The Great Canon Á-? On Thursday of the First Week - Page 16 of 20
Song 8.
Eirmos:
Him Whom the heavenly hosts glorify and before
Whom Cherubim and Seraphim tremble, let every
breath and all creation praise, bless and exalt
throughout all ages.
Refrain:
Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me.
Troparia:
The alabaster jar of my tears, O Savior, I pour out on Thy
head as the perfume, and like the harlot I cry to Thee,
seeking Thy mercy. I offer prayer and ask to receive
forgiveness.
(Matthew 26:7; Luke 7:38)
Though no one has sinned against Thee as I, yet accept
even me, O compassionate Savior, repenting with fear and
crying with love: Against Thee only have I sinned. I have
done wrong, have mercy on me.
Spare, O Savior, Thy own creation, and seek as Shepherd
Thy lost sheep; snatch the stray from the wolf, and make me
a pet lamb in Thy sheep pasture.
(Psalm 118:176; John 10:11-16)
When Thou sittest as Judge and in Thy compassion showest
Thy dread glory, O Christ, O what fear there will be then,
when the furnace is burning and all shrink from Thy
inexorable Tribunal!
(Matthew 25:31-46)
Refrain:
Holy mother Mary, pray for us.
To St. Mary of Egypt:
The Mother of the unwaning Light enlightened
thee, and freed thee from the darkness of the passions. So