The Great Canon Á-? On Tuesday of the First Week - Page 5 of 19
Song 3.
Eirmos:
Establish, O Lord, my unstable heart on the rock
of Thy commandments, for Thou only art Holy and
Lord.
Refrain:
Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me.
Troparia:
In Thee the Conqueror of death, I have found the Source of
Life, and from my heart I cry to Thee before my end: I have
sinned, be merciful, save me.
I have sinned, O Lord, I have sinned against Thee. Be
merciful to me. For there is no one who has sinned among
men whom I have not surpassed by my sins.
I have imitated those who were licentious in Noah's time,
and I have earned a share in their condemnation of drowning
in the flood.
(Genesis 6)
You have imitated Ham, that spurner of his father, my soul.
You have not concealed your neighborÁ-?s shame by returning
to him looking backwards.
(Genesis 9:20 27
)
Run, my soul, like Lot from the fire of sin; run from Sodom
and Gomorrah; run from the flame of every irrational desire.
(Genesis 19)
Have mercy, O Lord, have mercy on me, I implore Thee,
when Thou comest with Thy Angels to requite us all as our
actions deserve.