The Midnight Office for Weekdays and Saturday
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Then this prayer:
O Sovereign God, the Father Almighty, O Lord, the Only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ
and Thou O Holy Spirit, one Godhead, one Power: Have mercy on me a sinner, and
by the judgments which Thou knowest, save me, Thine unworthy servant; for
blessed art Thou unto the ages of ages. Amen.
If it be a Saturday Service this prayer of St. Eustratius:
Most highly do I magnify Thee, O Lord, for Thou didst take notice of my lowliness
and hast not delivered me into the hands of mine enemies, but relieved my soul
from wants. And now, O Master, let Thy hand shelter me and let Thy mercy descend
upon me, for my soul is distracted and pained its departure from this my wretched
and filthy body, lest the evil of the adversary overtake it and make it stumble into
the darkness for the unknown and known sins amassed by me in this life. Be mer-
ciful unto me, O Master, and let not my soul see the dark countenances of evil
spirits, but let it be received by angels bright and shining. Glorify Thy holy name
and by Thy might set me before Thy divine judgment seat. When I am being
judged, suffer not that the hand of the prince of this world should take hold of me to
throw me, a sinner, into depths of Hades, but stand by me and be unto me a savior
and mediator, for these bodily torments gladden Thy servants. Have mercy, O Lord,
on my soul defiled through passions of this life and receive it cleansed by penitence
and confession, for blessed art Thou unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Then:
O come let us worship God our King.
O come let us worship and fall down before Christ our King and God.
O come let us worship and fall down before Christ Himself, our King, and God.
Three reverences
I have lifted up mine eyes to the mountains, from whence cometh my help. My help
cometh from the Lord, Who hath made heaven and the earth. Give not Thy foot
unto moving, and He not slumber that keepeth thee. Behold, He shall not slumber
nor shall He sleep, He that keepeth Israel. The Lord shall keep thee: the Lord is
thy shelter at thy right hand. The sun shall not burn thee by nor the moon by
night. The Lord shall keep thee from all evil, the Lord shall guard thy soul. The
Lord shall keep thy going and thy going out, from henceforth and for evermore.
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