VESPERS ON THE EVENING OF PASCHA
(also called “Agape Vespers”)
AND ON THE DAYS OF BRIGHT WEEK
Metropolitan Cantor Institute
April 2009
(revised March 2016)
During Bright Week, the week following the great feast of the Resurrection of our Lord, God,
and Savior Jesus Christ, the Church's liturgical services are characterized by their joy and by
their brevity. For an entire week, we repeat the services of Easter Sunday, with slight
variations from one day to the next. In a sense, for an entire week, it IS Pascha.
At the same time, Bright Week embraces the entire cycle of the Church's worship. For
example, on the Sunday of Pascha, we sing the Resurrectional hymns at the Paschal Vigil and
Paschal Matins in the first of the Eight Tones. On the following days, we progress through
the eight Resurrectional Tones, singing the Sunday hymns of each tone at weekday Vespers
and Matins. Thus:
- on Sunday evening and Monday morning, we sing the Sunday hymns of Tone 2;
- on Monday evening and Tuesday morning, those of Tone 3;
- on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, Tone 4;
- on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning, Tone 5,
- om Thursday evening and Friday morning, Tone 6, and
- on Friday evening and Saturday morning, Tone 8.
In this manner, we sing seven weeks of Resurrectional hymns in seven days (tone 7 being
skipped). At the Saturday evening services which signal the start of the Sunday after Pascha
(Thomas Sunday), we begin again in Tone 1, and return to changing to a new tone once per
week.
This booklet provides the complete service of Vespers on the afternoon or evening of Pascha,
and on the Monday through Friday of Bright Week. On each day, we begin the service with
a triple singing of the Paschal troparion, “Christ is risen”. At the Lamp-lighting Psalms, we
sing the Resurrectional stichera in the tone of the DAY rather than the tone of the week. The
aposticha consist of a single sticheron in the tone of the day, followed by the singing of the
Paschal stichera. The service ends with the special Paschal dismissal.
The text and music for this service are taken almost entirely from the Metropolitan Cantor
Institute's 2009 booklet for Resurrection Matins, and from the 2006 Sunday Vespers book,
also by the Metropolitan Cantor Institute. The texts for the daily prokeimena of Pascha and
Bright Week come from the Pentecostarion of the Sisters of Saint Basil of Uniontown, and
have been set to the prokeimenon melodies as found in the Divine Liturgies book published
in 2007 by the Byzantine Catholic Church sui juris of the United States of America.
Like the other publications of the Metropolitan Cantor Institute, this setting of the service of
Bright Week Vespers is UNOFFICIAL and subject to change or revision by the Cantor
Institute, the Inter-Eparchial Music Commission, or the Council of Hierarchs of the
Byzantine Catholic Church. We hope that it provides spiritual benefit to all who use it.
The faithful STAND as the the celebrant, fully vested in bright vestments, stands before
the holy table and begins.
Celebrant: Blessed is our God always, now and ever and forever.
&b ˙ ˙
Response:
A
w
-
men.
Immediately the Paschal troparion is sung three times: once by the celebrant, and twice
by the faithful.
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œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙
˙ œ
Christ is
&b œ
and
ris - en from the
œ
˙
œ
to
those
in
œ
˙
the tombs
dead!
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he
˙
œ
By death
œ
grant - ed
œ
he
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œ
˙
tram - pled Death;
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life.
The celebrant sings the following versicles, and to each one the faithful respond by
singing the Paschal troparion.
Priest:
&b œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
˙
œ œ
œ W
Psalm 67:2
Let God a - rise and let his en - e - mies be scat - tered, and let those who hate him flee
&b œ
from
All:
œ
œ
be - fore
œ
his
face!
Christ is risen…
Priest:
&b œ
œ
œ
œ œ œ œ
As smoke van - ish - es,
All:
˙
so
œ
œ
˙
let them van - ish,
Christ is risen…
3
Psalm 67:3
œ œ
œ œ œ œ ˙
as wax melts be - fore
a
fire.
Priest:
œ œ œ œ œ ˙
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œ œ œ œ
œ
Psalm 67:4
œ œ ˙
So let the wick - ed perish at the pres - ence of God, but let the right - eous ones re - joice.
All:
Christ is risen…
Priest:
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ
This is
All:
œ
œ
˙
the day that the Lord has made;
Psalm 117:24
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
let
us
re - joice and be glad in
it.
Christ is risen…
Priest:
&b œ
œ
&b œ
œ œ W
Glo - ry
œ
œ
œ
to
the
W
œ
Fa - ther, and to the Son, and to
œ œ œ œ ˙
now and ev - er and for - ev - er.
All:
A
-
œ
the
œ
œ
Ho - ly
œ
˙
Spir - it;
men.
Christ is risen…
Litany of Peace
Deacon:
Response:
In peace, let us pray to the Lord.
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1. Lord,
Deacon:
Response:
œ
œ
œ
˙
w
have mer - cy.
For peace from on high and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the
Lord.
&b œ
2. Lord,
œ
œ
œ
˙
w
have mer - cy.
4
Deacon:
For peace in the whole world, for the stability of the holy Churches of God, and
for the union of all, let us pray to the Lord.
Response:
Lord, have mercy. (1)
Deacon:
For this holy church and for all who enter it with faith, reverence, and fear of God,
let us pray to the Lord.
Response:
Lord, have mercy. (2)
Deacon:
For our holy father, (Name), pope of Rome, let us pray to the Lord.
Response:
Lord, have mercy. (1)
Deacon:
For our most reverend metropolitan, (Name), for our God-loving bishop, (Name),
for the venerable presbyterate, the diaconate in Christ, and all the clergy and
people, let us pray to the Lord.
Response:
Lord, have mercy. (2)
Deacon:
For our government and for all in the service of our country, let us pray to the
Lord.
Response:
Lord, have mercy. (1)
Deacon:
For this city, [or: For this holy monastery], for every city, community, and for the
faithful living in them, let us pray to the Lord.
Response:
Lord, have mercy. (2)
Deacon:
For favorable weather, for an abundance of the fruits of the earth, and for peaceful
times, let us pray to the Lord.
Response:
Lord, have mercy. (1)
Deacon:
For those who travel by sea, air, and land, for the sick, the suffering, the captive
and for their salvation, let us pray to the Lord.
Response:
Lord, have mercy. (2)
5
Deacon:
That we be delivered from all affliction, wrath, and need, let us pray to the Lord.
Response:
Lord, have mercy. (1)
Deacon:
Protect us, save us, have mercy on us, and preserve us, O God, by your grace.
Response:
Lord, have mercy. (2)
Deacon:
Commemorating our most holy, most pure, most blessed and glorious Lady, the
Theotokos and ever-Virgin Mary with all the saints, let us commit ourselves and
one another and our whole life to Christ our God.
Response:
&b œ
To
Priest:
˙
˙
you,
O
w
Lord.
Evening, morning, and at noon we praise you, we bless you, we thank you, and
we pray to you, Master of All, Lord and Lover of us all. Let our prayer rise like
incense before you and do not let our hearts be turned to evil words or thoughts,
but deliver us from all that might ensnare our souls. For to you, Lord, O Lord, our
eyes are turned and in you we hope; let us not be put to shame, O our God.
For to you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, is due all glory, honor, and worship now
and ever and forever.
Response:
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A
-
men.
The Lamplighting Psalms
The Lamp-lighting Psalms and their stichera are now sung. The opening verses of Psalm 140 (text
at the top of the next page) are sung according to the tone of the day:
Evening of Pascha
Monday evening
Tuesday evening
Tone 2 - page 21
Tone 3 - page 28
Tone 4 - page 33
Wednesday evening Tone 5 - page 39
Thursday evening
Tone 6 - page 46
Friday evening
Tone 8 - page 51
6
Psalm 140
O Lord, I have cried to you, hear me:
Hear me, O Lord!
O Lord, I have cried to you, hear me:
receive the voice of my prayer when I call upon you.
Hear me, O Lord!
Let me prayer ascend to you like incense,
and the lifting up of my hands like an evening sacrifice.
Hear me, O Lord!
The remaining verses are chanted antiphonally.
O Lord, set a guard before my mouth
and set a seal on the door of my lips.
Let not my heart be inclined to evil,
nor make excuses for sins I commit.
Let me never share in sinners' feasting.
If a just man strikes or reproves me it is kindness
but let the oil of the wicked not anoint my head.
Let my prayer be ever against their malice.
The princes were thrown down by the side of the rock;
then they understood that my words were kind.
As a millstone is shattered to pieces on the ground,
so their bones were strewn at the mouth of the grave.
To you, Lord God, my eyes are turned;
in you I take refuge; spare my soul!
From the trap they have laid for me keep me safe;
keep me from the snares of those who do evil.
Let the wicked fall into the traps they have set
while I pursue my way unharmed.
7
Psalm 141
With all my voice I cry to the Lord,
with all my voice I entreat the Lord.
I pour out my trouble before him;
I tell him all my distress while my spirit faints within me.
But you, O Lord, know my path.
On the way where I shall walk they have hidden a snare to entrap me.
Look on my right and see:
there is no one who takes my part.
I have no means of escape,
not one who cares for my soul.
I cry to you, O Lord.
I have said: "You are my refuge, all I have in the land of the living."
Listen, then, to my cry
for I am in the depths of distress.
Rescue me from those who pursue me
for they are stronger than I.
Bring my soul out of this prison
and then I shall praise your name.
Around me the just will assemble
because of your goodness to me.
Psalm 129
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord;
Lord, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my pleading.
8
The Lamplighting stichera are now sung according to the tone of the day:
Wednesday evening Tone 5 - page 39
Tone 6 - page 46
Thursday evening
Tone 8 - page 51
Friday evening
Evening of Pascha Tone 2 - page 21
Monday evening
Tone 3 - page 28
Tuesday evening
Tone 4 - page 33
The Hymn of the Evening
Deacon:
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Wisdom! Be attentive!
The clergy and servers enter the sanctuary as "O Joyful Light" is sung.
The sanctuary and the faithful are incensed.
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#
O
Joy - ful Light of the ho - ly glo - ry
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the hea - ven - ly,
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˙
ho - ly, bles - sed One,
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Now that
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reached the set - ting of the sun, and see the eve - ning light,
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a
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song of praise in
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of
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we have
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we sing to God,
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Je - sus Christ:
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of the Fa - ther Im - mor
to
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fit - ting at
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you,
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all times to raise
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O Son of God, the
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u - ni - verse sings your
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ry.
The Evening Prokeimenon
Deacon:
Let us be attentive!
Priest:
? Peace be to all!
Deacon:
Wisdom! Be attentive!
The evening prokeimenon is now sung:.
Evening of Pascha
Monday evening
Tuesday evening
Wednesday evening Tone 7 - page 44
Tone 7 - page 50
Thursday evening
Tone 8 - page 55
Friday evening
Tone 7 - page 25
Tone 7 - page 31
Tone 8 - page 38
On the evening of Pascha, there is also a reading from the Holy Gospel.
Litany of Fervent Supplication
Deacon:
Response:
Let us all say with our whole soul and with our whole mind, let us say:
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1. Lord,
Deacon:
Response:
Response:
œ
œ
˙
w
have mer - cy.
O Lord almighty, God of our fathers, we pray you, hear and have mercy.
&b œ
2. Lord,
Deacon:
œ
œ
œ
œ
˙
w
have mer - cy.
Have mercy on us, O God, according to your great mercy,
we pray you, hear and have mercy.
&b œ
œ
œ œ
œ
œ
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3. Lord, have mer - cy, Lord, have mer - cy,
Deacon:
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Lord,
have mer
-
cy.
Again we pray for our holy father, (Name), pope of Rome, and for our most reverend
metropolitan, (Name), for our God-loving bishop, (Name), for those who serve
and have served in this holy church, for our spiritual fathers, and for all our brothers
and sisters in Christ.
10
4. Lord, have
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w
˙ œ œ œ œ ˙
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œ
Response:
mer - cy, Lord, have
mer - cy, Lord,
have mer - cy.
Deacon:
Again we pray for our government and for all in the service of our country.
Response:
Lord, have mercy. (three times, using response 4.)
Deacon:
Again we pray for the people here present who await your great and abundant
mercy, for those who show us mercy, and for all Christians of the true faith.
Response:
Lord, have mercy. (three times, using response 3.)
Priest:
For you are a merciful and loving God, and we give glory to you,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever.
&b ˙
Response:
˙
A
-
w
men.
Hymn of Glorification
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
Make us
wor - thy, O Lord,
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙
˙
to
be kept sin
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
Bless - ed
are you,
&b œ W
and
O Lord, the God of
our
œ œ ˙
˙
glorious is your name for ev - er.
&b œ œ ˙ ˙
be up - on
us
A
-
˙
our
11
less this
eve
-
ning.
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œ
œ
œ
fa - thers,
and
œ
œ
˙
men.
œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙
who have placed
-
praise - wor - thy
œ œ œ œ
May your mer - cy,
reverence
hope in you.
O Lord,
œ œ œ œ œ œ
Bless - ed are
you
O
œ
&b ˙ ˙
Lord;
&b œ
œ
œ
œ
˙
˙
œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
reverence
˙
teach me your com - mand - ments.
œ œ œ œ
Bless - ed are
reverence
œ ˙ ˙ ˙
œ
en - light - en me with your com - mand - ments.
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ
de - spise
is
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due
œ
now and
œ
ev - er
to you is
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and
œ
O Lord,
To you is
glo - ry
œ
œ
for - ev - er.
O Ho - ly One;
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
your mer - cy is for - ev - er;
due praise;
œ œ œ œ œ W
a hymn;
œ
Bless - ed are you,
œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
˙
not the work of your hands.
&b œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙
O Mas - ter;
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
make me un - der - stand your com - mand - ments.
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you,
˙
œ œ œ œ
to
you
œ œ ˙ ˙
due, Father, Son, and Ho - ly Spir - it,
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A
˙
-
w
men.
Litany of Supplication
Deacon:
Response:
Let us complete our evening prayer to the Lord.
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œ
1. Lord,
Deacon:
Response:
œ
œ
œ
˙
w
have mer - cy.
Protect us, save us, have mercy on us, and preserve us, O God, by your grace.
&b œ
2. Lord,
œ
œ
œ
˙
w
have mer - cy.
12
Deacon:
Response:
That this whole evening be perfect, holy, peaceful, and without sin,
let us beseech the Lord.
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œ
3. Grant this,
Deacon:
Response:
˙
œ
O
Lord.
For an angel of peace, a faithful guide and guardian of our souls and bodies,
let us beseech the Lord.
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4. Grant this,
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œ
O
Lord.
Deacon:
For the pardon and remission of our sins and offenses, let us beseech the Lord.
Response:
Grant this, O Lord. (3)
Deacon:
For what is good and beneficial to our souls and for peace in the world, let us
beseech the Lord.
Response:
Grant this, O Lord. (4)
Deacon:
That we may spend the rest of our life in peace and repentance, let us beseech the
Lord.
Response:
Grant this, O Lord. (3)
Deacon:
For a Christian, painless, unashamed, peaceful end of our life, and for a good
account before the fearsome judgment seat of Christ, let us beseech the Lord.
Response:
Grant this, O Lord. (4)
Deacon:
Commemorating our most holy, most pure, most blessed and glorious Lady, the
Theotokos and ever-Virgin Mary with all the Saints, let us commit ourselves and
one another, and our whole life to Christ our God.
Response:
&b œ
To
˙
you,
˙
O
w
Lord.
13
Celebrant:
Great and most high God, you alone possess immortality and dwell in
unapproachable light. You made all creation with wisdom, dividing light from
darkness, establishing the sun to rule the day and the moon and stars to rule the
night. You have allowed us sinners to approach your presence with thanksgiving
in this present hour and to offer you evening praise. O Lord, Lover of us all, make
our prayer ascend to you like incense and accept it as a sweet fragrance. Grant that
we may spend the present evening and the coming night in peace; clothe us with
the armor of light; deliver us from the fears of the night and from everything that
lurks about in darkness. Grant that the sleep you have given us to refresh our
fatigue may be free from all illusions of the devil. Yes, O Master of All, Giver of
good things, let us feel contrition as we lie on our beds remembering your name
throughout the night. Enlightened by meditation on your commands, may we rise
with gladdened soul to give glory to your goodness, offering prayers and
supplications to your compassion for our sins and those of all your people. Visit us
with mercy through the intercession of the holy Theotokos.
For you, O God, are good and love us all, and we glorify you, Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever.
Response:
&b ˙
A
Priest:
Response:
Response:
&b ˙
œ
˙
-
men.
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to your
spir
œ œ
-
˙
it.
Bow your heads to the Lord!
&b œ
To
Priest:
-
? Peace be to all!
And
Deacon:
˙
˙
you,
˙
O
w
Lord.
Lord our God, you bowed the heavens and came down for the salvation of the human
race. Look upon your servants and upon your inheritance, for they have bowed their
heads and bent their necks to you, the awesome Judge who love us all. They do not
expect human help, but await your mercy and long for your salvation. Protect them at
all times, this evening and tonight, from every enemy, from all the devil’s assaults,
from vain thoughts and evil imaginings. May the might of your kingdom be blessed
and glorified, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever.
14
&b ˙
Response:
˙
A
˙
-
men.
Aposticha
On each day, a single proper sticheron is taken:
Wednesday evening
Thursday evening
Friday evening
Evening of Pascha Tone 2 - page 27
Monday evening
Tone 3 - page 32
Tuesday evening
Tone 4 - page 38
Tone 5 - page 45
Tone 6 - page 50
Tone 8 - page 55
The aposticha continue with the Paschal stichera. The celebrant (or an appointed person) sings
the verses and the faithful respond with the stichera. During the singing of the stichera, the
faithful approach to kiss the holy cross, the gospel book, and the icon of the Resurrection. The
celebrant stands outside the holy doors, holding the handcross and greeting each of the faithful
as they come to kiss the cross and holy articles, saying to each:
Celebrant: Christ is risen!
Celebrant: Christos voskrese!
Response: Indeed he is risen!
Response: Voinstinnu voskrese!
The Paschal Stichera
Celebrant:
&b œ
œ
œ
&b œ
œ
œ
Let God
and
All:
&b
œ ˙
a - rise
œ
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and
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W
œ
let his ene - mies
˙
flee
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˙
˙ ˙
sa - cred Pasch is
re - vealed to
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be
œ
˙
scat - tered,
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œ
œ
let those who hate him
œ œ œ
To - day the
œ
us,
from be - fore
his
face.
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ho
-
ly and new
Pasch,
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the
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mys - ti - cal
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Pass - o - ver,
the
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the Pasch of the faith - ful,
&b œ œ œ œ
the
Celebrant:
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œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
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O
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from us,
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Par - a - dise,
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smoke
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as
wax
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the
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wo - men,
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great
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fies
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of
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let
fire.
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and
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tell what
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good news
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on:
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the news that Christ has
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be - fore
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vision and say to
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van - ish - es,
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tell
spot - less Pasch,
the Pasch which is the key to the gates of
Pas - cha which sanc - ti
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All:
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ven - er - a - ble Pass - o - ver,
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the Pasch which is Christ the Re - deem - er,
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you
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the good news of
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joy
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and cel - e - brate
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and
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com - ing forth
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the
œ
œ
do
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you
˙
a
œ
right - eous
bear - ing
ones
˙
œ
œ
œ
wo
-
men
œ
œ
of Life
˙
who spoke these words to them:
Why
Christ
bride
-
œ
˙
the
King,
groom.
œ
œ
let the wicked perish at the pres - ence
at the tomb of the Giv - er
œ
see - ing
œ
œ
œ
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œ
&b œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
&b œ
œ
Je - ru - sa - lem,
from
So
All:
˙
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w
&b œ
let
˙
˙
œ
œ
mourn
œ
the
œ œ œ
Go an - nounce the
œ
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˙
œ
˙
of
God,
but
re - joice.
ar - rived
œ
œ œ
˙
œ
œ
just
˙
˙
be - fore
˙
the
dawn
œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
˙
and found an an - gel seat - ed on the stone
œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
œ
˙
˙
“Why do you seek the liv - ing a - mong the dead?
W
œ
œ
in - corruptible among those sub - ject
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w
good news to
his dis - ci 17
-
- ples.
œ
to
œ
˙
de - cay?
Celebrant:
&b œ
W
&b œ
œ
This
œ
is the day that the Lord
and
œ
re - joice
œ
œ
œ
has
œ œ œ œ œ
˙
made;
let
us
be glad
w
in
it.
All:
&b ˙
œ
Pasch
&b œ
œ
œ
so
œ
˙
de - light - ful,
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
Pasch
œ
of
œ ˙
most hon - ored Pasch now dawned on
us.
&b œ œ œ œ ˙
œ œ œ œ ˙
&b œ
œ
joy - ful - ly em - brace one an - oth - er.
For
œ
˙
&b œ
œ ˙
- ber
œ
œ
œ
Lord,
It
is
œ
&b œ
W
news
œ
is
the Pasch –
˙
œ
œ œ œ
the Pasch! There - fore, let us
œ
œ
to
œ
O Pass - o - ver, save us from sor - row;
œ
˙
œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ
as
from a
œ
the
by
say
œ
œ
A - pos
-
bri - dal
œ
œ
ing:
An
-
œ
-
œ
-
œ
œ
œ
œ
Glo - ry to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Ho - ly
18
˙ ˙
œ ˙
œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
œ
˙
œ
œ
˙ ˙ ˙
and filled the wo - men with joy
˙
the good
Celebrant:
œ
the
to - day, Christ has shown forth from the tomb
&b ˙ ˙ ˙
cham
œ
œ
œ
-
œ
nounce
w
tles.
˙
Spir - it,
&b œ
now
All:
œ
œ
œ
and
œ
ev - er
and
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
This is
œ
for - ev - er.
Let us
be
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
&b œ
us em - brace
one an - oth
œ
œ
œ
œ
e - ven those who
œ
˙
hate
us,
œ
By death
œ
he
œ
-
and
er!
in
tram - pled death;
-
men.
Let
the
by
this Feast
œ œ ˙
œ œ ˙
Christ is
œ œ ˙
˙
A
w
us call
"Bre
-
œ œ ˙
Re - sur
-
rec
˙
-
˙
thren"
˙
tion,
œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙
˙ œ
for - give ev - 'ry thing and let us sing:
˙
œ
en - light - ened
œ œ œ ˙
&b œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
&b œ
œ
œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙
the Re - sur - rec - tion Day!
and let
œ
œ
and
ris - en from the
œ œ ˙
to those in
˙
dead!
œ œ w
the tombs he grant - ed life.
Paschal Dismissal
Deacon:
Response:
Wisdom!
&b œ
Give
Celebrant:
Response:
œ
the
˙
bless - ing.
Blessed is Christ our God, the One-Who-Is, always, now and ever and forever.
&b ˙ ˙ ˙
A - men.
Celebrant:
œ
˙
œ W
O
God, strengthen the true faith,
O most holy Theotokos, save us!
19
œ œ œ œ œ ˙
for - ev - er and ev - er.
Response:
&b œ W
œ ˙ œ ˙
&b ˙
˙
œ W
Shine in splendor, O new Je - ru - sa - lem;
you.
&b œ
œ œ œ œ
O
Zi - on, now dance and be glad;
œ œ
œ
˙
re - sur - rec - tion
&b œ
œ
of
w
for the glory of the Lord is risen up - on
œ
W
and
you, pure Theotokos, rejoice in the
your Son.
Glory to you, O Christ our God, our hope; glory to you!
Celebrant:
Response:
œ œ ˙
œ œ œ
œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙
œ œ œ ˙
œ
˙
œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
Christ is ris - en from the dead! By death he tram - pled death; and to those in the tombs
&b œ ˙ œ œ w
œ
he grant - ed life.
&b œ
œ
˙
œ œ
œ
Lord, have mer - cy.
œ
œ œ
œ
Lord, have mer - cy.
˙ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
Lord,
have
mer - cy.
w
Give the bless - ing.
Celebrant:
Response:
May Christ our true God, risen from the dead, by death trampling death and giving
life to those in the tombs, have mercy on us and save us through the prayers of his
most pure Mother and all the saints; for he is gracious and loves us all.
&b œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ w
A
-
-
-
-
20
-
-
men.
On the evening of Pascha
Psalm 140 - Tone 2 samohlasen
&b œ œ œ œ œ
˙
œ œ ˙
œ œ
O
Lord, I have cried to you, hear
me.
O
œ œ œ ˙ ˙
œ œ
&b œ œ ˙ œ œ
Lord, I have cried to you, hear me;
&b ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙
call up
-
on
you.
Hear
in
-
œ
me,
O
sac - ri - fice.
Lord!
œ W
œ
re - ceive the voice of my pray'r when I
œ
œ
œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ
˙
me,
cense
&b œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ ˙
like an eve - ning
Hear
œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ w
&b œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙
as - cend to you like
˙ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
˙
O
and the lift
-
œ
Lord!
ing
Let
up
my pray'r
of my hands
œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ w
Hear
me,
O
Lord!
The recited verses begin on page 7.
Cantor:
(on 6)
&b
If you, O Lord, should mark our guilt, Lord, who would survive?
But with you is found forgiveness: for this we revere you.
6
œ
œ œ œ ˙
Come, let us
&b œ ˙ ˙ ˙
all ag
-
es,
œ œ œ œ ˙
a - dore God
the
Word,
œ œ œ ˙ œ
œ
˙ œ œ W
œ
who was born of the Father be-fore
œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
œ œ œ œ œ
and was in - car - nate from the Vir - gin Mar - y.
&b œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙
the cross of his own
will,
˙
and
œ œ œ
˙
For
œ œ
was con-signed to
21
œ
he en-dured
˙
the grave;
œ œ
and by
&b œ W
œ
ris - ing from the dead, he
Cantor:
(on 5)
&b
œ ˙
œ
saves
œ
me
˙
from
œ w
er
-
ror.
My soul is waiting for the Lord. I count on his word.
My soul is longing for the Lord more than watchman for daybreak.
5
œ œ W
œ
œ
Christ our Sav - ior cancelled the decree that was writ - ten a - gainst
&b ˙
œ œ œ ˙
nail - ing
it
&b œ œ œ
We
Cantor:
(on 4)
bow
to
˙
˙
œ
the Cross;
W
and
œ œ
Let the watchman count on daybreak,
and Israel on the Lord.
œ
on
œ
œ
œ
us,
the
˙
third
œ œ ˙ ˙
œ œ ˙ œ
&b œ
and might - y
Cantor:
(on 3)
pow - er
to
œ
He
is com - ing
œ
˙
œ
œ
œ
˙
judge the world which he
œ
œ œ ˙
Al - though you died and were bur
-
22
he is
again in awesome glory
Because with the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemption,
Israel indeed he will redeem from all its iniquity.
&b œ œ œ
3
œ œ œ
œ œ ˙ ˙
for
œ œ ˙ œ W
˙
the Redeemer and Sav - ior of our souls.
of death.
day.
With the arch - angels, let us sing hymns to Christ's Res - ur - rec - tion;
&b œ W
˙
œ w
œ œ œ œ ˙
˙
by
œ
œ
de - stroyed the pow - er
˙
before his Res-ur - rec - tion
&b œ œ œ W
4
he
œ
˙
œ
œ
œ œ
˙ œ œ œ œ ˙
ied,
œ
˙
has fash
œ
-
ioned.
œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ
the
w
œ
an - gel yet de -clared you
&b œ ˙ ˙ ˙
œ œ ˙ œ W
as Mas - ter.
He
œ œ
said to the women: Come and see where the Lord was bur-ied;
&b œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙
for
&b
he
œ
is
There - fore
&b œ
œ
˙
we
as
œ
wor - ship you
œ
œ
the
you to have mercy on
&b œ
he
us,
O
œ
Giv -
œ ˙
the
&b œ
-
- er
O
Cantor:
(on 1)
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ œ ˙ ˙
œ
œ
œ
and
y.
œ
we
w
Life.
œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙
œ W
œ
of
-
Psalm 116
your
˙ ˙ ˙
human race by your Res - ur - rec - tion.
œ
˙
œ
œ œ
˙
œ
God and Ben - e - fac - tor,
glo -
Strong is the love of the Lord for us;
he is faithful forever.
23
œ œ
Cross;
you have
œ œ œ ˙
de - stroyed the pow - er of death by your bur - i - al,
&b œ W
al -might
Im - mor - tal One,
Christ you have abolished the curse of the tree by
˙
is
˙
œ
œ
on - ly
&b œ œ œ W
O
for
œ œ œ ˙
Praise the Lord all you nations;
acclaim him all you peoples.
2
œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙
he fore-told,
œ
W
be - seech
Cantor:
(on 2)
ris - en
œ
œ
œ ˙ ˙
œ
and you en - light - ened
œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙
There-fore we cry out
œ
-
˙
œ
- ry
œ
to
w
you.
to
you:
&b œ œ œ W
œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙
1
O
Lord, the gates of death opened be-fore you
&b œ W
in
fear,
œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙
œ
œ œ ˙ ˙
œ
and crushed the posts of
i - ron
&b œ œ œ W
and
Cantor:
led
œ
œ
œ
œ
us out of darkness, a-way
from
You
œ
œ
˙
œ
œ
œ œ
the
shad - ow
œ
œ œ œ œ ˙
of
-
sun
˙
death.
˙ œ œ œ œ ˙
Let us all come and prostrate ourselves in the house of
˙ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
˙
hymn
from the dead;
œ
cleanse
œ œ
of sal - va - tion:
&b œ œ ˙
Cantor:
smashed the gates of brass
-
der,
œ w
(Tone 2) Glory…
&b œ œ œ œ W
&b
œ W
Then you burst our chains a
Doxastikon - Tone 2
&b
and the gate - keep-ers
œ œ ˙
of Hades were filled with dread at the sight of you.
&b œ
œ œ ˙ œ œ œ
œ
œ
O
˙
the
Lord
us
˙
of
œ
œ
Christ, you were crucified on the tree and rose
and now you a - bide in the bos - om of the Fa - ther.
œ
sing-ing this
œ W
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
˙
œ œ œ
w
our sins.
Now and ever...
24
œ œ
Please
&b œ œ œ W
The
&b œ œ
œ ˙
shad - ow of the Law passed a - way when
œ
œ
œ œ ˙ ˙
˙
the bush which burned but was not con- sumed,
&b œ œ œ œ ˙
vir - gin you re-mained.
&b œ œ ˙ ˙
of
œ œ
œ
grace ar - rived,
œ
œ
you gave birth as
˙
Jus - tice dawned;
a pil - lar
of
,
œ œ œ œ œ ˙
for,
like
˙ œ W
œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙
In - stead of
œ œ ˙
œ ˙
fire,
a virgin, and a
œ œ ˙ œ
the
œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ
Sun
w
in - stead of Mo - ses, Christ, the sal - va - tion of our souls.
The service continues with the Hymn of the Evening on page 9.
Prokeimenon and Gospel (Evening of Pascha)
#
Great Prokeimenon of Pascha - Tone 7 (Psalm 76: 14-16, 11, 12)
&
&
#
˙
˙ œ œ ˙ ˙
What God is as great,
œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙
is
as great as
˙ ˙ œ #œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ ˙
God,
you
are the God
who
our God?
œ œ œ œ œ œ
You
are
the
œ œ œ œ w b œ #œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙
works won
-
ders!
Lord,
have
mer - cy.
Verse:
You showed your power among the peoples. Your strong arm redeemed your people.
Verse:
I said: Now I begin, and this is the will of the Most High
Verse:
I remember the deeds of the Lord. I remember your wonders of old.
25
Deacon:
That we may be deemed worthy of hearing the holy Gospel, let us pray to the Lord,
our God.
Response:
&b
˙
Lord,
œ
œ
˙
have
œ
œ
œ
mer - cy.
œ
œ
Lord, have
mer -
Deacon:
Wisdom! Let us stand and listen to the Holy Gospel.
Priest:
Peace  be to all!
Response:
&b œ
œ
And
œ
œ
œ
œ
to your spir - it,
œ
œ
#œ
œ
-
œ #œ
to your spir -
-
-
-
œ
œ
-
œ
˙
- cy.
w
- it.
A reading of the Holy Gospel according to the holy apostle and evangelist John.
Priest:
Response:
&b ˙ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ ˙
Glo -
Deacon:
-
- ry to
you,
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ w
glo - ry to you, O Lord,
glo - ry to
you.
Let us be attentive!
The priest reads John 20: 19 - 25.
Response:
&b ˙ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ ˙
Glo -
-
- ry to
you,
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ w
glo - ry to you, O Lord,
glo - ry to
The service continues with the Litany of Fervent Supplication on page 10.
26
you.
Aposticha
Apostichon of the Resurrection - Tone 2
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
œ œ œ œ ˙
Your Res - ur - rec -tion, O Christ our
&b ˙ ˙ ˙
u - ni-verse;
œ
œ
Sav - ior,
œ œ ˙ œ œ
has en - light - ened the whole
œ œ œ ˙ ˙
˙ œ W
and through it, you call back to your-self all cre - a - tion.
&b œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ w
God,
glo -
-
- ry
to you.
Continue with the Paschal stichera on page 15.
27
œ œ
œ œ œ œ
Al - might-y
On Monday evening
b
& b #œ œ œ œ œ
Psalm 140 - Tone 3 samohlasen
O Lord,
I have cried to you,
b
&b œ W
&b
b
O
œ œ œ œ ˙
call up - on
b
you.
Hear
as - cend to you like
œ nœ
eve - ning
˙
Hear
me;
œ
œ
sac - ri -
œ
O
Lord!
œ œ œ W
#œ
œ
œ œ œ #œ ˙ nœ œ
˙
me,
˙
O
w
Lord!
in - cense,
and the lift - ing up
˙
œ #œ nœ #œ
- fice.
me,
re-ceive the voice of my pray'r when I
œ #œ nœ œ œ ˙
b
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
&b
hear me.
Lord, I have cried to you, hear
˙
œ #œ ˙ nœ œ ˙
œ œ ˙ #œ œ
œ nœ ˙
œ œ ˙
˙
Hear
Let my
˙
me,
like an
˙
O
pray'r
œ œ
of my hands
œ
œ
œ
w
Lord!
The recited verses begin on page 7.
Cantor:
(on 6)
bb
If you, O Lord, should mark our guilt, Lord, who would survive?
But with you is found forgiveness: for this we revere you.
& #œ œ œ œ œ œ
&b
b
6
By your
˙
van -
b
&b œ œ
cross, O Christ our
œ œ ˙
-
œ œ ˙ ˙
- quished
Sav - ior,
œ W
and
saved by
the
œ nœ
the deceit of the dev-il
œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
hu - man race,
œ
faith,
28
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ #œ
pow'r of Death has been
˙
has been
œ œ
de
-
˙
stroyed.
#œ
The
œ œ #œ nœ #œ œ ˙ ˙ w
of - fers you
a hymn for - ev
-
er.
Cantor:
(on 5)
bb
My soul is waiting for the Lord. I count on his word.
My soul is longing for the Lord more than watchman for daybreak.
5
& #œ
O
&b
&b
œ
Lord,
œ œ œ
ev - 'ry
œ
œ œ œ ˙
W
thing
has been enlightened by your Res - ur
b œ
œ œ œ œ œ #œ ˙ nœ œ ˙
and
b
Par - a - dise is re - o
œ
W
and
there-fore all crea-tion ex - tols
nœ #œ
praise
rec - tion,
œ nœ ˙ œ œ ˙
œ W
pened;
#œ
offers you hymns of
Cantor:
(on 4)
bb
œ
-
-
˙
for
˙
œ
-
ev -
˙
you
w
-
- er.
Let the watchman count on daybreak,
and Israel on the Lord.
& #œ œ œ œ œ
4
I
œ œ œ ˙ ˙
œ W
glo - ri - fy the might of the Father, Son, and Ho - ly
b
&b œ W
the
b
&b ˙
es -
Cantor:
(on 3)
œ
Spir - it.
œ #œ ˙ nœ œ ˙
Undivided Power, the Uncreat-ed
-
œ
˙
- sence,
œ
œ
Di - vi - ni
-
-
the
œ
- er
and
Because with the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemption,
Israel indeed he will redeem from all its iniquity.
bb 3
& #œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ
œ œ œ ˙ ˙
We a - dore your pre-cious Cross, O
b
&b W
œ #œ ˙ nœ œ ˙
glorify your Res - ur - rec
-
tion,
Christ,
œ œ œ
#œ
œ
œ
praise
œ nœ
Trinity one
˙
ev -
œ
˙
-
in
w
- er.
W
and with hymns of praise we
for by your wounds
29
I
œ W
ty,
œ #œ nœ #œ
who reigns for - ev -
œ œ œ
nœ #œ œ ˙ ˙
w
we have all been healed.
Cantor:
(on 2)
bb
Praise the Lord all you nations;
acclaim him all you peoples.
Psalm 116
& #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
2
Let us
sing the prais - es
b
& b #œ ˙ nœ œ ˙
the Vir -
of the
Cantor:
(on 1)
&
bb
&b
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dead,
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and on the third day
his great
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cour - age, for today I have con-quered
free.
death.
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I
w
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Christ de - scend-ed in - to Hades and announced to those con - fined there:
will set you
Take
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am the Resurrection, the One who
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have shattered the gates
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of the realm of death.
(Tone 2) Glory…
Doxastikon - Tone 2
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Let us all come and prostrate ourselves in the house of
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Strong is the love of the Lord for us;
he is faithful forever.
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Cantor:
Sav - ior,
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b
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he
œ œ œ œ œ œ
˙ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙
hymn
of sal - va - tion:
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O
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the
Lord
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sing-ing this
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Christ, you were crucified on the tree and rose
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&b œ œ ˙
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
from the dead;
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cleanse
Cantor:
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and now you a - bide in the bos - om of the Fa - ther.
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us
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of
Now and ever...
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The
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our sins.
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œ
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the bush which burned but was not con -sumed,
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vir - gin you re-mained.
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of
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shad - ow of the Law passed a - way when
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grace ar - rived,
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you gave birth as
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for,
like
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In - stead of
œ œ ˙
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of
fire,
a virgin, and a
œ œ ˙ œ
the
œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ
Sun
w
in - stead of Mo - ses, Christ, the sal - va - tion of our souls.
The service continues on page 9.
Prokeimenon (Monday evening)
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Great Prokeimenon of Bright Monday - Tone 7 (Psalm 113: 11, 1-3, 5)
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˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙
But
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our
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e - ver,
God
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is
in the heav
-
vens;
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He
does
what -
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- e
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ver
œ œ œ œ œ œ
He
does
what -
œ œ œ œ w
He
wills.
Verse: When Israel's sons came forth from Egypt, Jacob's sons from an alien people,
Judah became the Lord's temple.
Verse: The sea fled at the sight; the Jordan turned back on its course.
Verse: Why was it, sea, that you fled; that you turned back, Jordan, on your course?
The service continues with the Litany of Fervent Supplication on page 10.
Aposticha
b
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Apostichon of the Resurrection - Tone 3
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œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
O Christ, who dark-ened the sun by your
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by your res - ur - rec
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tion,
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pas-sion,
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and en - light - ened all creation
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ac - cept our eve-ning pray'r;
Continue with the Paschal stichera on page 15.
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for you love us all.
On Tuesday evening
Psalm 140 - Tone 4 samohlasen
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œ
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O Lord, I have cried to you, hear
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me.
re
-
me, O
me,
Lord!
˙
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and the lifting up
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O
O Lord, I have cried
œ
you.
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Let my pray'r ascend to you like in
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of my hands
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ceive the voice of my pray'r when I call up - on
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Hear me, O Lord!
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to you, hear me;
Hear
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like an eve-ning sac - ri - fice.
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cense
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Hear
w
Lord!
The recited verses begin on page 7.
Cantor:
(on 6)
If you, O Lord, should mark our guilt, Lord, who would survive?
But with you is found forgiveness: for this we revere you.
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6
œ ˙
œ œ ˙
We bow constantly to your life–creating Cross, O Christ our
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œ #œ œ ˙
resurrec-tion
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˙
on the third day;
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˙
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God,
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hu - man nature has been re - newed,
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and
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we glorify your
œ œ ˙ ˙
for by it, O all–pow-er - ful One,
you
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cor - rupt
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have indicated our as-cent
to
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heav -
-
œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ w
œ œ œ ˙
- en.
For you
a - lone are
good and love
us
all.
My soul is waiting for the Lord. I count on his word.
My soul is longing for the Lord more than watchman for daybreak.
Cantor:
(on 5)
&b œ W
œ ˙ œ œ ˙
5
O
Savior, you absolved the penalty of the tree of dis-o - be - di - ence,
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nail - ing it to the tree
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One,
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˙
œ #œ œ
of the cross.
œ œ œ
you
œ
broke the bonds of Death a - sun - der, O God.
œ œ ˙
˙
œ
the
˙
Cantor:
(on 4)
Let the watchman count on daybreak,
and Israel on the Lord.
All - pow - er - ful
˙
œ #œ
Lord,
glo -
-
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O
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- ry
w
to
you!
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#œ
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dis - solved Death's do - min - ion.
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cry - ing out and re - joic - ing:
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You
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There-fore we
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dead,
Lord, you battered down the gates of Ha -
œ
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4
œ œ
When you descended into Hades, O Pow-er - ful
wor - ship your resur-rec - tion from
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will-ing - ly
W
W
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- des,
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and
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freed the human race from
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by your death you
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to
the
˙
cor - rup - tion,
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grant - ing life, incorruption, and great mer 34
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world.
Because with the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemption,
Israel indeed he will redeem from all its iniquity.
Cantor:
(on 3)
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3
œ ˙
œ œ ˙ œ
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Come, all you peo -
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- ple,
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let
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us sing the praises of our Savior's third-day
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res - ur - rec-tion.
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we
we
have received incorruption, together with e - ter - nal
W
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life.
˙
cry out to you after your crucifixion, burial, and res - ur - rec -
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œ
Cantor:
(on 2)
Praise the Lord all you nations;
acclaim him all you peoples.
œ ˙ œ œ ˙
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2
O Savior, with the an
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third day.
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gels,
all
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- tion:
of
us.
Psalm 116
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we sing the praises of your resurrec-tion
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For
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There-fore
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Save us by your resurrection, for you love
œ
the very ends of the earth have been enlight-ened
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and
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For we have thereby been delivered from Hades' invin-ci - ble bonds,
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and
œ œ
œ ˙ ˙ ˙
we have been saved from the deceit of the en - e - my.
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œ
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there - by.
on the
˙
œ œ œ œ œ
There - fore to you
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we cry
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out:
by your Res - ur - rec -
œ œ ˙
-
and
Lov -er of us all,
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- tion, save
us.
Strong is the love of the Lord for us;
he is faithful forever.
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1
œ œ ˙
O Christ, our
œ
God,
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you
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have demolished the bronze
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œ
You have broken asunder the bonds of death,
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hu - man race.
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gates
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from
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the
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dead,
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and
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to
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lift - ed up the fall-en
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of
There - fore we cry out to you with one ac - cord:
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˙
a - rose
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œ
O Lord, who
w
you.
(Tone 2) Glory…
Cantor:
Doxastikon - Tone 2
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œ
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Let us all come and prostrate ourselves in the house of
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œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙
Al - mighty Savior, Giv-er of Life
&b œ œ œ œ ˙
Cantor:
(on 1)
œ œ ˙ ˙
˙ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙
hymn
of sal - va - tion:
œ œ
O
˙
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the
Lord
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sing-ing this
œ
Christ, you were crucified on the tree and rose
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&b œ œ ˙
from the dead;
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œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
and now you a - bide in the bos - om of the Fa - ther.
œ œ œ ˙
cleanse
Cantor:
œ ˙
us
of
Now and ever...
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The
&b œ œ
our sins.
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œ
vir - gin you re-mained.
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of
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œ
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the bush which burned but was not con -sumed,
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shad - ow of the Law passed a - way when
œ
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of
for,
like
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In - stead of
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œ ˙
fire,
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the
œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ
Sun
w
in - stead of Mo - ses, Christ, the sal - va - tion of our souls.
Continue on page 9.
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Prokeimenon (Tuesday evening)
#
Great Prokeimenon of Bright Tuesday - Tone 8 (Psalm 76: 2, 3, 14)
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˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙
I
cry a - loud to
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God,
cry a -loud to God that he may hear
me,
Verse: In the day of my distress I sought the Lord.
Verse: My soul refused to be consoled.
Verse: Your ways, O God, are holy.
The service continues with the Litany of Fervent Supplication on page 10.
Aposticha
Apostichon of the Resurrection - Tone 4
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˙ œ œ ˙
œ
In being lifted upon the Cross, O
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œ #œ
inherit - ed
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˙
œ
˙
from our fore - bears.
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Lord,
you abolished the curse which we had
œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
By go - ing down to
œ ˙ ˙
˙
from eternal captivity those im - pris - oned there,
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hu - man
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œ
res - ur - rec
We,
œ
-
œ œ œ W
and
you
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-
- ing
Continue with the Paschal stichera on page 15.
tion.
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the
œ œ ˙
therefore, praise your life–giving and re - deem -
w
freed
grant - ed incorruption to
œ ˙
œ W
race.
Ha - des,
œ œ œ
On Wednesday evening
Psalm 140 - Tone 5 samohlasen
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œ œ œ
œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙
˙ ˙
O Lord, I have cried to you, hear me.
&b œ
œ œ œ ˙ ˙
have cried to you, hear me;
œ œ
Hear
me, O Lord!
œ
like in - cense
Lord, I
œ œ ˙ ˙
re-ceive the voice of my pray'r when I call up - on you.
me,
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O
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Hear
œ œ œ œ
O
Lord!
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œ œ
œ W
œ œ
œ
œ
Let my pray'r ascend to you
˙ ˙ ˙
and the lift - ing up of my hands like an eve - ning sac - ri - fice.
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Hear
me,
O
Lord!
The recited verses begin on page 7.
Cantor:
(on 6)
If you, O Lord, should mark our guilt, Lord, who would survive?
But with you is found forgiveness: for this we revere you.
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œ
œ
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œ
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&b œ
˙
6
œ
œ
œ
œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ
˙
With your pre - cious Cross O Christ,
With your
of Death.
you have put
the Dev - il
œ œ œ œ ˙
Res-urrection you have deadened
the sting of sin
˙
to shame.
œ œ œ œ œ œ
and saved us from the gates
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We glo - ri - fy you, O
on
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ly
be - got
-
ten
Son.
Cantor:
(on 5)
My soul is waiting for the Lord. I count on his word.
My soul is longing for the Lord more than watchman for daybreak.
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5
The
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one
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œ
who
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The
dis - mal doors were lift - ed up;
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led like a lamb
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œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙
œ œ œ W
for
and the
Christ the King of Glo - ry has en - tered;
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˙
œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ
Go forth from here!
and to those in dark-ness:
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Show
your -
-
- selves!
Let the watchman count on daybreak,
and Israel on the Lord.
4
œ œ œ œ ˙
What a great
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œ
suf - fered
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was
œ œ œ ˙
œ
œ œ œ ˙
say - ing to those in chains,
Cantor:
(on 4)
race
prin - ces of Ha-des trem - bled be - fore him
œ œ ˙
&b œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ
˙
gives resurrection to the hu - man
to the slaugh - ter.
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œ
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œ
œ
won - der!
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in
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The Cre - a - tor of in-vis - i - ble
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the flesh out of
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œ
love
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for
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us,
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ings
œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
and
œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙
Come, you fam - ilies of nations, let us bow be - fore
be
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him,
rose im - mor - tal.
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for by his compassion,
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œ
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œ
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we have been de-liv - ered
one
Cantor:
(on 3)
God
from
œ
in
three
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œ
de - cep - tion,
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per -
-
œ
and
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have learned
œ
&b œ œ œ W
œ œ ˙ ˙
to
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praise
w
- sons.
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We of - fer to you our eve-ning wor-ship,
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˙
O
shin- ing in
œ œ
œ œ ˙ ˙
your flesh as light reflected from a mir - ror.
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˙
œ œ œ
œ
œ œ œ œ
Your
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has descended even to the depths of Ha-des and dis - solved its gloom.
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œ œ œ œ ˙
Giv - er of Light, glo
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ry to you;
for
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to
Praise the Lord all you nations;
acclaim him all you peoples.
all
the
Psalm 116
41
bril-liance
œ œ œ
O
Lord,
you have shown the radiance of your
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res - ur - rec - tion
œ œ
For in these lat - ter days your radiance has ap- peared to the
œ œ œ W
world,
Light whom the darkness of night can
œ œ œ œ W
nev - er ex - tin - guish.
Cantor:
(on 2)
œ
Because with the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemption,
Israel indeed he will redeem from all its iniquity.
3
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˙
na -
-
-
- tions.
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œ œ ˙ ˙
2
Let us glo - rify Christ, the Author of our sal - va - tion;
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choirs
the
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of
œ
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&b
Sa - tan.
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angels rejoice as the treachery of evil spir - its
œ
va - nish - es.
is
van -
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œ
œ
œ
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Those who guard-ed the tomb of Christ
œ ˙ ˙
"Take this sil - ver and keep si - lent.
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were
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told by the e-vil men who hired
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œ œ œ W
œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
who has ever heard of a bod - y be - ing stol - en,
been a - noint-ed?
œ
œ
˙
˙ œ ˙
rath - er tell ev - eryone that while you were sleeping, his bo - dy was stol
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them,
Tell no one of the resurrec-tion of Christ;
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&b œ œ œ W
w
-
Strong is the love of the Lord for us;
he is faithful forever.
But
˙
œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Fall - en Adam arises and the De - vil
1
by his res - ur - rec-tion
world has been delivered from the de-cep - tion of
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Cantor:
(on 1)
for
œ œ œ W
from the dead,
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œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
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en."
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a bo - dy which had already
œ
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Why would an - y - one take a body from the grave
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-
na - ked,
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and
leave the bur- ial shroud
&b œ œ ˙ ˙
of
Stud - y
œ
Do not de - ceive yourselves, O people
˙
œ œ œ
the teach-ings of
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will
œ œ œ W
in the tomb?
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Ju - de - a.
˙
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œ
the Proph
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come to understand that Jesus Christ is
God
œ
œ œ œ
œ ˙
-
ets,
˙ ˙
and
you
œ œ œ œ
Al - might - y
and tru - ly the
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Sav - ior
of
the
world.
(Tone 2) Glory…
Cantor:
Doxastikon - Tone 2
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œ
˙ œ œ œ œ ˙
Let us all come and prostrate ourselves in the house of
&b
˙ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙
hymn
of sal - va - tion:
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from the dead;
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O
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Lord
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and now you a - bide in the bos - om of the Fa - ther.
us
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sing-ing this
œ
Christ, you were crucified on the tree and rose
œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ w
cleanse
Cantor:
œ œ
the
œ œ œ
our sins.
Now and ever...
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œ œ
Please
&b œ œ œ W
The
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shad - ow of the Law passed a - way when
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œ
œ
œ œ ˙ ˙
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the bush which burned but was not con -sumed,
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vir - gin you re-mained.
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of
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œ
˙
Jus - tice dawned;
grace ar - rived,
œ
œ
for,
you gave birth as
a pil - lar
,
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like
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œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙
In - stead of
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œ ˙
of
fire,
a virgin, and a
œ œ ˙ œ
the
Sun
œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ
w
in - stead of Mo - ses, Christ, the sal - va - tion of our souls.
Continue on page 9.
Prokeimenon (Wednesday evening)
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Great Prokeimenon of Bright Wednesday - Tone 7 (Psalm 54: 2-4, 17-18)
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˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙
O God,
˙
prayer,
lis - ten
˙
œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙
to
my
prayer,
œ #œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ ˙
do
not
hide
from
œ œ œ œ œ œ
lis - ten to
my
œ œ œ œ w
my plead -
-
-
- ing.
Verse: Attend to me and reply.
Verse: For they bring down evil upon me.
Verse: As for me, I will cry to God, and the Lord will save me, evening, morning, and at noon.
The service continues with the Litany of Fervent Supplication on page 10.
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Aposticha
Apostichon of the Resurrection - Tone 5
&b œ œ œ
œ ˙ ˙
&b œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
O
Christ our Sav - ior,
For in your
love
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and
&b œ
for
on
œ
the
the
œ
œ
our voices in song to glo - ri - fy you.
˙
œ
third
you be-came incarnate without leav-ing heav-en;
œ
˙
sal - va - tion
œ
œ
œ
œ
you arose
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of
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from
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our
Continue with the Paschal stichera on page 15.
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œ
œ ˙
œ
˙
you cast down the gates of
W
day
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œ œ ˙ ˙
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the Cross and death;
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œ
we lift up
us all,
˙
œ
you ac - cept - ed
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for
œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
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the
œ
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Ha - des;
dead
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w
souls.
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Psalm 140 - Tone 6 samohlasen
O
œ œ
œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
œ ˙
Lord, I have cried to you, hear me.
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cried
to
you, hear
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& # œ œ œ ˙
up - on
œ nœ ˙
Hear
#
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you like in - cense
sac - ri - fice.
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œ
me;
me, O
Lord!
O Lord, I have
W
re - ceive
œ
the voice of my pray'r when I call
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œ œ œ œ
w
you.
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Hear
œ œ œ œ
œ œ
œ
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me, O
Lord!
Let my pray'r ascend to
œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ
˙
œ œ œ #œ œ œ
and the lift - ing up
œ œ œ œ ˙
Hear
me,
of my hands
like an eve - ning
œ œ œ œ w
O
Lord!
The recited verses begin on page 7.
Cantor:
(on 6)
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If you, O Lord, should mark our guilt, Lord, who would survive?
But with you is found forgiveness: for this we revere you.
6
œ œ œ ˙
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O
#
& # œ
Christ, you are victorious o - ver Ha-des.
œ ˙
with your-self
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œ
a - mong the dead;
You ascended the cross to raise up
œ œ #œ œ œ ˙ œ nœ ˙
those who sat
in the dark-ness of death.
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œ
œ œ œ œ œ
You a - lone are free
œ ˙ œ œ ˙
from your own light, you well up with
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œ œ ˙
œ W
life,
œ œ œ œ
All-pow - er - ful
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& # œ
Sav
Cantor:
(on 5)
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œ
œ
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ior,
˙
œ
œ
have mer
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cy
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on
œ
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œ
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day Christ has tram - pled death!
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us.
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O
œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
He
œ œ #œ œ œ ˙ œ nœ ˙
be-stowed re - joic - ing up - on the
œ œ
world.
œ œ œ
-
cy
and
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
˙
So let us all sing this our hymn:
˙ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
˙
all-pow- er - ful Sav - ior,
œ w
on
us.
Let the watchman count on daybreak,
and Israel on the Lord.
Cantor:
(on 4)
4
œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ ˙
Where can we sin-ners flee from you, O Lord,
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œ œ ˙
œ nœ ˙
to the heav-ens? –that is where you
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& # œ ˙ œ œ ˙
œ
a - rose as he fore - told,
Wellspring of Life, O Un - ap - proach - a - ble Light,
have mer
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w
My soul is waiting for the Lord. I count on his word.
My soul is longing for the Lord more than watchman for daybreak.
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dwell;
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œ œ œ œ ˙
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who are present in all cre - a - tion;
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œ
œ œ œ
˙
to Ha-des? –there you tram-pled death;
˙
œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ
to the depths of the sea? –e-ven there is your hand!
We flee to you and, fall - ing
be - fore you, we beg:
dead, have mer - cy on us.
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
O Lord, ris - en from
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the
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Because with the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemption,
Israel indeed he will redeem from all its iniquity.
Cantor:
(on 3)
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3
We ex - ult in your Cross, O Christ,
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& # œ W
and we sing the glory of your Res-ur - rec - tion.
œ œ œ œ œ ˙
œ
For you are our God, and we have no oth
Cantor:
(on 2)
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2
Praise the Lord all you nations;
acclaim him all you peoples.
œ œ œ œ
Glo - ry
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& # œ
œ ˙
œ
to your might, O Lord,
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in - cor - rup -
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(on 1)
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1
-
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er
Lord but
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for you have con-quered the pow - er
œ nœ ˙
through your
Cross,
ion,
of death.
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
grant-ing us life
œ œ œ ˙
We for - ev - er bless the Lord and praise his res - ur - rec - tion,
-
˙
and
- tion.
œ œ œ W
cru - ci - fix
you.
œ ˙ œ œ
œ
Strong is the love of the Lord for us;
he is faithful forever.
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& # œ œ œ œ ˙
Cantor:
us
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Psalm 116
œ œ œ #œ œ œ ˙
You have re - newed
œ œ œ œ ˙
œ W
œ œ ˙
œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
he has de-stroyed
(Tone 2) Glory…
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œ
W
for
by suffering
œ œ œ œ w
Death by
his
death.
Doxastikon - Tone 2
&b œ œ œ œ W
œ
˙ œ œ œ œ ˙
Let us all come and prostrate ourselves in the house of
&b
˙ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙
hymn
of sal - va - tion:
&b œ œ ˙
from the dead;
&b
œ
cleanse
Cantor:
œ
œ
&b œ œ
O
˙
sing-ing this
œ W
œ
Christ, you were crucified on the tree and rose
œ œ
and now you a - bide in the bos - om of the Fa - ther.
˙
œ
us
˙
of
œ
Please
w
our sins.
Now and ever...
œ ˙
œ œ
œ
shad - ow of the Law passed a - way when
œ
œ
œ œ ˙ ˙
˙
the bush which burned but was not con -sumed,
&b œ œ œ œ ˙
vir - gin you re-mained.
&b œ œ ˙ ˙
of
Lord
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
&b œ œ œ W
The
œ œ
the
œ œ œ
˙
Jus - tice dawned;
grace ar - rived,
œ
œ
you gave birth as
a pil - lar
,
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of
for,
like
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œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙
In - stead of
œ œ ˙
œ ˙
fire,
a virgin, and a
œ œ ˙ œ
the
œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ
Sun
w
in - stead of Mo - ses, Christ, the sal - va - tion of our souls.
Continue on page 9.
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Prokeimenon (Thursday evening)
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Great Prokeimenon of Bright Thursday - Tone 7 (Psalm 17: 2-4, 7)
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œ œ œ ˙
˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙
I love you,
˙
rock,
Lord,
my
œ œ ˙ ˙
strength, my
œ œ œ
rock,
my
œ #œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ ˙
˙
my
strength
œ œ œ
my
œ œ œ œ w
fort - ress, my
Sav -
-
-
- ior.
Verse: My God is the rock where I take refuge; my shield, my mighty help, my stronghold.
Verse: The Lord is worthy of all praise; when I call I am saved from my foes.
Verse: From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came to his ears.
The service continues with the Litany of Fervent Supplication on page 10.
Aposticha
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Apostichon of the Resurrection - Tone 6
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œ œ œ
˙
œ
œ
&
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Your Re - sur - rec - tion,
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praise with
œ
to
œ
œ
œ
ex - tol
˙
hymns;
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ ˙
O Christ our Sav - ior,
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
the
an - gels in heav - en
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ nœ ˙
make us, on earth, al - so wor - thy with a pure
œ
˙
œ
and give glo - ry
œ
œ
to
œ
w
You.
Continue with the Paschal stichera on page 15.
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On Friday evening
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Psalm 140 - Tone 8 samohlasen
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O Lord, I have cried to you,
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call
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Let my
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œ
œ
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up - on
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œ œ œ œ œ
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me.
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˙
œ
you.
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hear
Hear
Hear
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œ
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O
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œ
I
w
Lord!
œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ #œ ˙
like an eve - ning sac - ri
œ
˙
me,
˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
O
re - ceive the voice of my pray'r when
œ #œ
pray'r ascend to you like in -
Lord!
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me;
˙
me, O
˙ œ
˙
and the lift-ing up of my hands
œ ˙ œ #œ ˙ œ œ nœ œ w
fice.
Hear
me,
O
Lord!
The recited verses begin on page 7.
Cantor:
(on 6)
&
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#
If you, O Lord, should mark our guilt, Lord, who would survive?
But with you is found forgiveness: for this we revere you.
6
#
Cantor:
(on 5)
œ
œ W
œ œ œ œ œ #œ ˙
O Christ, we offer you an eve - ning
œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
be-cause it pleased you to have mer-cy on us
hymn
œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
and a spir - it - ual sac - ri - fice
œ ˙ œ #œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ w
by your re
-
sur-rec -
My soul is waiting for the Lord. I count on his word.
My soul is longing for the Lord more than watchman for daybreak.
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- tion.
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œ œ œ œ œ #œ
5
O Lord, O Lord, do not cast us a - way
# œ
œ ˙
on
from your face,
us
by your re -
Cantor:
(on 4)
Let the watchman count on daybreak,
and Israel on the Lord.
4
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ ˙
&
&
&
#
#
Re-joice, O
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dwell - ing -place of God;
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˙ œ œ œ ˙
3
re -
-
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- on,
- sur - rec -
œ
œ
the
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for
-
-
- tion.
W
œ
œ
moth - er of the churches and
the
œ ˙ œ œ ˙
you were the first to receive re - mis - sion of sins
-
-
- tion.
Because with the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemption,
Israel indeed he will redeem from all its iniquity.
œ
œ
œ
#
#
yet in these lat - ter
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did not know
the
W
Word
œ
œ ˙
times,
œ œ ˙
œ
œ
man.
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saved man - kind
be - fore
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he
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œ
œ
was begotten by God the Fa-ther
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he
-
- sur - rec -
Christ
œ
but let it be your pleasure
œ #œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ w
œ ˙
by the
Cantor:
(on 3)
ho - ly
œ œ W
œ ˙ œ #œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ w
œ œ ˙
to have mer - cy
˙
œ
all
œ #œ
ag
from
#œ
the
-
es;
free - ly willed to take flesh from the Virgin who
œ W
œ œ œ œ œ
#œ ˙
By his death on the cross and his re - sur - rec
œ
˙
˙
œ
œ
an - cient curse
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œ
nœ
of
œ
-
tion
w
death.
Praise the Lord all you nations;
acclaim him all you peoples.
Cantor:
(on 2)
&
&
&
#2
&
œ œ œ œ œ
#œ ˙
#
O Christ, we glorify your re - sur - rec -
#
you
#
-
nal
life
œ
œ #œ
˙
and great mer
œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ #œ ˙
-
˙ œ œ œ
œ œ œ ˙
Cantor:
˙
you were nailed to the Cross,
œ nœ
to
the
œ
w
world.
the on - ly - be - got-ten Son of
God;
œ #œ ˙ œ œ nœ œ w
and then a-rose from the dead on the third
day.
(Tone 2) Glory…
Doxastikon - Tone 2
&b œ œ œ œ W
œ
˙ œ œ œ œ ˙
Let us all come and prostrate ourselves in the house of
&b
and as God you grant-ed
œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
Glo- ry to you, O Christ our Sav -
˙ œ œ
- ior,
cy
dead
œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ
˙
-
Strong is the love of the Lord for us;
he is faithful forever.
for
for by ris - ing from the
œ ˙ œ œ ˙
œ œ œ œ #œ ˙
1
- tion;
œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
freed the race of Adam from Ha-des' suf - fer - ing,
e - ter
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Cantor:
(on 1)
&
œ W
œ
Psalm 116
˙ œœ œ ˙˙ ˙
hymn
of sal-va - tion:
œœ ˙
O
a - bide in
Lord
sing-ing this
œ
œ œ ˙
œ W
Christ, you were crucified on the tree and
rose from the dead;
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
and now you
the
œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ ˙
the bos - om
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of
the
Fa
-
ther.
œ
Please
œ
&b
œ
cleanse
Cantor:
˙
œ
œ
us
&b œ œ
˙
of
œ
w
our
sins.
Now and ever...
&b œ œ œ W
The
œ
œ ˙
shad - ow of the Law passed a - way when
œ
œ
œ œ ˙ ˙
˙
the bush which burned but was not con -sumed,
&b œ œ œ œ ˙
vir - gin you re-mained.
&b œ œ ˙ ˙
of
œ œ
œ
˙
Jus - tice dawned;
grace ar - rived,
œ
œ
you gave birth as
a pil - lar
,
œ œ œ œ œ ˙
of
for,
like
˙ œ W
œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙
In - stead of
œ œ ˙
œ ˙
fire,
a virgin, and a
œ œ ˙ œ
the
œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ
Sun
w
in - stead of Mo - ses, Christ, the sal - va - tion of our souls.
The service continues on page 9.
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Prokeimenon (Friday evening)
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Great Prokeimenon of Bright Friday - Tone 8 (Psalm 60: 6, 3, 5, 9)
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#
˙
œ
œ œ œ ˙
œ
œ
œ
You have grant
of
-
˙
œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙
ed me
the
˙
those who fear
˙
her - i -
-
- tage,
œ ˙ œ œ ˙
the her - i
-
tage
w
you.
Verse: From the end of the earth I call: my heart is faint.
Verse: Let me hide in the shelter of your wings.
Verse: So I will always praise your name.
The service continues with the Litany of Fervent Supplication on page 10.
Aposticha
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Apostichon of the Resurrection - Tone 8
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œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ
˙
œ œ œ
œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
#
O Je - sus, you de-scend - ed from heav'n
so that you might as - cend the
˙ œ œ œ œ œ
O Im- mor- tal Life, you came to
œ œ œ œ W
#
˙ œ œ ˙
in dark -
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#
œ œ œ œ #œ ˙
œ
O
˙
-
- ness,
œ #œ
Sav - ior
of
die.
all,
œ
we
œ
œ
You are the true light to those who live
œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
and you are the resurrec-tion of all the
˙
œ nœ
glo - ri - fy
œ
w
you.
Continue with the Paschal stichera on page 15.
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dead.
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œ
There-fore,