Great Compline Page 36 of 50
Lord have mercy.
(Thrice)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both
now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
More honorable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more
glorious than the Seraphim; who without corruption gavest birth to
God the Word, the very Theotokos, thee do we magnify.
In the name of the Lord, father (master) bless.
Priest:
Through the prayers of our holy fathers, O Lord Jesus
Christ our God, have mercy on us.
Reader:
Amen.
And then the Prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian
(on Friday evenings, the prayer of St. Ephraim is not said):