. Thou that for our sakes . . . . And, O cast us not away . . . .

Trisagion, &c. After Our Father, the Con-dakion of the Day. Or, in the fasting time, the following.

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HE thief, seeing the Prince of life hanging upon the Cross, exclaimed, If he who is crucified with us were not incarnate God, the sun would not hide his light, nor would the earth be moved. But, O thou all-enduring Lord, remember me in thy kingdom. Glory..

In the midst of two thieves thy Cross appeared a balance of righteousness. On one side it sank to hades through the weight of blasphemy, on the other it rose from iniquity to divine knowledge. O Christ our God, glory to thee. Both now.

Thy Mother seeing thee, the Lamb and Shepherd and Saviour of the world, upon the Cross, said with tears, Lo! the world rejoiceth, for it gaineth deliverance; but my heart is broken, for I see thy crucifixion, which for all thou endurest, O my Son and my God.

Lord, have mercy, forty times.

And the Prayer, Thou that in all times .... Vide page 76.

In the Fasts, the Prayer of S. Ephrem.

Closing Prayer of the Ninth Hour. Of Basil the Great.

ASTER, Lord Jesus Christ our God, who art long-patient with our sins, and hast led us even until this present hour, at which thou didst hang upon the

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life-giving tree, and shew the way into Paradise to the well-intentioned thief, and death by death didst overcome; do thou cleanse us, thy sinful and unworthy servants. For we have sinned and transgressed, and are unworthy to lift up our eyes and look unto the height of heaven, because we have forsaken the way of righteousness and walked according to the desires of our own hearts. But we beseech thee, O Lord, of thine immeasurable goodness to spare us according to the greatness of thy mercy, and to save us for thy holy name's sake, for our days have been consumed in vanity. Deliver us out of the hand of the enemy, and forgive our sins, and slay our fleshly lusts, so that, putting off the old man and putting on the new, we may henceforth live for thee, our Master and Benefactor, and, keeping thy commandments, may gain thine everlasting rest, the dwelling whereof is all gladness. For thou art verily the joy and gladness of them that love thee, O Christ our God, and to thee we ascribe glory, with thine unbe-ginning Father, and thy most holy, and good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen.

XIV. THE PRO-LITURGY SERVICE,
CALLED,
THE TYPICA.

This Service is said either in the Great Fasts, when the Hours are conjoined with the Vespers or with the Liturgy of the Pre-sanctified, or it is said on ordinary days when for some reason there is no celebration of the Liturgy. In the former instance, it serveth as a transition from the Morning to the Evening Service, and in the latter, it is a Service in itself instead of the prayers and hymns of the Liturgy.

These two uses are indicated as followeth.
A. THE TYPICA IN THE GREAT
FASTS.

After the Prayer of the Ninth Hour, Master, Lord Jesus Christ . . . . they begin to sing on this wise,

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The First Choir.

N thy kingdom remember us, O Lord, when thou comest in thy kingdom.

Blessed art the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Remember us, O Lord, when thou comest in thy kingdom.

Second Choir, Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted. Remember us, O Lord . . . . And so after every verse.

First Choir. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Second Choir. Blessed are they that do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.

First Choir. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

Second Choir. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

First Choir. Blessed are the peace-makers, for they shall be called the children of God.

Second Choir. Blessed are they that are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

First Choir. Blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake.

Second Choir. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad, for great is your reward in heaven.

First Choir. Glory. Remember us . . . .
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Second Choir. Both now. Remember us....

Chorus. Remember us, O Lord, when thou comest in thy kingdom. Remember us, O Master, when thou comest in thy kingdom. Remember us, O Holy One, when thou comest in thy kingdom.

Reader. The heavenly choir praiseth thee, and saith, Holy, holy, holy Lord Sabaoth, heaven and earth are full of thy glory.

Verse. Ye looked unto him and were enlightened, and your faces were not ashamed.

The heavenly choir . . . . Glory.

The choir of holy Angels and Archangels with all the heavenly Hosts praiseth thee, and saith, Holy, holy, holy Lord Sabaoth, heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Both now.

Then the Confession of Faith, I believe in one God . . . . After this,

O
GOD, remit, and pardon, and forgive

our sins, whether we did them willingly or not, whether by deeds or words, whether in knowledge or in ignorance, whether by night or day, or if we did them in our thought and purpose, forgive us all, for thou art good and lovest man.

Our Father ....

Then the Condakion for the Day. Lord, have mercy, forty times. Glory. Both now. In the name of the Lord, father, give the blessing.

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Priest. God be merciful unto us, and bless us, and shine the light of his countenance upon us, and have mercy upon us.

And the Prayer of S. Ephrem followeth, and the Reader beginneth immediately the Vespers, saying, O come, let us worship .... Psalm 103 (104). And the rest.

B. THE TYPICA ON ORDINARY DAYS.

At the conclusion of the Sixth Hour, the Reader beginneth,

B

LESS the Lord, O my soul. O Lord, thou art blessed. And Psalm 102 (103).

Glory. Both now.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. O Lord, thou art blessed.

Then,

Glory.. Praise the Lord, O my soul. While I live will I praise the Lord, I will sing praises unto my God while I have being. And Psalm. 145 (146). Both now.

NLY-BEGOTTEN Son and Word of God, who art immortal, and didst vouchsafe for our salvation to take flesh of the holy Mother of God and ever-

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virgin Mary, and without mutation didst become man, and wast crucified, Christ our God, and by death didst overcome death, being one of the holy Trinity, and glorified with the Father and the Holy Ghost: O save us.

Then moreover, the Beatitudes, with the following verses.

R
EMEMBER me, O God my Saviour, when

thou comest in thy kingdom, and save me, for thou alone art the Lover of men.

Thou, O Christ, that didst accept the tears of Peter, accept also my repentance, and grant me forgiveness of my sins.

Thou, O Christ, that dost enlighten the heavenly choirs, enlighten also the eyes of my heart.

Thou didst preach repentance unto men, O Baptist and Precursor of the Lord: I pray thee to grant me to repent from my heart.

O Christ, thou wast of thine own accord nailed on the tree, and by thy might hast overcome the arrogance of the proud.

O glorious Apostles, as mysterious rays ye have penetrated the world, and with faith have enlightened the race of men.

Thou, O Lover of men, who hast glorified Prophets, Teachers, Venerables and Just, save our souls by their prayers. Glory.

We glorify the Father, and the Son, and
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the Holy Ghost, saying, O holy Trinity, save our souls.

Both now.

All generations call thee blessed, most pure one, for thou verily didst bring forth the blessed God.

Then are read the Epistle and Gospel for the Day, or, Col. III 12'Äî17 and Mark VIII.34 'ÄîIX. 1.

After the Gospel. Glory. Both now. Remember us, O Lord .... The heavenly choir .... Vide page 126. The Confession of Faith. O God, remit and pardon .... Our Father. The Condakion of the Day. Lord, have mercy, twelve times.

Prayer.

MOST holy Trinity, that art might in one substance and kingdom undivided, Fountain of all good; be gracious unto me, a sinner. Confirm and instruct my heart, and take from me every defilement. Illuminate my thoughts, that I may always praise thee, sing and worship thee, and say, One holy, one Lord Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen.

B

LESSED be the name of the Lord, from henceforth, and to all ages, thrice. And Psalm 33 (34). Vide page 15.

And the Dismissal as in the First Hour.

XV. AT THE LITURGIES OF SAINT CHRYSOSTOM AND SAINT BASIL.

The Liturgy of Saint Chrysostom is said on all ordinary occasions, and that of Saint Basil on the Sundays of the Great Quadragesima, excepting Palm Sunday; on Holy Thursday and Holy Saturday; on the Festivals of Christmas and Epiphany, when falling on Sunday or Monday, otherwise on their Eves, and on that of the Saint himself, (Jan. I). It differeth from the Liturgy of Saint Chrysostom in little but the secret portions, excepting that when said on Holy Thursday and Holy Saturday, and on the Eves of Christmas and Epiphany, it is conjoined with the Vespers, the order of which is followed until the Tranquil Light and the Prokimena have been sung, and the proper Lections from the Old Testament read, when the order indicated in the ensuing pages is

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followed, beginning at the place where they sing the Trisagion.

A. THE LITURGY OF THE CATECHUMENS.
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The Deacon beginneth, ASTER, give the blessing, The Priest saith,

LESSED be the kingdom of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Choir. Amen.

[And in the Paschal Season they sing, Christ is risen from the dead, death by death down doth he tread, and on those within the tombs he bestoweth life. And the appointed verses.]

Then the Ectenia of Peace. Vide page 2.
Then they sing the Antiphons.

After the first of these followeth the Little Ectenia, with the Exclamation, For thine is the might, and thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages. The Choir an-swereth, Amen. And singeth the Second An-tiphon. This is again followed by the Little Ectenia, but with the Exclamation, For thou art a merciful and man-loving God, and to

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thee we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Choir. Amen. And singeth the Third Antiphon.

On Sundays and Festivals the Antiphons are. I. Bless the Lord, O my soul. Psalm

102 (103).

II. Praise the Lord, O my soul. Psalm 145 (\afi). Only-begotten Son . . . ,

III. The Beatitudes. Matth. V. 3'Äî12.

As indicated in the Typica. But with the Beatitudes are sung certain verses proper to the day.

The following Antiphons may however be substituted.

I. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord.

It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing to thy name, O Most High.

To proclaim thy mercy in the morning, and thy truth every night.

For the Lord is righteous, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

Glory. Both now.
And after every verse is added,

Through the prayers of the Mother of God, O Saviour, save us.

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II. The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty.

The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty : the Lord is clothed with majesty, and hath girded himself.

For he hath made the whole world so sure that it cannot be moved.

Thy testimonies, O Lord, are exceeding true: holiness becometh thine house, O Lord, for ever.

And after every verse is added,

Through the prayers of thy Saints, O Saviour, save us.

Glory. Both now. Only-begotten Son ....

III. O come, let us sing unto the Lord, let us heartily rejoice in God our Saviour.

Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and shew ourselves glad in him with psalms.

For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all the earth.

For in his hands are all the ends of the earth, and the height of the hills is his also.

For the sea is his and he made it, and his hands created the dry land.

And after every verse is added,

O Son of God, who art wonderful in the Saints, save us who, sing to thee, Alleluia.

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But on the Great Festivals of the Year, to wit, of Palms, Easter, Pentecost, Christ- mas and Epiphany, there are special Anti-phons provided, as follow.

On Palm Sunday.

I. I will love the Lord, because be hath heard the voice of my prayer.

The pains of death came upon me, and the terrors of hades overtook me.

I was in affliction and grief, and I called upon the name of the Lord.

I shall be accepted of the Lord in the land of the living.

Glory. Both now.
And after every verse is added,

Through the prayers of the Mother of God, O Saviour, save us.

II. I believed, therefore have I spoken, but I was brought low exceedingly.

What shall I render unto the Lord for all that he hath done unto me?

I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.

I will pay my vows unto the Lord in the presence of all his people.

And after every verse is added,

O Son of God, who didst sit upon an ass's colt, save us who sing to thee, Alleluia.

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Glory. Both now. Only-begotten Son ....

III. O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good, because his mercy endureth for ever.

Let the house of Israel say that he is good, because his mercy endureth for ever.

Let the house of Aaron say that he is good, because his mercy endureth for ever.

Let all them that fear the Lord say that he is good, because his mercy endureth for ever.

And after every verse, the Troparion of the Festival.

On Easter Day, and throughout the Bright Week.
I. Make a joyful noise unto God, all the earth.

Sing forth the honour of his name, make his praise glorious.

Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works: through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves to thee.

All the earth shall worship thee and sing unto thee, they shall sing to thy name.

Glory. Both now.
And after every verse is added,
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Through the prayers of the Mother of God, O Saviour, save us.

II God be merciful unto us and bless us.

That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.

Let the people praise thee, O God, let all the people praise thee.

And after every verse is added,

O Son of God, who didst rise from the dead, save us who sing to thee, Alleluia.

Glory. Both now. Only-begotten Son ....

III. Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered, and let them that hate him flee from before him.

As smoke is driven away, so drive them away, as wax melteth at the presence of fire.

So let the sinners perish at the presence of God, but let the righteous rejoice.

This is the day which the Lord hath made, we will rejoice and be exceeding glad therein.

And after every verse, the Troparion, Christ is risen from the dead . . . .

On Pentecost Sunday.

I. The heavens are telling the glory of God, the firmament proclaimeth the work of his hands.

Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.

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There is no speech nor language where their voices are not heard.

Their sound is gone out into all lands, and their words unto the end of the world.

Glory. Both now.
And after every verse is added,

Through the prayers of the Mother of God, O Saviour, save us.

II. The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble, the name of the God of Jacob defend thee.

Send thee help from the sanctuary, and defend thee out of Sion.

Remember all thy sacrifices, and accept thy burnt offering.

And after every verse is added,

O blessed Paraclete, save us who sing to thee, Alleluia.

Glory. Both now. Only-begotten Son ....

III. The king shall rejoice in thy strength, O Lord, exceeding glad shall he be in thy salvation.

For thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not denied him the request of his lips.

For thou shalt prevent him with the blessings of goodness, and shalt set a crown of pure gold upon his head.

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He asked life of thee, and thou gavest him long days, even to ages of ages.

And after every verse is added the Tro-parion of the Festival.

On Christmas Day.

I. I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, with my whole heart, secretly among the faithful, and in the congregation.

His work is worthy to be praised and had in honour, and his righteousness endureth for ever.

Holy and reverend is his name.
Glory. Both now.
And after every verse is added,

Through the prayers of the Mother of God, O Saviour, save us.

II. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: he hath great delight in his commandments.

Riches and plenteousness are in his house.
And his righteousness endureth for ever.
And, after every verse,

O Son of God, who wast born of a Virgin, save us who sing to thee, Alleluia.

Glory. Both now. Only-begotten Son ....
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III. The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

The Lord shall send forth the rod of thy power out of Sion : be thou ruler even in the midst among thine enemies.

Thine shall be the dominion in the day of thy power amid the brightness of the Saints.

And after every verse, the Troparion of the Festival.

On the Epiphany.

I. When Israel came out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from among strange people.

The sea saw it and fled, Jordan was driven back.

What ailed thee, O sea, that thou fleddest? and thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?

Glory. Both now.
And after every verse is added,

Through the prayers of the Mother of God, O Saviour, save us.

II. As Antiphon I on Palm Sunday, but with the Refrain,

O Son of God, who wast baptized by John in Jordan, save us who sing to thee, Alleluia.

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III. As Antiphon III on Palm Sunday, but with the Troparion of the present Festival.

When the Choir have finished the singing of the Third Antiphon, the Little Introit with the Gospel is made.

Deacon. Let us pray to the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy.

Priest. Wisdom! Stand up!
And the Choir singeth the Introit.
O

COME, let us worship and fall down to Christ. O Son of God, *who art wonderful in the Saints, save us who sing to thee, Alleluia.

It is thus sung on ordinary days, but on Sundays,

*who didst rise from the dead, save us . . . . And on Festivals of the Mother of God,

*through the prayers of the Mother of God, save us ....

But on the Great Festivals of the Year, to wit, of Palms, Easter, Pentecost, Christmas and Epiphany, there are special Introits, namely,

On Palm Sunday. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord. The Lord is God, and hath appeared unto us. O Son

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of God who didst sit upon an ass's colt, save us who sing to thee, Alleluia.

On Easter Day. Bless ye God in the congregations, the Lord from the fountains of Israel. O Son of God, who didst rise from the dead, save us who sing to thee, Alleluia.

On Pentecost Sunday. Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength, so will we sing and praise thy powerful acts. O blessed Paraclete, save us who sing to thee, Alleluia.

On Christmas Day. Out of the womb before the day-star have I begotten thee. The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedek. O Son of God, who wast born of a Virgin, save us who sing to thee, Alleluia.

On the Epiphany. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord. The Lord is God, and hath appeared unto us. O Son of God, who wast baptized by John in Jordan, save us who sing to thee, Alleluia.

And after the Introit are sung the Tro-parion and Condakion of the Day,

Deacon. Let us pray to the Lord.

Priest. For holy art thou, our God, and to thee we ascribe glory, to the Father, and

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To the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, now and ever,
Deacon. And to ages of ages.
Choir. Amen.
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And Singeth the Trisagion.
OLY God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Im-
mortal One, have mercy upon us, thrice.
Glory. Both Now.
Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us.
And, with a louder voice,

Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Im-mortal One, have mercy upon us.

But on the Festivals of Easter, Pentecost, Christmas, and Epiphany, as also on the Saturday of Lazarus, and on Holy Saturday, they substitute for the foregoing.

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S many as have been baptized into Christ,
have put on Christ, alleluia, thrice.
Glory. Both now.
Have put on Christ, alleluia.
And, in a louder tone,

As many as have been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ, alleluia.

And on the Festivals of the Cross, to wit, on the 14th. day of September and on the Ist. day of August, as also on the Third Sunday of Lent, they sing.

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hy Cross, O Master, we worship, and glorify they holy Resurrection, thrice.

Glory. Both now.
And glorify thy holy Resurrection.
And, in a louder tone,

Thy Cross, O Master, we worship, and glorify thy holy Resurrection.

At the conclusion of the Trisagion, or of the Hymn sung instead thereof, the Deacon saith, Let us attend.

Priest. Peace to all.
Reader. And to thy spirit.
Deacon. Wisdom!

And the Reader readeth the Prokimenon, i.e., the appointed verse from the Psalms of David, which the Choir repeateth three times.

Prokimena for Sundays.

In Tone I. Let thy mercy, O Lord, come upon us, like as we have put our trust in thee. Verse. Rejoice, O ye righteous, in the Lord, for praise becometh the upright.

In Tone II. The Lord is my strength and my song, and is become my salvation. Verse. With chastisement thou hast corrected me, O Lord, but has not delivered me over unto death.

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In Tone III. Sing ye unto our God, sing ye, sing ye unto our King, sing ye. Verse. O clap your hands together, all ye nations, shout unto God with a voice of gladness.

In Tone IV. How great are thy works, O Lord, in wisdom hast thou made them all. Verse. Bless the Lord, O my soul, O Lord my God, thou art very great.

In Tone V. Thou, O Lord, shalt keep us and shalt protect us, from this generation, and for ever. Verse. Save me, O Lord, for there is not one holy one left.

In Tone VI. O Lord, save thy people, and bless thine inheritance. Verse. Unto thee have I cried, O Lord my God, keep not silence concerning me.

In Tone VII. The Lord will give strength unto his people, the Lord will give his people the blessing of peace. Verse. Bring unto the Lord, O ye sons of God, bring unto the Lord glory and might.

In Tone VIII. Make you vows unto the Lord our God, and keep them. Verse. In Juda is God known, his name is great in Israel.

Prokimena for Week Days.

On Mondays. (To the Angels) He maketh his Angels spirits, and his Ministers a flame

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of fire. Verse. Bless the Lord, O my soul, O Lord my God, thou art very great.

On Tuesdays. (To the Forerunner.) The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord, and put his trust in him. Verse. Hearken unto my voice, O God, at whatever time I pray unto thee.

On Wednesdays. (To the Mother of God) My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. Verse. Because he hath regarded the lowliness of his hand-maiden; for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

On Thursdays. (To the Apostles) Their sound is gone out into all lands, and their words unto the end of the world. Verse. The heavens are telling the glory of God, the firmament proclaimeth the work of his hands.

On Fridays. (To the Cross) Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at his footstool, for he is holy. Verse. The Lord reigneth, let the heathen vex themselves.

On Saturdays. (To All Saints) Rejoice in the Lord, and be glad, O ye righteous. Verse. Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven and whose sins are covered.

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Prokimena for the Greater Festivals.

On Palm Sunday. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord, the Lord is God, and hath appeared unto us. Verse. O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good, because his mercy endureth for ever.

On Easter Day. This is the day which the Lord hath made, we will rejoice and be exceeding glad therein. Verse. O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good, because his mercy endureth for ever.

On Pentecost Sunday. Thy good Spirit shall lead me into the land of righteousness. Verse. O Lord, hearken unto my prayer, and despise not my petition.

On Christmas Day. Let all the earth worship thee, and sing to thee, let them sing to thy name, O Most High. Verse. Cry aloud unto the Lord, all the earth, sing unto his name, and give glory to his praise.

On the Epiphany. As on Palm Sunday.

And after the Prokimenon the Deacon saith, Wisdom!

Reader. The Lection from the Epistle of Saint N.
Deacon. Let us attend.
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The Reader readeth the Epistle. At its close the Priest saith to him, Peace to thee who readest.

Reader. And to thy spirit. Deacon. Wisdom!
Choir. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Priest. Wisdom! Stand up! Let us hear the holy Gospel. Peace to all.

Choir. And to thy spirit.
Deacon. The Lection from the holy Evangelist N.
Choir. Glory to thee, Lord, glory to thee.
Priest. Let us attend.

The Deacon readeth the Gospel. At its close the Priest saith to him,

Peace to thee who evangelizest.
Choir. Glory to thee, Lord, glory to thee.
Then followeth the great Ectenia. Vide page 10.

[After the Exclamation, should there be an Offering for the Departed, the following is added,

Deacon. Have mercy upon us, O God, according to thy great mercy, we pray thee, hear and have mercy.

Choir. Lord, have mercy, thrice.

Deacon. Furthermore let us pray for the repose of the soul of the servant (or, hand-

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maid) of God N., and for the forgiveness of all his sins, voluntary and involuntary.

Choir. Lord, have mercy, thrice.

Deacon. Where the righteous rest, there make his soul to rest, O Lord our God.

Choir. Lord, have mercy, thrice.

Deacon. That thou wouldest grant him the mercy of God, the kingdom of heaven, and forgiveness of his sins, we ask from thee, O Christ, our immortal King and God.

Choir. Vouchsafe, O Lord.
Deacon. Let us pray to the Lord. Exclamation.

Priest. For thou art the Resurrection and the Life, and the Repose of thy sleeping servant (or, hand-maid) N., O Christ our God, and to thee the glory we ascribe, with thine unbeginning Father, and thy most holy, and good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Choir. Amen.]

Then the Ectenia for the Catechumens.
Deacon. Catechumens, pray ye to the Lord.

Choir. Lord, have mercy. And so after the succeeding petitions.

Deacon. Let us, the Faithful, pray for the Catechumens.

That the Lord may have mercy upon them.
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May teach them the word of truth.
May reveal to them the gospel of righteousness.

May unite them to his holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.

Save them, have mercy on them, help them, and keep them, O God, by thy grace.

Catechumens, bow your heads to the Lord.
Choir. To thee, O Lord. Exclamation.

Priest. That they also, together with us, may glorify thine all-honourable and majestic name, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Choir. Amen.

Deacon. As many as are Catechumens, depart. Ye Catechumens, depart. As many as are Catechumens, depart. Let there be no Catechumens. As many as are of the Faithful,

B. THE LITURGY OF THE FAITHFUL.

GAIN and again in peace, let us pray to the Lord. Choir, Lord, have mercy.

Deacon. Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and keep us, O God, by thy grace.

Choir. Lord, have mercy.
Deacon. Wisdom! Exclamation.
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Priest. For to thee is due all glory, honour, and worship, to the Father . . . .

Choir. Amen.
Deacon. Again and again in peace . . . .
For the peace that is from above . . . .
For the peace of the whole world . . . .
For this holy Church . . . .

For our deliverance from all affliction. . . . Help us, save us . . . . Wisdom! Exclamation.

Priest. That being ever guarded by thy might, we may ascribe glory to thee, to the Father . . . . Choir. Amen. And singeth

The Cherubic Hymn.

E, who the Cherubim represent in mystery, and to the life-giving Trinity offer in song the hymn thrice-holy, should now put away all cares of life,

To receive the King of all, invisibly
attended by the angelic Orders. Alleluia,
alleluia, alleluia.

During the singing of this Hymn, the Procession, called the Great Introit, is made, when the prepared Gifts are carried from the Table of Oblations to the Altar, and the Lord God is desired to remember the Sovereign, and all the members of the Reigning House, the most holy Governing Synod, the Bishop of the Diocese, and all Orthodox Christians

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in his kingdom, always, now and ever, and to ages of ages.

Now on Holy and Great Thursday they substitute for the foregoing,

F thy mysterious Supper to-day, O Son of God, accept me as a partaker; for I will not reveal thy Mystery to thine enemies, nor give thee a kiss as Judas, but as the thief I will confess thee, Remember me, O Lord, in thy kingdom.

And on the Great Sabbath they sing,

ET all flesh of man be silent, and let it stand in fear and awe, and think of nothing earthly to itself. For the King of kings and the Lord of lords cometh to be slain, and to be given as food to the faithful. Him do precede the angelic Hosts, with all their Principalities and Powers, the many-eyed Cherubim and the six-winged Seraphim, covering their faces, and singing the song, Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Then followeth the Ectenia of Supplication.

Deacon. Let us accomplish our prayer to the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy.

Deacon. For the honourable Gifts that have been proposed, let us pray to the Lord.

Choir. Lord, have mercy.
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Deacon. For this holy Church, and for them that with faith, piety and fear of God enter into it, let us pray to the Lord.

Choir. Lord, have mercy.

Deacon. For our deliverance from all affliction, passion and want, let us pray to the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy.

Deacon. Help us, save us .... And the rest of the Ectenia as at page 12, concluding with the Exclamation, Through the compassions of thine only-begotten Son, with whom thou art blessed, together with thy most holy, and good, and life - creating Spirit, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Choir. Amen.

Priest. Peace to all. Choir. And to thy spirit.

Deacon. Let us love one another, that with one mind we may confess,

Choir. The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, the Trinity consubstantial and undivided.

Deacon. The doors, the doors! In wisdom let us attend!

And we sing the Confession of the Faith, I believe in one God . . . .

This being concluded, the Deacon saith,

ET us stand worthily, let us stand with fear, let us attend to offer in peace the holy Oblation.

Choir. The mercy of peace, the sacrifice of praise.

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Priest. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God the Father, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost be with you all.

Choir. And with thy spirit.
Priest. Lift we up our hearts.
Choir. We lift them up unto the Lord.
Priest. Let us give thanks to the Lord.

Choir. It is meet and right to worship the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, the Trinity consubstantial and undivided.

Priest. Singing, crying aloud, shouting, and saying the triumphal hymn,

Choir. Holy, holy, holy Lord Sabaoth, heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

Priest. Take, eat, this is my Body, which is broken for you for the remission of sins.

Choir. Amen.

Priest. Drink ye all of this, this is my Blood of the New Testament, which is shed for you and for many for the remission of sins. Choir. Amen.

Priest. Thine own of thine own we offer thee in behalf of all, and for all.

Choir. Thee we hymn, thee we bless, to thee we give thanks, O Lord, and pray to thee, our God.

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Priest. Especially for our most holy, most pure, most blessed glorious Lady, the God-bearing ever-virgin Mary.

Choir. It is very meet to bless thee, the God-bearing one, the ever-blessed, the entirely spotless, and Mother of our God. The more honourable than the Cherubim, and incomparably more glorious than the Seraphim, who didst bear without corruption God the Word, thee, verily the God-bearing one, we magnify.

But if the Liturgy of S. Basil be celebrated, they sing instead of the foregoing,

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N thee, O full of grace, all creation re-joiceth, the hierarchy of Angels and the race of men, in thee, the sanctified temple, the spiritual paradise, the glory of virgins, of whom our God took flesh and became a child, even he that was God before the world. For he made thy womb his throne, and rendered it more extended than the heavens. In thee, O full of grace, all creation re-joiceth, glory to thee.

And on the Great Festivals of the Year, they substitute in this place the Irmos of the Ninth Ode of their proper Canon at Matins, to wit,

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On Palm Sunday.
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HE Lord is God, and hath appeared unto us. Come, let us keep the feast, and with gladness magnify Christ with palms and branches, crying in song, Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord our Saviour.

On Easter Day, and in the Paschal Season.
A
N Angel cried to the one full of grace,

Hail! Virgin pure. And again I say, Hail! For thy Son, after three days, hath risen from the grave and raised the dead. Rejoice, ye people. Shine, shine, O new Jerusalem; for the glory of the Lord hath shone on thee. Rejoice now and exult, O Sion. And thou, pure Mother of God, be glad in the Resurrection of him whom thou didst bear.

On Pentecost Sunday.
H
A1L! thou, O Queen, most glorious Virgin

Mother. For no well - speaking eloquent lips can worthily extol thee; and every mind is at a loss to understand thy bringing forth. Wherefore, with one accord we glorify thee.

On Christmas Day.
M
AGNIFY, my soul, her who is more

honourable and glorious than the Hosts above. A mystery strange and wondrous I

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behold. The cave is heaven, the Virgin is the throne of Cherubim, the manger is the place where the Incomprehensible is laid, Christ our God, whom singing, we magnify.

On the Epiphany.
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AGNIFY, my soul, her who is more honourable and glorious than the Hosts above. O most pure Virgin, blessed Mother, the mystery of thy child-birth passeth thought, and by it we have gained a full salvation. Worthily we praise thee as our benefactress, and bring thee as a gift thanksgiving songs.

The Hymn to the Mother of God being ended, the Priest exclaimeth,

And chiefly, O Lord, remember the most holy Governing Synod (or, our Metropolitan, or, Archbishop, or, Bishop N.), the members of which (or, whom) preserve to thy holy Churches in peace, safety, honour, health, and length of days, and rightly dividing the word of thy truth.

Choir. And all men, and all women.

Priest. And grant us with one mouth and one heart to glorify and celebrate thine all-honourable and majestic name, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages.

Choir. Amen.
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Priest. And the mercies of the great

God and our Saviour, Jesus Christ, be with you all.

Choir. And with thy spirit.

Deacon. Commemorating all the Saints, again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.

For the honourable Gifts now presented and hallowed, let us pray to the Lord.

That our man-loving God, who hath received them on his holy, heavenly, and spiritual altar, as the odour of a sweet smelling spiritual perfume, may send down on us his divine grace, and the gift of the Holy Ghost, let us pray to the Lord.

For our deliverance from all affliction ....
Help us, save us ....
That the whole day may be perfect ....

And the rest of the Ectenia of Supplication, concluding,

Having prayed for the unity of the faith, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, let us commend ourselves, and one another, and all our life to Christ, our God.

Choir. To thee, O Lord.

Priest. And make us worthy, O Master, with boldness, and without condemnation, to dare to call upon thee, our heavenly God and Father, and to say,

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And we sing the Lord's Prayer.

Priest. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages.

Choir. Amen.
Priest. Peace to all. Choir. And to thy spirit.
Deacon. Bow your heads to the Lord.
Choir. To thee, O Lord. Exclamation.

Priest. Through the grace, compassion, and love to men of thine only-begotten Son, with whom, together with thy most holy, and good, and life - creating Spirit, thou art blessed, now and ever, and to ages of ages.

Choir. Amen.
Deacon. Let us attend.
Priest. Holy things for holy persons.

Choir. One holy, one Lord Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen.

And they sing the Communion Hymn.

On Sundays. Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise him in the highest. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

On Mondays. He maketh his Angels spirits, and his Ministers a flame of fire. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

On Tuesdays. The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

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On Wednesdays. I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord, Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

On Thursdays. Their sound is gone out into all lands, and their words unto the end of the world. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

On Fridays. Thou hast wrought salvation in the midst of the earth, O God. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

On Saturdays. Blessed are they whom thou choosest and takest unto thyself, O Lord, and their remembrance is from generation to generation. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

On Palm Sunday. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

On Easter Day and in the Paschal Season. Receive ye the Body of Christ, and taste of the immortal Fount. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

On Pentecost Sunday. Thy good Spirit shall lead me into the land of righteousness. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

On Christmas Day. The Lord hath sent redemption unto his people. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

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On the Epiphany. The grace of God, which bringeth salvation, hath appeared unto us. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

After the singing of the Communion Hymn the Priest saith,

Draw near with fear of God, and faith, and love.

Choir. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord. The Lord is God, and hath appeared unto us.

[Now shall the Communicants, if there be any, receive the holy Sacrament.

Prayer before Communion.

BELIEVE, Lord, and confess that thou art truly Christ, the Son of the living God, who earnest into the

world to save sinners, of whom I am the
greatest.
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BELIEVE also that this is thy most holy

and immaculate Body, and this thy precious Blood. Wherefore, I beseech thee, Have mercy upon me, and pardon my transgressions, voluntary and involuntary, in word and in deed, in knowledge and in ignorance, and make me worthy, without condemnation, to partake of thy most pure Mysteries, for the remission of sins, and for life eternal.

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ECEIVE me to-day, O Son of God, as

a partaker of thy mysterious Supper; for I will not betray this Mystery to thine enemies, nor give thee a kiss as Judas, but as the thief I will confess unto thee, Remember me, O Lord, in thy kingdom.

L
ET not the communion of thy holy Mys-

teries be to my judgment, nor to my condemnation, but to the healing of my soul and body.

And as the Priest giveth the holy Sacrament, he saith to each one,

T
HE servant (or, handmaid) of God, N.,

partaketh of the precious and holy Body and Blood of our Lord, and God, and Saviour, Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of his sins, and for life everlasting.

Also,
B
EHOLD, this hath touched thy lips, and

shall take away thy transgressions, and purge thy sins.

Meantime the Choir singeth,
R
ECEIVE ye the Body of Christ, and taste

of the immortal Fount. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.]

Priest. O God, save thy people, and bless thine inheritance.

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Choir. We have seen the true Light, we have received the heavenly Spirit, we have found the true Faith, and we worship the undivided Trinity, which hath saved us.

Priest. Always, now and ever, and to ages of ages.

Choir. Amen. And singeth,

ET our mouth be filled with thy praise, O Lord, that we may sing of thy glory, for that thou hast vouchsafed to make us partakers of thy holy, divine, immortal, and life-giving Mysteries. Preserve us by thy holiness all our days, that we may learn thy righteousness. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

But on the Great Festivals they sing their proper Troparion instead of the foregoing.

Then saith the Deacon,

Having stood and partaken of the divine, holy, spotless, immortal, heavenly, life-giving, and terrible Mysteries of Christ, let us worthily give thanks to the Lord.

Choir. Lord, have mercy.

Deacon. Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and keep us, O God, by thy grace.

Choir. Lord, have mercy.

Deacon. Having prayed that the whole day may be perfect, holy, peaceful, and sin-

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less, let us commend ourselves, and one another, and all our life to Christ our God.

Choir. To thee, O Lord. Exclamation.

Priest. For thou art our sanctification, and to thee we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages.

Choir. Amen.

Priest. Let us depart in peace. Choir. In the name of the Lord. Deacon. Let us pray to the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy.

And the Priest saith the following Prayer.

ORD, who blessest them that bless thee, and sanctifiest them that put their trust in thee, save thy people and bless thine inheritance. Preserve the fulness of thy Church, sanctify them that love the beauty of thine house, glorify them in return with thy divine power, and forsake not us who put our trust in thee. Give peace to the world, to thy churches, to our priests, and to our Sovereign, N., to the army, and to all thy people. For every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from thee, the Father of light, and to thee we ascribe glory, thanks and worship, to the Father, and to the Son, and

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to the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages.

Choir. Amen. And,
B
LESSED be the name of the Lord, from
henceforth, and to all ages, thrice.

[On Easter Day and in the Paschal Season they substitute for the foregoing, Christ is risen from the dead . . . .]

Then is read Psalm 33 (34).

I will bless the Lord at all times .... Vide page 15.

Deacon. Let us pray to the Lord.
Choir. Lord, have mercy.

Priest. The blessing of the Lord, his grace, and love to men be upon you, always, now and ever, and to ages of ages.

Choir. Amen.

Priest. Glory to thee, O Christ our God, our Hope, glory to thee.

Choir. Glory. Both now. Lord, have mercy, thrice. Give the blessing.

Priest. (He that arose from the dead, or, that vouchsafed to sit on the foal of an ass for our salvation, or, that sent down the most Holy Spirit in the likeness of fiery tongues upon his holy Disciples and Apostles, or, that vouchsafed to be born in a cave and laid in a manger for our salvation, or,

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that vouchsafed to be baptized by John in Jordan for our salvation, according to the occasion of the Festival), Christ our true God, through the prayers of his all-pure Mother, of the holy, glorious and all-praised Apostles, of our Father in the Saints, John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, (or, if his Liturgy be said, Basil the Great, of C?¶sarea in Cappadocia), and of all the Saints, have mercy upon us and save us, for he is good and the Lover of men.

Choir. Lord, have mercy, thrice.

And singeth the Many Years for the Reigning House.

XVI. AT THE LITURGY OF THE PRE-SANCTIFIED.

This Liturgy is said on the Wednesdays and Fridays of the first 6 Weeks of the Great Quadragesima, on the Thursday of the 5th. Week, and on the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of Holy Passion Week. It may also be said, excepting on Saturdays and Sundays and on the Festival of the Annunciation, on other days during the Fast, to wit, on those of Festivals and their Vigils, and on the Commemoration of the Dedication of the Church.

The Office of the Typica being ended, as indicated at page 127, the Priest giveth the blessing, and the Reader beginneth the Vespers, saying,

O come, let us worship .... thrice.
Psalm 103 (104). Glory. Both now.
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Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to thee, O God, thrice.

Then followeth the Ectenia of Peace. Vide page 2.

After the Exclamation, the Reader be-ginneth to read the 18 th. Kathism of the Psalter, after each division of which is said the Little Ectenia, the first time with the Exclamation, For thine is the might, and thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, of the Father .... And the second time, For thou art a good and man-loving God, and to thee we ascribe glory, to the Father .... And the third time, For thou art our God, the God of mercy and salvation, and to thee we ascribe glory, to the Father ....

Choir. Amen. And beginneth the Lord, I have cried, with the properly appointed Stichera.

Then is sung the Tranquil Light.

And the proper Prokimena and Lections follow, as are indicated in the Triodion.

[In the lack of this book, the following Stichera, Prokimena and Lections may be said.

Stichera in Tone I. RETHREN, let us keep a spiritual fast,

let us not speak falsely with our lips, nor put a stumbling-block in the way

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of our brother, but with repentance let us brighten the lamp of our souls, crying unto Christ, Forgive us our iniquities, O Lover of mankind.

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ENOWNED Martyrs, earth retained you not, but heaven hath received you. The gates of Paradise were opened unto you, and, dwelling there, ye enjoy the tree of life. Pray unto Christ that he may grant peace and great mercy to our souls.

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ET us desire a fasting of the soul to extinguish, by the Spirit's aid, our dangerous passions, to strengthen us to practise godly deeds, to lift our minds to heaven, and to gain us pardon for our sins from God most merciful.

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ORD, I have spent my life with sinners shamefully, but like the prodigal, myself a prodigal, in penitence I cry, O heavenly Father, I have sinned, be gracious unto me, save and reject me not, though I am now far from thee and poor in godly works.

Others in Tone 4.
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O me, choked with life's passions and far from thee, O God the King of all things, and altogether hopeless, grant repentance and deliverance from evil, and amendment of life, and save me, a prodigal,

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in the greatness of thy goodness, O Jesus almighty, the Saviour of our souls.

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HE divine Moses through fasting acquired purity of desire. Then imitate him, my poor soul, and hasten while it is day to cleanse thyself from evil through continence, that thou mayest find the Lord, who is good and man-loving, and granteth thee forgiveness, and graciousness, and redemption.

Glory. Both now.
And the proper Verse to the Virgin.
Prokimenon. Tone 4.
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HAVE trusted in the mercy of God for

ever. Verse. Why boastest thou thyself, O tyrant, that thou canst do mischief?

The Lection from Genesis. Chap. VII. 6'Äî9.

ND Noe was six hundred years old when the flood of water was upon the earth. And Noe went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the water of the flood. And of clean fowls, and of fowls that are not clean, and of clean cattle, and of cattle that are not clean, and of beasts, and of every kind of reptile that creepeth upon the earth, there went in two and two

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