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Horologion

Matins (not at a Vigil)

of the world; have mercy on us; Thou that takest away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer; Thou that sittest at the right hand of the Father, have mercy
on us. For Thou only art holy; Thou only art Lord, Jesus Christ, to the glory of
God the Father. Amen. Every day will I bless Thee, and I will praise Thy Name
forever, yea, forever and forever. Lord, thou hast been our refuge in generation
and generation. I said: O Lord, have mercy on me, heal my soul, for I have
sinned against Thee. O Lord, unto Thee have I fled for refuge, teach me to do
Thy will, for Thou art my God. For in Thee is the fountain of life, in Thy light
shall we see light. O continue Thy mercy unto them that know Thee.
Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin. Blessed art Thou, O Lord,
the God of our Fathers, and praised and glorified is Thy name unto the ages.
Amen. Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we have hoped in
Thee. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy statutes.. Blessed art Thou, O
Master, give me understanding of Thy statutes. Blessed art Thou, O Holy One,
enlighten me by Thy statutes. O Lord, Thy mercy endureth forever; disdain not
the works of Thy hands. To Thee is due praise, to Thee is due a song, to Thee
glory is due, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever,
and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Then the Litany of Supplication, followed by the aposticha. Between the aposticha stichera, the

reader reades the first part (up to the *) of each of the following verses. The choir then completes

the verse, and sings the next sticheron. (In some cases, special verses are provided, in which case

we do not use the verses below.)

First Verse: We were filled in the morning with Thy mercy, O Lord, and we
rejoiced and were glad. In all our days, let us be glad for the days wherein Thou
didst humble us, for the years wherein we saw evils. And look upon Thy
servants, and upon Thy works,

and do Thou guide their sons.

Second Verse: And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us, and the
works of our hand do Thou guide aright upon us,

yea, the works of our hands

do Thou guide aright.

After the choir sings the sticheron on �-�Both now�-��-?, we complete Matins as follows.