Divine Liturgy of St Basil- The First Little Litany - 8 -
The First Antiphon
And the First Antiphon is sung by the chanters. And the priest says the
prayer of the Antiphon, (but some say it before the exclamation). But the
deacon, bowing, leaves his place and goes to stand before the icon of
Christ, holding his orarion with three fingers of his right hand.
People
:
Bless the Lord, O my soul; blessed art Thou, O Lord./
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me bless His holy name./
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all that He hath done for thee./
Who is gracious unto all thine iniquities, Who healeth all thine infirmities./
Who redeemeth thy life from corruption, Who crowneth thee with mercy and
compassion./
Who fulfilleth thy desire with good things; thy youth shall be renewed as the
eagle's./
The Lord performeth deeds of mercy, and executeth judgment for all them that
are wronged. He hath made His ways known unto Moses, unto the sons of
Israel the things that He hath willed./
Compassionate and merciful is the Lord, long-suffering and plenteous in
mercy./
Not unto the end will He be angered, neither unto eternity will He be wroth.
Not according to our iniquities hath He dealt with us, neither according to our
sins hath He rewarded us./
For according to the height of heaven from the earth, the Lord hath made His
mercy to prevail over them that fear Him./
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our iniquities from
us./
Like as a father hath compassion upon His sons, so hath the Lord had
compassion upon them that fear Him;/
for He knoweth whereof we are made, He hath remembered that we are dust./