The Great Canon Á-? On Wednesday of the First Week - Page 10 of 20
Song 5.
Eirmos:
Out of the night watching early for Thee,
enlighten me, I pray, O Lover of men, and guide even
me in Thy commandments, and teach me, O Savior,
to do Thy will.
Refrain:
Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me.
Troparia:
How heavy in character I have become, in soul and body,
like Jannes and Jambres in Pharaoh's bitter service, and my
mind has sunk low. But help me, O Lord.
(Exodus 7: 11; 2 Tim. 3:8)
I, wretch that I am, have rolled my mind in mud. But wash
me, O Lord, in the bath of my tears, I pray Thee, and make
the robe of my flesh as white as snow.
When I examine my actions, O Savior, I see that I have gone
beyond all men in sins; for I have sinned with knowledge
consciously, and not in ignorance.
Spare, spare, O Lord, Thy works. I have sinned; forgive me,
for Thou alone art pure by nature, and apart from Thee there
is none without defilement.
(I Peter 3:21)
Being God, for my sake Thou didst take my form, and didst
work miracles, healing lepers and bracing paralytics; and
Thou didst stop the flow of blood of the woman with
hemorrhage, O Savior, through the touch of Thy hem.
(Phil. 2:6;
Matthew 4:24; Luke 8:43-48)
Refrain:
Holy mother Mary, pray for us.