The Hours - Hapgood

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The Hours - Hapgood

THE HOURS (First, Third, Sixth, Ninth, and the Typical Psalms) From the Service Book of the Holy Orthodox-Catholic Apostolic Church, compiled, translated, and arranged by Isabel Florence Hapgood (Association Press, New York, 1922 edition; public domain). O come, let us worship God our King. O come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King and our God. O come, let us worship and fall down before the Very Christ, our King and our God. {Three reverences. ) Ponder my words, O Lord, consider my meditation. O hearken thou unto the voice of my calling, my King, and my God : for unto thee will I make my prayer. My voice shalt thou hear betimes, O Lord ; early in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. For thou art the God that hast no pleasure in wickedness ; neither shall any evil dwell with thee. Such as be foolish shall not stand in thy sight ; for thou hatest all them that work vanity. Thou shalt destroy them that speak lies : the Lord will abhor both the blood-thirsty and deceitful man. But as for me, I will come into thine house, even upon the multitude of thy mercy ; and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness, because of mine enemies ; make thy way plain before my face.

For there is no faithfulness in his mouth; their inward parts are very wickedness. Their throat is an open sepulchre ; they flatter with their tongue. Destroy thou them, O God ; let them perish through their own imaginations ; cast them out in the multitude of their ungodliness ; for they have rebelled against thee. And let all them that put their trust in thee rejoice : they shall ever be giving of thanks, because thou defendest them ; they that love thy Name shall be joyful in thee ; for thou, Lord, wilt give thy blessing unto the righteous, and with thy favourable kindness wilt thou defend him, as with a shield. Lord, thou hast been our refuge, from one generation to another. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever the earth and the world were made, thou art God from everlasting, and world without end. Thou turnest man to destruction ; again thou sayest, Come again, ye children of men. For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday ; seeing that is past as a watch in the night. As soon as thou scatterest them they are even as a sleep; and fade away suddenly like the grass. In the morning it is green, and groweth up ; but in the evening it is cut down, dried up, and withered. For we consume away in thy displeasure, and are afraid at thy wrathful indignation.

Thou hast set our misdeeds before thee ; and our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. For when thou art angry all our days are gone : we bring * See Appendix B, III. our years to an end, as it were a tale that is told. The days of our age are threescore years and ten ; and though men be so strong that they come to fourscore years, yet is their strength then but labour and sorrow ; so soon passeth it away, and we are gone. But who regardeth the power of thy wrath ? for even thereafter as a man feareth, so is thy displeasure. So teach us s to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. Turn thee again, O Lord, at the last, and be gracious unto thy servants. O satisfy us with thy mercy, and that soon : so shall we rejoice and be glad all the days of our life. Comfort us again now after the time that thou hast plagued us; and for the years wherein we have suffered adversity. Show thy servants thy work, and their children thy glory. And the glorious Majesty of the Lord our God be upon us : prosper thou the work of our hands upon us ; O prosper thou our handy-work. My song shall be of mercy and judgment ; unto thee, O Lord, will I sing.

O let me have understanding in the way of godliness ! When wilt thou come unto me? I will walk in my house with a perfect heart. I will take no wicked thing in hand ; I hate the sins of unfaithfulness ; there shall no such cleave unto me. A f roward heart shall depart from me ; I will not know a wicked person. Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I destroy. Whoso hath also a proud look and high stomach, I will not suffer him. Mine eyes look upon such as are faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me. Whoso leadeth a godly life, he shall be my servant. There shall no deceitful person dwell in my house ; he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight. I shall soon destroy all the ungodly that are in the land ; that I may root out all wicked doers from the city of the Lord. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to thee, O God. {Thrice; three reverences.) Lord, have mercy. {Thrice.) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Then the Hymn (Trop&r)for the Day, in the proper Tone, is read.* Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages.

Amen. Hymn to the Birth-giver of God {Bogorbditehcri). What shall we call thee, O thou who art full of grace ? Heaven, for from thee shone forth the Sun of Righteousness ; Paradise, for thou hast budded forth the Flower of Immortality ; Virgin, for thou hast remained undefiled : Pure Mother, for thou hast held in thy holy embrace thy Son, who is God of all. Beseech thou him that he will save our souls. * For the Hymns in the Eight tones, see Appendix A. But if it be during Great Fast (Lent), we say the Hymn ( Tropdr) in Tone VI, Then: O hearken thou betimes unto the voice of my calling, my King and my God. Verse {Stikh) i : Ponder my words, O Lord : consider my meditation. Verse 2 : For unto thee will I make my prayer. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. And again the Hymn to the Birth-giver of God: What shall we call thee : Order my steps in thy word, and so shall no wickedness have dominion over me. O deliver me from the wrongful dealings of men, and so shall I keep thy commandments. Show the light of thy countenance 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 honour all the day long.

O Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us. {Thrice,) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. O all-holy Trinity, have mercy upon us. O Lord, wash away our sins. O Master, pardon our transgressions. O Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for thy Name's sake. Lord, have mercy. {Thrice,) Our Father, who 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 those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; But deliver us from the Evil One : Priest For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. If it be not the Great Fast (Lentl the Collect-Hymn (Kmddk) of the Tone, or of the Saint for the Day, or of the approaching Feast, is then read, 9 But if it be the Great Fast, or if there be no special Collect-Hymn, on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, the following Hymn to the Birth-giver of God (Bogordditchen) shall be read: With heart and lips let us continually magnify the glorious Mother of God, more holy than the Angels, confessing her to be the true Birth-giver of God, who did, in very truth, bring forth God incarnate, and who unceasingly doth intercede for our souls.

But on Wednesday and Friday the following shall be read: Speedily prevent, ere he lead us into captivity, the enemy which * For Collect-Hymns for the Twelve Great Feasts, see the Special Services. 4i blasphemeth thee and constraineth us, O Christ our God : Overcome by thy Cross those who war against us, that they may know what power hath the faith of Orthodox believers ; through the intercessions of the Birth-giver -of God, O thou who alone lovest mankind. On Saturday the following shall bf said: Unto thee, O Lord, the Author of Creation, the universe doth offer the God-bearing martyrs as the first-fruits of nature. By whose supplications, through the Birth-giver of God, do thou preserve in peace profound thy Church, which is thine estate, O most merciful One. Lord, have mercy. {Forty times,) Thou who, at all times, and at every hour, both in heaven and on earth, art worshipped and glorified, O Christ our God, long-suffering and plenteous in mercy and compassion ; who lovest the just and showest mercy to those who are hardened in sin ; who callest all men to repentance through the promise of good things to come : Do thou, the same Lord, receive also our supplications at this present time, and direct our lives according to thy commandments. Sanctify our souls ; purify our bodies; set aright our minds; and deliver us from all calamity, wrath and distress.

Compass us round about with thy holy Angels ; that, guided and guarded by their host, we may attain unto the unity of the faith, and unto the comprehension of thine ineffable glory. For blessed art thou unto ages of ages. Amen. Glory to the Father, And to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. More honourable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, thou who without defilement barest God the Word, true Birth-giver of God, we magnify thee. In the Name of the Lord bless, Father. Priest. God be bountiful unto us, and bless us, and show us the light of his countenance, and be merciful unto us. And if it be the Great Fast, we make three great reverences to the earthy reciting the prescribed Prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian. O Lord and Master of my life, grant not unto me a spirit of slothfulness, of discouragement, of lust of power, of vain babbling. {Reverenced) But vouchsafe unto thy servant the spirit of continence, of meekness, of patience, and of love {Reverence.) Yea, O Lord and King, grant that I may perceive my own transgressions, and judge not my brother. For blessed art thou unto ages of ages. Amen. {Reverence. Then twelve lesser reverences^ saying at each : Q God, cleanse thou me, a sinner.

Then the whole Prayer is repeated; with one great reverence in conclusion.) O Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us. {Thrice.) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. O all-holy Trihity, have mercy upon us. O Lord, wash away our sins. O Master, pardon our transgressions. O Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for thy Name's sake. Lord, have mercy. {Thrice.) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Our Father, who 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 those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; But deliver us from the Evil One : Priest For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the. glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Reader, Amen. Lord, have mercy. {Twelve times.) O Christ, the true Light, whicJh illumineth and sanctifieth every man who cometh into th^ world ! Let the light of thy countenance be showed upon us, that in it we may behold the light ineffable ; and guide our footsteps aright, to the keeping of thy commandments ; through the intercessions of thine all-pure Mother, and of all the Saints.

Amen. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Lord, have mercy. ( Thrice,) Bless. Priest, Through the prayers of our holy Fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy upon us. Hymn to the Birth-giver of God {Bogorbditchen). We, thy servants, in that we have been delivered from calamities, do offer unto thee, O Birth-giver of God, who as victorious Chieftain warrest for us, songs of triumph and thanksgiving : Do thou also, in that thou hast might invincible, free us from all assaults, that we may cry unto thee : Hail, O Bride unwedded ! Priest, Glory to thee, O Lord, our hope ; glory to thee. Choir. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Lord, have mercy. {Thrice.) Bless. Priest. May Christ, our true God, through the prayers of his allpure Mother ; of the holy, glorious and all-laudable Apostles {and of the Saint to whom the church is dedicated; and of the Saint for the day) ; of the holy ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna ; and of all the Saints, have mercy upon us, and save us : for he is gracious and he alone loveth mankind Choir. Lord, have mercy. {Thrice.) After the Priest hath bestowed the blessing, we say : Amen.

Glory to thee, our God ; glory to thee. O heavenly King, the Comforter, Spirit of Truth, who art in all places and fillest all things ; Treasury of good things and Giver of life : Come and take up thine abode in us, and cleanse us from every stain ; and save our souls, O Good One. O Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us. ( Thrice % and three reverences.) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. O all-holy Trinity, have mercy upon us. O Lord, wash away our sins. O Master, pardon our transgressions. O Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for thy Name's sake. Lord, have mercy. (Thrice) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Our Father, who 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 those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; But deliver us from the Evil One: Priest For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages.

Lord, have mercy. {Thrice!) O come, let us worship God our King. O come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King and our God. O come, let us worship and fall down before the Very Christ, our King and our God. ( Three reverences.) Hear the right, O Lord, consider my complaint, and hearken unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. Let my sentence come forth from thy presence ; and let thine eyes look upon the thing that is equal. • See Appendix B, III. Thou hast proved and visited mine heart in the night-season ; thou hast tried me, and shalt find no wickedness in me ; for I am utterly purposed that my mouth shall not offend. Because of men's works that are done against the words of thy lips, I have kept me from the ways of the destroyer. O hold thou up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. I have called upon thee, O God, for thou shalt hear me : incline thine ear to me, and hearken unto my words. Show thy marvellous loving-kindness, thou that art the Saviour of them which put their trust in thee, from such as resist thy right hand. Keep me as the apple of an eye ; hide me under the shadow of thy wings, from the ungodly, that trouble me ; mine enemies compass me round about, to take away my soul.

They are inclosed in their own fat, and their mouth speaketh proud things. They lie waiting in our way on every side, turning their eyes down to the ground ; like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a lion's whelp lurking in secret places. Up, Lord, disappoint him, and cast him down ; deliver my soul from the ungodly, which is a sword of thine ; from the men of thy hand, O Lord, from the men, I say, and from the evil world ; which have their portion in this life, whose bellies thou fillest with thy hid treasure. They have children at their desire, and leave the rest of their substance for their babes. But as for me, I will behold thy presence in righteousness ; and when I awake up after thy likeness, I shall be satisfied with it. Unto thee, O Lord, will I lift up my soul ; my God, I have put my trust in thee : O let me not be confounded, neither let mine enemies triumph over me. For all they that hope in thee shall not be ashamed ; but such as transgress without a cause shall be put to confusion. Show me thy ways, O Lord, and teach me thy paths. Lead me forth in thy truth, and learn me : for thou art the God of my salvation ; in thee hath been my hope all the day long.

Call to remembrance, O Lord, thy tender mercies, and thy loving-kindnesses, which have been ever of old. O remember not the sins and offences of my youth ; but according to thy mercy think thou upon me, O Lord, for thy goodness. Gracious and righteous is the Lord ; therefore will he teach sinners in the way. Them that are meek shall he guide in judgment ; and such as are gentle, them shall he learn his way. All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth, unto such as keep his covenant, and his testimonies. For thy Name's sake, O Lord, be merciful unto my sin ; for it is great. What man is he that feareth the Lord ? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose His soul shall dwell at ease, and his seed shall inherit the land. The secret of the Lord is among them that fear him ; and he will show them his covenant. Mine eyes are ever looking unto the Lord ; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net. Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me ; for I am desolate, and in misery. The sorrows of my heart are enlarged : O bring thou me out of my troubles. Look upon my adversity and misery, and forgive me all my sin. Consider mine enemies, how many they are ; and they bear a tyrannous hate against me.

O keep my soul, and deliver me : let me not be confounded, for I have put my trust in thee. Let perfectness and righteous dealing wait upon me ; for my hope hath been in thee. Deliver Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. Have mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness ; according to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences. Wash me throughly from my .wickedness, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my faults, and my sin is ever before me. Against thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight ; that thou mightest be justified in thy saying, and clear when thou art judged. Behold, I was shapen in wickedness, and in sin hath my mother conceived me. But lo, thou requires! truth in the inward parts, and shalt make me to understand wisdom secretly. Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean ; thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness, that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. Turn thy face from my sins, and put out all my misdeeds. Make me a clean heart, O.God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy Holy Spirit from me.

O give me the comfort of thy help again, and stablish me with thy free Spirit. Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked, and sinners shall be converted unto thee. Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou that art the God of my health ; and my tongue shall sing of thy righteousness. Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord, and my mouth shall show thy praise. For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it thee ; but thou delightest not in burnt-offerings. The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit : a broken and contrite heart, O God, shalt thou not despise. O be favourable and gracious unto Sion ; build thou the walls of Jerusalem. Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, with the burnt-offerings and oblations ; then shall they offer young bullocks upon thine altar. Glory to the Father, and to the Son; and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to thee, O Lord. {Thrice.) Lord, have mercy. {Thrice.) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Then the Hymn for the Day (Tropdr) : • Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. * For Hymns in the Eight Tones, see Appendix A ; for the Great Feasts, see the Special Hymn to the Birth-Giver of God (Bogorbditchen).

O Birth-giver of God, thou art the true Vine who didst bud forth the Fruit of Life : Implore thou him, we beseech thee, O Lady, together witji the Apostles and all the Saints, that he will have mercy on our souls. Butif it be the Great Fast (Lent), then this Hymn (Tropdr\in Tone VI, is said: O Lord, who at the Third Hour didst send down upon thine Apostles thy Holy Spirit : Take not the same from us, O Good One, but renew it in us who make our supplications unto thee Verse {Stikk) 1 : Make me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Verse 2 : Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy And to these we add; O Lord, who at the Third Hour; and the rest of the Hymn again, to the end, making one reverence for each. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. And again the Hymn to the Birth-giver of God (BogorJditchen) : O Birth-giver of God, thou art the true Vine. . . . Praised be God, praised be God daily, even the God who helpeth us and poureth his benefits upon us. He is our God, even the God of our salvation. O Holy God, Holy Mighty, .

. . O all-holy Trinity, . . . Lord, have mercy. (7/irice.) Then (as at the beginning of the Hour) ; Glory . . . now, and ever. . . . Our Father, who art in heaven . . . Then the Collect-Hymn (Konddk) of the Day, or of the Saint.* But if it be a Fast, we say the following Hymns (Tropari\ in Tone VIII ; Blessed art thou, O Christ our God, who hast revealed fishers most wise, sending down upon them the Holy Spirit, and thereby catching the universe as in a net. O Christ our God, who lovest mankind, glory to thee. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Grant speedy and steadfast consolation unto thy servants, O Jesus, when our spirit is cast down within us. Depart not from our souls in affliction; be not far from our thoughts in time of trouble ; but always defend us. Draw near unto us, draw near unto us, thou who art omnipresent! As thou art ever with thine Apostles, so, also, O Bountiful One, unite thyself unto those who long for thee ; that with one accord we may sing praises unto thee, and laud thy most holy Spirit. Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. * For Collect-Hymns in the Eight Tones, see Appendix A : for the Great Feasts, see the The Hope and Chieftain, and Wall Impregnable of Christians art thou, and the Haven unvexed by storms, O pure Birth-giver of God ; but in that thou dost save the world by thine unceasing intercessions, call thou us also to remembrance, O Virgin, all-lauded.

Lord, have mercy. {Forty times.) Thou who, at all times, and at every hour, both in heaven and on earth art worshipped and glorified, O Christ our God, long-suffering, plenteous in mercy and compassion ; who lovest the just and showest mercy to those who are hardened in sin ; who callest all men to salvation through the promise of good things to come : Do thou, the same Lord, receive also our supplications at this present time, and direct our lives according to thy commandments ; sanctify our souls; purify our bodies ; set aright our minds ; and deliver us from all calamity, wrath and distress. Compass us round about with thy holy Angels ; that, guided and guarded by their host, we may attain unto the unity of the faith, and unto the comprehension of thine ineffable glory. For blessed art thou unto ages of ages. Amen. Lord, have mercy. {Thrice.) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. More honourable than the Cherubim, and more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim, thou who without defilement barest God the Word, true Birth-giver of God, we magnify thee. In the Name of the Lord bless, Father. Priest Through the prayers of our Holy Fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ, our God, have mercy upon us.

And if it be the Great Fast (Lent), we make three great reverences ■, reciting the prescribed Prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian. O Lord and Master of my life, grant not unto me a spirit of slothfulness, of discouragement, of lust of power, of vain babbling. {Reverence.) But vouchsafe unto thy servant the spirit of continence, of meekness, of patience, and of love. {Reverence,) Yea, O Lord and King, grant that I may perceive my own transgressions, and judge not my brother. For blessed art thou unto ages of ages. Amen. {Reverence. Then twelve lesser reverences, saying at each: O God, cleanse thou me, a sinner. Then the whole Prayer is repeated; with one great reverence in conclusion^) And when we have finished the reverences, we say this Prayer of St. Mardarius. O Lord God, Father almighty, O Lord the Only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, and O Holy Spirit, one Godhead, one Power, have hi mercy upon me, a sinner. And by the judgments which thou hast established, save me, thine unworthy servant. For blessed art thou unto ages of ages. Amen. O come, let us worship God our King. O come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King and our God. O come, let us worship and fall down before the Very Christ, our King and our God. (Three reverences.) Save me, O God, for thy Name's sake, and avenge me in thy strength.

Hear my prayer, O God, and hearken unto the words of my mouth. For strangers are risen up against me; and tyrants, which have not God before their eyes, seek after my soul Behold, God is my helper ; the Lord is with them that uphold my soul He shall reward evil unto mine enemies : destroy thou them in thy truth. An offering of a free heart will I give thee, and praise thy Name, O Lord ; because it is so comfortable. For he hath delivered me out of all my trouble, and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies. Hear my prayer, O God, and hide not thyself from my petition. Take heed unto me, and hear me, how I mourn in my prayer, and am vexed. The enemy crieth so, and the ungodly cometh on so fast ; for they are minded to do me some mischief, so maliciously are they set against me. My heart is disquieted within me, and the fear of death is fallen upon me. Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and an horrible dread hath overwhelmed me. And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove ! for then would I flee away, and be at rest. Lo, then would I get me away far off, and remain in the wilderness. I would make haste to escape, because of the stormy wind and tempest.

Destroy their tongues, O Lord, and divide them, for I have spied unrighteousness and strife in the city. Day and night they go about within the walls thereof : mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it. Wickedness is therein ; deceit and guile go not out of their streets. For it is not an open enemy that hath done me this dishonour ; for then I could have borne it : neither was it mine adversary that did magnify himself against me ; for then peradventure I would have hid myself from him : but it was even thou, my companion, my guide, and mine own familiar friend. We took sweet counsel together, and walked in the house of God as friends. Let death come hastily upon them, and let them go down quick into hell ; for wickedness is in their dwellings, * See Appendix B, III. and among them. As for me, I will call upon God, and the Lord shall save me. In the evening, and morning, and at noon-day will I pray, and that instantly ; and he shall hear my voice. It is he that hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me ; for there were many with me. Yea, even God, that endureth forever, shall hear me, and bring them down ; for they will not turn, nor fear God.

He laid his hands upon such as be at peace with him, and he brake his covenant. The words of his mouth were softer than butter, having war in his heart ; his words were smoother than oil, and yet be they very swords. O cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall nourish thee, and shall not suffer the righteous to fall forever. And as for them, thou, O God, shalt bring them into the pit of destruction. The blood-thirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days : nevertheless, my trust shall be in thee, O Lord. Whoso dwelleth under the defence of the Most High, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say unto the Lord, Thou art my hope, and my strong hold ; my God, in him will I trust. For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunter, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall defend thee under his wings, and thou shalt be safe under his feathers ; his faithfulness and truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for any terror by night, nor for the arrow that flieth by day; for the pestilence that walketh in darkness, nor for the sickness that destroyeth in the noon-day. A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at thy right hand ; but it shall not come nigh thee Yea, with thine eyes shalt thou behold, and see the reward of the ungodly.

For thou, Lord, art my hope ; thou hast set thine house of defence very high. There shall no evil happen unto thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee in their hands, that thou hurt not thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt go upon the lion and adder : the young lion and the dragon shalt thou tread under thy feet. Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him ; I will set him up, because he hath known my Name. He shall call upon me, and I will hear him ; yea, I am with him in trouble ; I will deliver him, and bring him to honour. With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Alelluia, alleluia, alleluia; glory to thee> O Lord. (Thrice,) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. And the Hymn for the Day ( Trop&r). * * For Hymns in the Eight Tones, see Appendix A ; for the Great Feasts, see the Special But if it be the Great Fast (Lent), we recite the following Hymn, in Tone III.

: O thou who, on the sixth day and Hour didst nail to the Cross the sin which Adam, through presumption, committed in Paradise : Tear asunder also the handwriting of our iniquities, O Christ our Verse {Stikh) i : Hear my prayer, O God, and hide not thyself from my petition. Verse 2 : As for me, I will call upon God, and the Lord shall save me. Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Hymn to the Birth-giver of God (Bogorbditchen). Seeing that we have no boldness, because of the multitude of our sins, do thou, O Virgin Birth-giver of God, fervently entreat him who was born of thee: for the prayer of a Mother availeth much to the good will of the Lord. Despise not the supplications of sinners, O allpure One ; for merciful and mighty to save is he who graciously deigned to suffer for us. With thy bounties speedily prevent us, O Lord, for we have grievously sinned; help us, O God our Saviour, for the glory of thy Name. O Lord, deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy Name's sake. O Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us. {Thrice.) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. O all-holy Trinity, have mercy upon us.

O Lord, wash away our sins. O Master, pardon our transgressions. O Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for thy Name's sake. Lord, have mercy. {Thrice,) Our Father, who 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 those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; But deliver us from the Evil One : Priest. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Then the Collect-Hymn (Konddk) of the Day or of the Tone.* But if it be the Great Fast, we say these Hymns (Troparl), in Tone II. : Thou hast wrought salvation in the midst of the earth, O Christ our God. Thou didst stretch out thine all-pure hands upon the Cross ; thou hast gathered together all the nations, who cry aloud unto thee : Glory to thee, O Lord. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. * For Collect-Hymns in the Eight Tones, see Appendix A; for the Great Feasts, tee the Special Services. We bow down in reverence before thy holy Image, O Good One, entreating forgiveness for our transgressions, O Christ our God ; for of thine own good will thou didst graciously deign to ascend the Cross in the flesh, that thou mightest deliver from the works of the enemy those whom thou hadst fashioned.

Wherefore we cry aloud unto thee in thanksgiving : With joy thou didst fill all things, O our Saviour, when thou didst come to save the world. And then immediately, on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday : Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Hymn to the Birth-giver of God (Bogorbditchen). Vouchsafe unto us thy mercy, O Birth-giver of God, thou who art a Fount of tender compassion. Look upon the people who have sinned ; manifest, as always, thy power. For trusting in thee we cry unto thee : Hail ! as did aforetime Gabriel, Chief of the Bodiless Powers. On Wednesday and Friday : Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Cross-Hymn to the Birth-giver of God (Krestobogorbditehen). Exceedingly blessed art thou, O Virgin Birth-giver of God, and we sing thy praise : for by the Cross of thy Son was Hell overthrown and Death was slain ; and we who were dead have risen again, and have mercifully been deemed worthy of life, and have received Paradise, which was our delight of old. For which cause, with thanksgiving we magnify Christ our God, in that he is mighty and in that he alone loveth mankind. Lord, have mercy. {Twelve times.) Thou who, at all times and at every hour, both in heaven and on earth, art worshipped and glorified, O Christ our God, long-suffering, plenteous in mercy and compassion ; who lovest the just and showest mercy to those who are hardened in sin ; who callest all men to repentance through the promise of good things to come : Do thou, the same Lord, receive also our supplications at this present time, and direct our lives according to thy commandments.

Sanctify our souls; purify our bodies; set aright our minds; and deliver us from all calamity, wrath and distress. Compass us round about with thy holy Angels ; that, guided and guarded by their host, we may attain unto the unity of the faith, and unto the comprehension of thine ineffable glory. For blessed art thou unto ages of ages. Amen. Lord, have mercy. {Forty times.) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. More honourable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, thou who without defilement barest God the Word, true Birth-giver of God, we magnify thee. In the Name of the Lord, bless, Father. Priest Through the prayers of our holy Fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy upon us. And if it be a Fast, we make three great reverences to the very earth and say the prescribed Prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian. O Lord and Master of my life, grant not unto me a spirit of slothfulness, of discouragement, of lust of power, of vain babbling. (Reverence^ But vouchsafe unto thy servant the spirit of continence, of meekness, of patience, and of love. (Reverence.) Yea, O Lord and King, grant that I may perceive my own transgressions, and judge not my brother. For blessed art thou unto ages of ages.

Amen. (Reverence, Then twelve lesser reverences, saying at each : O God, cleanse thou me, a sinner. Then the whole Prayer is repeated; with one great reverence in conclusion.) Thai this Prayer of St. Basil the Great. O God and Lord of hosts, and Maker of all things created, who through the tender-hearted compassion of thine incomparable mercy didst send down thine Only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, for the redemption of our race, and by his precious Cross didst destroy the handwriting of our sins, and didst thereby triumph over the Origin and Powers of darkness : Do thou, the same Lord, who lovest mankind, accept also these thanksgivings and fervent prayers of us sinners. And deliver us from every harmful and gloomy transgression, and from all enemies, both visible and invisible, who seek after us to destroy us. Nail our flesh to the fear of thee, and incline not our hearts to words or thoughts of guile : but wound our souls with the love of thee ; that looking ever unto thee, and guided by thee in the light, beholding thee, the Light Ineffable and Everlasting, we may ascribe unto thee ceaseless praise and thanksgiving : unto the Father who hath no beginning, together with thine Only-begotten Son, and thine all-holy, and good, and life-giving Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Generally the Divine Liturgy beginneth here.

But if it be the Great Fast (Lents, after this is read the Ninth Hour ; and the Ninth Hour, when iifolloweth the Sixth Hour, beginneth thus : O Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us. ( Thrice. ) O all-holy Trinity, . . . Priest Blessed is our God always, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Glory to thee, O our God ; glory to thee. O heavenly King, the Comforter, Spirit of Truth, who art in all places, and fillest all things ; Treasury of good things and Giver of life : Come, and take up thine abode in us, and cleanse us from every stain ; and save our souls, O Good One. O Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us. {Thrice.) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. O all-holy Trinity, have mercy upon us. O Lord, wash away our sins, O Master, pardon our transgressions. O Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for thy Name's sake. Lord, have mercy. {Thrice.) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Our Father, who 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 those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; But deliver us from the Evil One: Priest. For thine is the ^kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Lord, have mercy. {Twelve times.) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. O come, let us worship God our King. O come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King and our God. O come, let us worship and fall down before the Very Christ, our King and our God. {Three reverences.) O how amiable are thy dwellings, thou Lord of hosts ! My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the courts of the Lord ; my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God. Yea, the sparrow hath found her an house, and the swallow a nest, where she may lay her young ; even thy altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. Blessed are they that * See Appendix B, IIL dwell in thy house ; they will be alway praising thee Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee ; in whose heart are thy ways.

Who going through the vale of misery use it for a well ; and the pools are filled with water. They will go from strength to strength, and unto the God of gods appeareth every one of them in Sion. O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer ; hearken, O God of Jacob. Behold, O God our defender, and look upon the face of thine Anointed For one day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of ungodliness. For the Lord God is a light and defence ; the Lord will give grace and worship; and no good thing shall he withhold from them that live a godly life. O Lord God of hosts, blessed is the man that .putteth his trust in thee. Lord, thou art become gracious unto thy land ; thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob. Thou hast forgiven the offence of thy people, and covered all their sins. Thou hast taken away all thy displeasure, and turned thyself from thy wrathful indignation. Turn us then, O God our Saviour, and let thine anger cease from us. Wilt thou be displeased at us for ever? and wilt thou stretch out thy wrath from one generation to another ? Wilt thou not turn again and quicken us, that thy people may rejoice in thee ?

Show us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us thy salvation. I will hearken what the Lord God will say concerning me ; for he shall speak peace unto his people, and to his saints, that they turn not again. For his salvation is nigh them that fear him ; that glory may dwell in our land. Mercy and truth are met together: righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Truth shall flourish out of the earth, and righteousness hath looked down from heaven. Yea, the Lord shall show loving-kindness ; and our land shall give her increase. Righteousness shall go before him ; and he shall direct his going in the way. Bow down thine ear, O Lord, and hear me ; for I am poor, and in misery. Preserve thou my soul, for I am holy : my God, save thy servant that putteth his trust in thee. Be merciful unto me, O Lord ; for I will call daily upon thee. Comfort the soul of thy servant ; for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. For thou, Lord, art good and gracious, and of great mercy unto all them that call upon thee. Give ear, Lord, unto my prayer, and ponder the voice of my humble desires. In the time of my trouble I will call upon thee; for thou hearest me. Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord ; there is not one that can do as thou doest.

All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship thee, O Lord ; and shall glorify thy Name. For thou art great and doest wondrous things ; thou art God alone. Teach me thy way, O Lord, and I will walk in thy truth : O knit my heart unto thee, that I may fear thy Name. I will thank thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart ; and will praise thy Name for evermore. For great is thy mercy toward me; and thou hast delivered my soul from the nethermost hell O God, the proud are risen against me : and the congregations of naughty men have sought after my soul, and have not set thee before their eyes. But thou, O Lord God, art full of compassion and mercy, long-suffering, plenteous in goodness and truth. O turn thee then unto me, and have mercy upon me: give thy strength unto thy servant, and help the son of thine handmaid. Show some token upon me for good ; that they who hate me may see it, and be ashamed, because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me. And again: Show some token upon me for good ; that they who hate me may see it, and be ashamed, because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages.

Amen. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia ; glory to thee, O God. ( Thrice.) Lord, have mercy. {Thrice.) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit And we read the Hymn for the Day (Tropdr). 9 But if it be the Great Fast {Lent), this Hymn, in Tone VIIL, is used: O thou who, at the Ninth Hour, for our sake didst taste of death in the flesh : Mortify thou the presumption of our flesh, and save us, Verse {Stikh) 1 : Let my complaint come before thee, O Lord : give me understanding, according to thy word. Verse 2 : Let my supplication come before thee, O Lord : deliver me according to thy word. Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Hymn to the Birth-giver of God. Thou who for our sake wast born of a Virgin, and didst suffer crucifixion, O Good One, and didst despoil Death through death, and as God didst reveal Resurrection : Despise not those whom thou hast created with thine own hand ; show forth thy love for mankind, O Merciful One ; accept the Birth-giver of God who bare thee, and who entreateth thee for us ; and save thy despairing people, O our Saviour. Forsake us not utterly, for thy holy Name's sake, and destroy not thy covenant ; and take not thy mercies from us, for the sake of Abraham whom thou lovedst, and for the sake of Isaac thy servant, and of Israel, thy Holy One.

O Holy God, Holy Mighty, . . . {as at the beginning of the Hour) * For Hymns in the Eight Tones, see Appendix A ; for the Great Feasts, see the Special In . . . Glory . . . now, and ever . . . O all-holy Trinity, . . . Lord, have mercy. {Thrice.) . . . Glory . . . now, and ever . . . Our Father, who art in heaven, ... And if it be a Feast, we say the Collect-Hymn (Kond&k) thereof.* But if not, this Hymn, in Tone VIII. : When the thief beheld the Author of life hanging upon the Cross, he said : If thou wert not God incarnate, who art here crucified with us, then had the Sun not veiled its rays, neither would the earth have shaken with trembling. But do thou, who sufferest for all men, remember me, O Lord, when thou comest into thy kingdom. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. In the midst, between two thieves, was thy Cross found the balancebeam of righteousness ; for while the one was led down to hell by the burden of his blaspheming, the other was lightened of his sins, unto the knowledge of things divine. O Christ our God, glory to thee. Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages.

Amen. When she who bare thee beheld upon the Cross thee, the Lamb, and Shepherd, and Saviour of the world, she weeping said : The world rejoiceth, in that it hath received redemption, but my heart kindleth with yearning as I look upon thy crucifixion, which thou sufferest for all men, Lord, have mercy. (Forty times.) Thou who, at all times and at every hour, both in heaven and on earth, art worshipped and glorified, O Christ our God, long-suffering, plenteous in mercy and compassion ; who lovest the just and showest mercy to those who are hardened in sin ; who callest all men to repentance through the promise of good things to come : Do thou, the same Lord, receive also our supplications at this present time, and direct our lives according £o thy commandments. Sanctify our souls ; purify our bodies ; set aright our minds ; and deliver us from all calamity, wrath and distress. Compass us round about with thy holy Angels; that, guided and guarded by their host, we may attain unto the unity of the faith, and unto the comprehension of thine ineffable glory. For blessed art thou unto ages of ages. Amen. Lord, have mercy. {Thrice.) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. More honourable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, thou who without defilement barest God the Word, true Birth-giver of God, we magnify thee.

Priest. God be merciful unto us, and bless us, and show us the light of his countenance, and be merciful unto us. * For Collect-Hymns in the Eight Tones, see Appendix A ; for the Great Feasts, see the THE NINTH HOUR $7 7*<r*/*<rINTERHOUR. In the holy Great Fast (Lent), three great reverences shall be made, and the Prayer of St. Ephraim shall be recited once. But otherwise^ after the Exclamation, God be merciful unto us, there shall be said this Prayer of St. Basil the Great. O Master, Lord Jesus Christ our God, who art long-suffering toward our sins, and who hast led us even to the present hour, in the which, as thou didst hang upon the life-giving Tree thou didst make a way into Paradise for the penitent thief, and by death didst destroy Death : Cleanse us sinners and thine unworthy servants ; for we have sinned and have dealt iniquitously, and we are not worthy to lift up our eyes and look upon the heights of heaven, inasmuch as we have departed from the path of thy righteousness, and have walked after the desires of our own hearts. But we implore of thy boundless goodness : Spare us, O Lord, according to the multitude of thy mercies, and save us, for thy holy Name's sake ; for our days have passed away in vanity. Wrest us out of the hand of the adversary, and forgive our sins, and mortify in us carnal imagination ; that putting off the old man we may be clothed upon with the new man, and may live unto thee, our Master and our Benefactor ; and that so following after thy commandments, we may attain unto rest eternal, where is the abode of all those who rejoice.

For thou art, in verity, the true joy and exultation of those who love thee, O Christ our God, and unto thee we ascribe glory, together with the Father, who is without beginning, and thine all-holy, and good, and life-giving Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. When the Ninth Hour is read separately from the Typical Psalms : Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Lord, have mercy. {Thrice.) Bless. Then the Benediction. Priest May Christ, our true God, through the prayers of his most holy Mother (of the holy, glorious and all-laudable Apostles) ; of Saint N. {the Saint of the day) ; of Saint N. {the Saint of the church) ; and of all the Saints, have mercy upon us and save us : for he is gracious and loveth mankind. But if it be the Great Fast (Lent), then the Typical Psalms immediately follow, and Psalms ciii. and cxvi* are omitted* The beginning of the Typical Psalms shall be said thus . Bless the Lord, O my soul : blessed art thou, O Lord. Bless 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 thine iniquities, and healeth all thy diseases ; who redeemeth thy life from destruction ; who crowneth thee with loving-kindness and tender mercies ; who satisfieth thy mouth with good things ; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel. The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide ; neither will he keep his anger forever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame ; he remembereth that we are dust. As for man, his days are as grass ; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone ; and the place thereof shall know it no more. But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting, upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children ; to such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them. The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens ; and his kingdom ruleth over all. Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.

Bless the Lord, all ye his hosts ; ye ministers of his that do his pleasure. Bless the Lord all works of his, in all places of his dominion : bless the Lord, O my soul. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit : The first Choir, with heightened voices. Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages : The second Choir. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Blessed art thou, O Lord. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. • See Appendix 8, III. Praise the Lord, O my soul. While I live will I praise the Lord : I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being. Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day bis thoughts perish. Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God : which made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that therein is ; which keepeth truth forever : which executeth judgment for the oppressed : which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners : the Lord openeth the eyes of the blind : the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down : the Lord loveth the righteous : the Lord preserveth the strangers ; he relieveth the fatherless and widow : but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

The Lord shall reign forever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. O Only-begotten Son, and Word of God ! Thou who art immortal yet didst deign for our salvation to become incarnate of the Holy Birthgiver of God and ever-virgin Mary ; and without change of essence wast made man ; who also wast crucified for us, O Christ our God, trampling down Death by death ; who art one of the Holy Trinity and art glorified with the Father and the Holy Spirit : Save us. In the Great Fast, after the Ninth Hour, and the Prayer^ O Master, Lord Jesus Christ our God (page 57), we sing, in Tone VIIL : In thy kingdom remember us, O Lord, when thou coraest into thy kingdom. Blessed are the poor in spirit : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. And if it be the Great Fast, to every verse is added the Refrain : Remember us, O Lord, when thou comest into thy kingdom. Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall be comforted. I£ Blessed are the meek : for they shall inherit the earth. I£ Blessed are they that do hunger and thirst after righteousness : for they shall be filled. Tfc Blessed are the merciful : for they shall obtain mercy. I£ Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall see God.

% Blessed are the peacemakers : for they shall be called the children of God. I£ Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. I£ Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. I£ Rejoice, and be exceeding glad, for great is your reward in heaven, fy c 3 Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Remember us, O Lord, when thou coniest into thy kingdom. Remember us, O Master, when thou comest into thy kingdom. Remember us, O Holy One, when thou comest into thy kingdom. {And one reverence at each,) The heavenly choir doth hymn thee, and doth cry, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts : heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Verse: Come unto him and be enlightened, and your faces shall not be ashamed. The heavenly choir doth hymn thee, and doth cry : Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts : heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. The Choit; of holy Angels and Archangels, with all the Powers of heaven, sing thy praises and do cry, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts : heaven and earth are full of thy glory.

Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. I 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, Begotten of his Father before all worlds ; Light of Light, Very God of very God, Begotten, not made; Being of one Essence with the Father; By whom all things were made ; Who, for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, And was made man. And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried. And the third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures. And ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of the Father. And he shall come again with glory to judge both the quick and the dead ; Whose kingdom shall have no end. And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the Father, Who with the Father and the Son together is 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 of the world to come. Amen. Loose, remit, pardon, O God, our transgressions, voluntary and involuntary ; whether of word or of deed ; whether of knowledge or of ignorance ; whether of the day or of the night ; whether of the mind, or of the intention : Forgive us all, for thou art' good and lovest mankind.

Our Father, who 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 those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; But deliver us from the Evil One : Priest For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Unto thee, O Lord, the Author of Creation, the universe doth offer the God-bearing Martyrs as the first-fruits of nature : By whose prayers, through the Birth-giver of God, do thou preserve in peace profound thy Church, which is thine estate, O most merciful One. Collect-Hymn (Konddk) of the Transfiguration. Thou wast transfigured on the Mount, and in so far as they were able to receive it, thy disciples, with wonder, beheld thy glory, O Christ our God And when they beheld thee crucified, they understood thy voluntary Passion, and proclaimed unto the world that thou art, of a truth, the Radiance of the Father. Monday : Hymn xf the Bodiless Powers, Tone II, : O ye Chieftains of God, servitors of the divine glory, Guides of men and Captains of the Bodiless Powers : Entreat that which is profitable for us, and great mercy ; in that ye are the Chieftains of the Bodiless Tuesday: Hymn of the Forerunner, Tone II : O Prophet of God, and Forerunner of Grace, in that we have found thy holy head as a most sacred rose budding forth from the earth, we receive always thy healing.

For still, as aforetime in the world, thou dost preach repentance. Wednesday and Friday : Tone III : Do thou who, of thine own good will, upon the cross wast lifted up, bestow thy bounties upon the new State which is called by thy Name, O Christ our God ; make glad with thy might our most God-fearing (Emperor, King, <?r President), N., granting victory over his adversaries unto him who hath thine aid, which is a panoply of peace, a trophy invincible. Thursday : the Holy Apostles, Tone II : Thou hast received thy steadfast Preachers, God-inspired in speech, the Crown of thy Disciples, O Lord, into the delights and the repose of thy blessed ones ; for thou hast accepted their labours and their death as greater than any whole burnt-offerings, O thou who alone knowest the secrets of the heart. The same day : the Collect-Hymn {Konddk) of St, Nicholas, Tone III, : In Myra, O Saint, wast thou shown forth a sacrificing priest ; for fulfilling the Gospel of Christ, O Holy One, thou didst lay down thy life for thy people, and didst save the innocent from death. For which cause thou wert proclaimed a Saint, as one deeply initiated into the mysteries of the goodness of God. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. To the souls of thy servants, O Lord, give rest with thy Saints, where there is neither sickness nor sighing, but life everlasting.

Then immediately, on every day except Saturday, is said: Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. O Protection of Christians that maketh not ashamed, O Mediatrix never-failing with the Creator : Despise not the sinners' voice of supplication ; but in that thou art good, come speedily to the aid of us who faithfully call upon thee ; make haste to our petition and further our prayer, O Birth-giver of God, who ever protectest them that do thee honour. And if it be the Great Fast : Lord, have mercy. {Eight times.) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages'. Amen. More honourable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, thou who without defilement barest God the Word, true Birth-giver of God, we magnify thee. In the Name of the Lord, bless, Father. Priest God be merciful to us, and bless us, and show us the light of his countenance, and be merciful unto us. Then the Prayer op St. Ephraim the Syrian. O Lord and Master of my life, grant not unto me a spirit of slothfulness, of discouragement, of lust of power, of vain babbling. {A great reverence to the earth.) But vouchsafe unto thy servant the spirit of continence, of meekness, of patience, and of love. {Reverence.) Yea, O Lord and King, grant that I may perceive my own transgressions, and judge not my brother.

For blessed art thou unto ages of ages. Amen. {Reverence. Tfun twelve lesser reverences, saying at each reverence; O God, cleanse thou me, a sinner. Then the whole Prayer is repeated, with one great reverence in conclusion.) Lord, have mercy. ( Twelve times*) O all-holy Trinity, Might one in Essence, Kingdom undivided, Origin of all good things, be graciously inclined also unto me, a sinner. Establish thou me ; give understanding unto my heart, and purge away all my vileness. Enlighten my mind, that I may glorify, sing praises, and adore thee, and say : Thou only art holy, thou only art the Lord, O Jesus Christ, in the glory of the Father. Amen. Meet is it in very truth to bless thee, O Birth-giver of God, everblessed and all-undefiled One, and the Mother of our God. O most holy Birth-giver of God, save us. Cfroir. More honourable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, thou who without corruption barest God the Word, true Birth-giver of God, we magnify thee. Priest. Glory to thee, O Christ God our hope ; glory to thee. Choir. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Lord, have mercy. (Thrice.) Bless. Then the Benediction. Priest. May Christ, our true God, through the prayers of his most holy Mother, and of all the Saints, have mercy upon us and save us ; for he is gracious and loveth mankind.