The Great Canon Á-? On Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent - Page 9 of 59
21.
I have buried with passions the beauty of the original
image, O Savior. But seek and find it, like the lost coin.
(Luke 15:8)
22.
Like the harlot I cry to Thee: I have sinned, I alone have
sinned against Thee. Accept my tears also, O Savior, as
perfume
. (Luke 7:37-50)
23.
I have slipped and fallen like David through lack of
discipline, and I am covered with filth; but wash me too, O
Savior, with my tears.
(II Kings 11:1-4)
24.
Like the publican I cry to Thee: Be merciful, O Savior, be
merciful to me; for no child of Adam has sinned as I against
Thee.
(Luke 18:13. )
25.
No tears, no repentance have I, no compunction. But as
God, O Savior, grant me these.
26.
Close not Thy door to me then, Lord, Lord; but open it to
me who repent to Thee.
(Matthew 25:11)
27.
O Lover of men, Who wishest all to be saved, in Thy
goodness recall me and receive me who repent.
(I Timothy 2:4)
28.
Give ear to the sighs and groans of my soul, and accept
the drops of my eyes, O Savior, and save me.
Refrain:
Most holy Mother of God, save us.
Theotokion:
Spotless Mother of God, only all-hymned Virgin, pray
intensely that we may be saved.
Another Eirmos
See, see that I am God, Who rained manna
and made water spout from the rock of old for my
people in the wilderness, by My right hand, and by My
strength alone.