orter Divine,
Blest Spirit of all Truth, be nigh
And make us Thine.

II

Yea, Thou art everywhere,
All places far or near;
O listen to our humble prayer,
Be with us here!

III

Thou art the source of life,
Thou art our treasure-store;
Give us Thy peace, and end our strife
For evermore.

IV

Descend, O Heavenly Dove
Abide with us alway;
And in the fulness of Thy love
Cleanse us, we pray.

{ten achranton eikona sou proskynoumen}

I

To Thy blest Cross, O Christ, we come,
And falling down adore Thee,
And humbly make confession full
Of all our sins before Thee.

II

For Thou Thyself art very God,
And freely cam'st to save us;
And in our flesh the fetters broke
With which our sins enslave us.

III

Therefore we own with grateful hearts
The joy the Saviour brought us,
Who came to earth, and in our sins
With love and pity sought us.

{Deute agalliasometha to kyrio}

({Stichera Idiomela})

I

O come let us adore
The Lord of all the earth,
And in our songs of praise recount
The mystery of His birth.

II

The middle wall is razed,
An entrance now is free;
For cherubim with sword of flame
No longer guard the tree.

III

O Paradise restored!
Now I shall enter in,
And taste the bliss from which I fell
Through Adam's mortal sin,--

IV

For Christ, the Father's Son,
Who God's true image bore,
Of Virgin born, in low estate
Our human nature wore.

V

True God! True Man! to Thee
Our earnest prayers ascend;
O, of Thy loving-kindness hear,
Who art the Sinners' Friend.

{Christos gennatai}

By St. Cosmas, 760 A.D.

{ho Heirmos}

I

Christ is born, go forth to meet