Antiphon A (From the Office of Dawn)
In mine affliction, Lord, My cry went up to Thee, And to my sorrowing heart, Thou gav'st Thy mercy free. When life is parched and dry, Refreshing streams appear, And…
Antiphon B (From the Office of Dawn)
Now let our souls ascend The everlasting hills, For thence the help of God Comes to our heartfelt ills. O Christ, with Thy right hand Thou shalt sustain my soul;…
Antiphon G (From the Office of Dawn)
When came the call to me, "To God's own house repair," Then I was filled with joy, And sent to heaven my prayer. Within the house of God Are fearful…
Troparion
From the calm of sleep awaking, Fall we now before Thy feet, And with angel hymns adoring, God Almighty we would greet. Holy, Holy, Holy Thou, With Thy mercy bless…
Troparion from the Third Canonical Hour
O Jesus, when our spirits mourn, And heavenly calm would find, Come to Thy servants in their grief, And prove that Thou art kind. Stand not afar off from our…
Kontakion-Automelon
Wake, my soul! In careless slumber, Wherefore wilt Thou longer lie? Wake! for lo, the end approacheth, And the Judgment draweth nigh. Christ our Lord is ever present, Sober therefore…
Sticheron Idiomelon (Hymn of Anatolius)
Firm through the endless years, Thy kingdom stands secure, And Thy dominion evermore, Through ages shall endure. Thou from the Holy Ghost, Incarnate cam'st to earth, And, Christ our God!…
Apolutikion
Thy Birth upon our world hath given, O Christ, the truth from highest heaven; And they who served the stars of night, Are taught to own a truer Light. Led…
Troparia (From the Canon for Apocreos): Ode I
When with Powers of heaven attending, Angel hosts ten thousand strong, Christ the Lord to earth descending, Brings the hour expected long; Rising to the clouds in air, Give us…
Troparia (from the Canon of the Resurrection): Ode VII
Then the earth in terror shook, And the sun grew dark in wonder; Then the Temple veil was torn, And the rocks were rent asunder;-- For the Just One, God…
Troparia (from the Canon of the Resurrection): Ode VIII
Word of God, Who by Thy will Madest all things as we see them; By Thy glorious Passion, Thou, From the shade of death didst free them. We would join…
Stichera (Sung after the Canon for Easter Day)
Thy glorious rising on the first of days, We come adoring, and with grateful praise Thy saving Passion sing in joyful lays;-- With trumpet sound His praise advance. O Christ…
Sticheron of the Resurrection
The Day of Resurrection! Let gladness light each face; And in our solemn concourse give To each a kind embrace; For Christ the Lord hath risen, And death by death…
Stichera of the Resurrection
When wicked hands had firmly sealed The silent tomb, Then cam'st Thou forth, O Christ, as from The Virgin's womb. Thine Incarnation angels viewed With wondering gaze; And soldiers saw…
Stichera of the Resurrection
Wherefore on the Cross uplifted, Bore the Lord our anguish sore? That He might from suffering save us, By those wounds for evermore. Wherefore from the grave triumphant, Came our…
Apolutikion of the Resurrection
O come and let us worship Christ,-- Ye people bow before Him, Who from the dead a Victor rose,-- Sing praises and adore Him. 'Alleluia. The stone was sealed upon…
Stichera Anatolika
Thee, as the evening light declines, O Christ, unfading light, we praise, Who, robed in human flesh, appears, To bless us in the end of days. Dark hades saw the…
Stichera of the Ascension
Now the Lord from earth ascending, Seeks the throne of heaven again, That the Comforter, descending, Might abide with sinful men. Clouds His chariots, upwards rising Bear Him proudly to…
Hymn to the Trinity
As angel hosts with heavenly songs, Before Thy throne adore Thee, So would we Lord, in humbler strains, Pour out our hearts before Thee. Forever blessed be Thy name, Thrice…
Hymn to the Trinity
Our hearts to Heaven upraising, We, with the angelic host, Sing praises to the Father, To Son, and Holy Ghost. O Uncreated Nature, Yet Maker Thou of all, Our lips…
Hymn to the Trinity
This is the time of song, The hour when prayer is made, And fervently we cry to Thee O Undivided Trinity;-- Holy, Holy, Holy Thou, God of Hosts to Whom…
Order of Holy Unction
Thou Christ alone art great, In Thee we ever find Infinite love and tenderness, And mercy wondrous kind. Now in Thy love divine, Come to the sufferers' aid; In mercy…
Order of Holy Unction
A stream of mercy springs O Christ our Lord from Thee; Compassionate art Thou, And full of sympathy. Let now our eyes be turned, To where that mercy flows; Reveal…
From the Canon of the Dead: Ode VIII
Who toiled for Christ through suffering sore, And meekly grief and anguish bore; And in their service steadfast strove, To serve the Master Whom they love,-- Now rest in His…
Idiomela of S. John the Monk
What joy of life abideth, Without the smart of woe? What glory lingers fadeless Upon our world below? All is a fleeting shadow, And all a fitful gleam, For death…
Sticheron (From the Burial Office for a Layman)
Come friends behold me here, Speechless and breathless lying; Held in the arms of death;-- Come with your tears and sighing. But yesterday I lived, And walked, and spoke with…
Stichera (From the Burial Office for a Child)
Who would not weep my child To see thee still and dead?-- Thou from maternal arms, Even as a bird hast fled:-- Who would not weep my child? Who would…
Stichera
O Paradise above! In glory all excelling; There hath the God of love, Fixed an eternal dwelling; There loveliest beauty shines, And pleasure endless thrills; There love the soul entwines,…
Vain the Bliss from Earth that Springs
Vain the bliss from earth that springs,-- Life is but an empty shade; All our toil its bounty brings, Made of what our dreams are made. When with toil the…
Hail! The Morn with Gladness Crowned
Hail! the morn with gladness crowned, Morn of morns, O glad and glorious! When the Lord of Life, renowned, Brake the bands of death, victorious. Hades gazed in dread surprise,…
Close Beside the Heart that Loves Me
Close beside the heart that loves me Would I rest in sorrow's hour, With a Father's smile above me, And beneath an arm of power. Weak and worthless, worn and…
The Time Shall Surely Come
The time shall surely come, The hour is drawing near, When in the clouds of heaven the Lord To mortals shall appear. Not in a lowly garb, Shall we the…
The Transfiguration
When glory crowned the mountain top, And Christ was decked in garments fair, The prophets of the Lord appeared, And talked with the Redeemer there. "Let us make this our…
Beyond the Clouds of Heaven
Beyond the clouds of Heaven, The Lord of life ascends; Behold Him rise towards the skies, Who for our race was given. He came to earth Whose grace Hath made…
Triple Beam of Glory
Triple Beam of glory, Through the darkness poured; One the Light eternal In our blessed Lord: Give us in the morning, Gladness for the day,-- All our life adorning, Chase…
O God of Light and Life and Joy
O God of Light and Life and Joy, Blest Trinity! my soul employ While I have power to sing: No song too glad to raise to Thee, Eternal, glorious Trinity,--…
The Morn in Beauty Breaks
The morn in beauty breaks, The world to life awakes, Up, soul of mine and sing; And let the day begun, In hours of service run, And joy to duty…
See Where the Orb of Day
See where the orb of day In glory sinks to rest, The clouds of gold and purple crown The mountains of the west; And eve in silence brings The night…