Agios, Agios, Agios. Holy, holy, O Lord - The Institution Narrative
- 16 years ago
Agios, Agios, Agios. Holy, holy, O Lord, and holy are you in everything, and most excellent is the light of Your essence.
Ineffable is the power of your wisdom, and no manner of speech can measure the depth of Your love towards mankind.
You, as Lover of Mankind, have created me, as man. You had no need of my servitude, but rather I had need of Your lordship.
Because of the multitude of Your tender mercies, You have brought me into existence when I was not.
You have raised heaven as a roof for me, and established the earth for me to walk upon.
For my sake, you have bound the sea.
For my sake, You have manifested the nature of animals.
You have subjected all things under my feet.
You have not left me in need of any of the works of Your honor.
You are He who formed me, and laid Your hand upon me, and inscribed in me the image of Your authority.
You have placed in me the gift of speech, and opened for me Paradise to enjoy, and have given to me the learning of Your knowledge.
You have manifested to me the tree of life, and made known to me the sting of death.
Of one plant have You forbidden me to eat, that of which You have said to me, “Of it only do not eat.” But according to my will, I did eat.
I put Your law behind me by my own counsel, and became slothful towards Your commandments.
I plucked for myself the sentence of death.
People: Lord have mercy.
You, O my Master, have turned for me the punishment into salvation. As a good shepherd, You have sought after that which had gone astray. As a true father, you have labored with me, I who had fallen."
You have bound me with all the remedies that lead to life. You are He who have sent to me the prophets for my sake, I the sick. You have given me the Law as a help.
You are He who ministered salvation to me when I disobeyed Your Law. As true light, You have shone upon the lost and the ignorant.
People: Lord have mercy.
You, who are THE BEING at all times, have come to us on earth. You have come into the womb of the Virgin. You, the Infinite, being God, did not consider equality with God a thing to be grasped."
But emptied Yourself, and took the form of a servant, and blessed my nature in Yourself, and fulfilled your law on my behalf You have shown me the rising up from my fall.
You have lifted the curse of the Law. You have abolished sin in the flesh. You have shown me the power of Your authority. You have given sight to the blind. You have raised the dead from the tombs. You have established nature by the word.
You have manifested to me the economy of your tender mercy. You have borne the oppression of the wicked. You have given Your back to the scourge. Your cheeks You have left open to those who smite.
For my sake, O my Master, You have not hidden Your face from the shame of spitting.
People: Lord have mercy.
Ineffable is the power of your wisdom, and no manner of speech can measure the depth of Your love towards mankind.
You, as Lover of Mankind, have created me, as man. You had no need of my servitude, but rather I had need of Your lordship.
Because of the multitude of Your tender mercies, You have brought me into existence when I was not.
You have raised heaven as a roof for me, and established the earth for me to walk upon.
For my sake, you have bound the sea.
For my sake, You have manifested the nature of animals.
You have subjected all things under my feet.
You have not left me in need of any of the works of Your honor.
You are He who formed me, and laid Your hand upon me, and inscribed in me the image of Your authority.
You have placed in me the gift of speech, and opened for me Paradise to enjoy, and have given to me the learning of Your knowledge.
You have manifested to me the tree of life, and made known to me the sting of death.
Of one plant have You forbidden me to eat, that of which You have said to me, “Of it only do not eat.” But according to my will, I did eat.
I put Your law behind me by my own counsel, and became slothful towards Your commandments.
I plucked for myself the sentence of death.
People: Lord have mercy.
You, O my Master, have turned for me the punishment into salvation. As a good shepherd, You have sought after that which had gone astray. As a true father, you have labored with me, I who had fallen."
You have bound me with all the remedies that lead to life. You are He who have sent to me the prophets for my sake, I the sick. You have given me the Law as a help.
You are He who ministered salvation to me when I disobeyed Your Law. As true light, You have shone upon the lost and the ignorant.
People: Lord have mercy.
You, who are THE BEING at all times, have come to us on earth. You have come into the womb of the Virgin. You, the Infinite, being God, did not consider equality with God a thing to be grasped."
But emptied Yourself, and took the form of a servant, and blessed my nature in Yourself, and fulfilled your law on my behalf You have shown me the rising up from my fall.
You have lifted the curse of the Law. You have abolished sin in the flesh. You have shown me the power of Your authority. You have given sight to the blind. You have raised the dead from the tombs. You have established nature by the word.
You have manifested to me the economy of your tender mercy. You have borne the oppression of the wicked. You have given Your back to the scourge. Your cheeks You have left open to those who smite.
For my sake, O my Master, You have not hidden Your face from the shame of spitting.
People: Lord have mercy.