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Vespers

As chanted on the Holy Mountain

Western Notation
September 2006, Version 1.0

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Contents
Concerning Adaptation .............................................................................................................. ix
About the Translation ............................................................................................................. xxvi
Concerning Notation............................................................................................................. xxxvii
Rubrics .................................................................................................................................... xxx
Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................ xxxi

PART I OCTOECHOS
FIRST MODE
Lord I Have Cried .............................................................................................................
Let My Prayer ...................................................................................................................
Verses (Psalms 140, 141, and 129) ...................................................................................
Slow Stichera ....................................................................................................................
Glory, Both now ...............................................................................................................
Dogmatic Theotokion .......................................................................................................
Slow Aposticha .................................................................................................................

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Aposticha Theotokion .......................................................................................................
Apolytikion (Dismissal Hymn) .........................................................................................
Heirmologic (brief) Versions:
Lord I Have Cried .........................................................................................................
Stichera .........................................................................................................................
Aposticha ......................................................................................................................

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SECOND MODE
Lord I Have Cried ............................................................................................................. 59
Let My Prayer ................................................................................................................... 61
Verses (Psalms 140, 141, and 129) ................................................................................... 62
Slow Stichera .................................................................................................................... 68
Glory, Both now ............................................................................................................... 80
Dogmatic Theotokion ....................................................................................................... 83
Aposticha .......................................................................................................................... 85
Aposticha Theotokion ....................................................................................................... 92
Apolytikion (Dismissal Hymn) ......................................................................................... 94
Heirmologic (brief) Versions:
Lord I Have Cried ......................................................................................................... 97
Verses (Psalms 140, 141, and 129) .............................................................................. 99
Stichera ........................................................................................................................ 105
Aposticha ..................................................................................................................... 116
THIRD MODE
Lord I Have Cried ............................................................................................................
Let My Prayer ..................................................................................................................
Verses (Psalms 140, 141, and 129) ..................................................................................
Stichera ............................................................................................................................
Glory, Both now ..............................................................................................................
Dogmatic Theotokion ......................................................................................................
Aposticha .........................................................................................................................
Aposticha Theotokion .....................................................................................................
Apolytikion (Dismissal Hymn) ........................................................................................
Heirmologic (brief) Versions:
Lord I Have Cried ........................................................................................................
Stichera ........................................................................................................................
Aposticha .....................................................................................................................
FOURTH MODE
Lord I Have Cried ............................................................................................................
Let My Prayer ..................................................................................................................
Verses (Psalms 140, 141, and 129) ..................................................................................
Stichera ............................................................................................................................
Glory, Both now ..............................................................................................................
Dogmatic Theotokion ......................................................................................................
Aposticha .........................................................................................................................
Aposticha Theotokion .....................................................................................................
Apolytikion (Dismissal Hymn) ........................................................................................

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Heirmologic (brief) Versions:


Lord I Have Cried ........................................................................................................ 224
Stichera ........................................................................................................................ 226
Aposticha ..................................................................................................................... 239
PLAGAL FIRST MODE
Lord I Have Cried ...........................................................................................................
Let My Prayer ..................................................................................................................
Verses (Psalms 140, 141, and 129) ..................................................................................
Stichera ............................................................................................................................
Glory, Both now ..............................................................................................................
Dogmatic Theotokion ......................................................................................................
Aposticha .........................................................................................................................
Aposticha Theotokion ......................................................................................................
Apolytikion (Dismissal Hymn) ........................................................................................
Heirmologic (brief) Versions:
Lord I Have Cried ........................................................................................................
Verses (Psalms 140, 141, and 129) .............................................................................
Stichera ........................................................................................................................
Aposticha .....................................................................................................................
PLAGAL SECOND MODE
Lord I Have Cried ............................................................................................................
Let My Prayer ..................................................................................................................
Verses (Psalms 140, 141, and 129) ..................................................................................
Stichera ............................................................................................................................
Glory, Both now ..............................................................................................................
Dogmatic Theotokion ......................................................................................................
Aposticha .........................................................................................................................
Aposticha Theotokion .....................................................................................................
Apolytikion (Dismissal Hymn) ........................................................................................
Heirmologic (brief) Versions:
Lord I Have Cried ........................................................................................................
Verses (Psalms 140, 141, and 129) .............................................................................
Stichera ........................................................................................................................
Aposticha .....................................................................................................................
GRAVE MODE
Lord I Have Cried ...........................................................................................................
Let My Prayer ..................................................................................................................
Verses (Psalms 140, 141, and 129) ..................................................................................
Stichera ............................................................................................................................
Glory, Both now ..............................................................................................................
Dogmatic Theotokion ......................................................................................................
Dogmatic Theotokion (Diatonic) .....................................................................................
Aposticha .........................................................................................................................
Aposticha Theotokion ......................................................................................................
Aposticha Theotokion (Diatonic) ....................................................................................

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Apolytikion (Dismissal Hymn) ........................................................................................
Heirmologic (brief) Versions:
Lord I Have Cried ........................................................................................................
Stichera ........................................................................................................................
Aposticha .....................................................................................................................

PLAGAL FOURTH MODE


Lord I Have Cried ............................................................................................................
Let My Prayer ..................................................................................................................
Verses (Psalms 140, 141, and 129) ..................................................................................
Stichera ............................................................................................................................
Glory, Both now ..............................................................................................................
Dogmatic Theotokion ......................................................................................................
Aposticha .........................................................................................................................
Aposticha Theotokion .....................................................................................................
Apolytikion (Dismissal Hymn) ........................................................................................
Heirmologic (brief) Versions:
Lord I Have Cried ........................................................................................................
Stichera ........................................................................................................................
Aposticha .....................................................................................................................

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PART II SPECIAL DAYS


I Shall Go into Thy House
Plagal Fourth Mode, adapted from Hieromonk Gregory .................................................
Anoixantaria (end of Psalm 103)
by Theodore Phokaeus (standard version) ......................................................................
by George Raidestenos (elaborate version) .....................................................................
by St. John Koukouzeles (very long version) ..................................................................
Elaborate Finale for Anoixantaria, Ancient Melody .......................................................
Blessed is the Man (Psalms 1, 2, and 3)
by Manuel the Protopsaltis, Plagal Fourth Mode (long version) .....................................
by Hieromonk Gregory, Plagal First Mode (brief version) .............................................
Lord I Have Cried (very long versions)
First Mode, by Iakovos the Protopsaltis ..........................................................................
Plagal Second Mode, by Iakovos the Protopsaltis ...........................................................
Verses (Psalms 140, 141, and 129) in Triple Meter
First Mode, Athonite Melody ..........................................................................................
Plagal Second Mode, Athonite Melody ...........................................................................
O Joyous Light
Second Mode, by John Sakellarides ................................................................................
Second Mode, Ancient Melody, abbreviated by Socrates Papadopoulos .......................
Prokeimena
For Weekdays
Saturday ......................................................................................................................

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Sunday ........................................................................................................................
Monday .......................................................................................................................
Tuesday .......................................................................................................................
Wednesday ..................................................................................................................
Thursday .....................................................................................................................
Friday ..........................................................................................................................
For Lent
Turn Not Away, by Petros Peloponnesios ..................................................................
Thou Hast Given, by Petros Peloponnesios ................................................................
For Bright Week and Feast Days of the Lord
For Holy Saturday, Arise O Lord ..............................................................................
For Holy Pascha, What God is as Great .....................................................................
For Bright Monday, Our God is in Heaven ................................................................
For Bright Tuesday, With my Voice ..........................................................................
For Bright Wednesday, Give Ear O God ...................................................................
For Bright Thursday, I Will Love Thee .....................................................................
For Bright Friday, Thou Hast Given ..........................................................................
Rich Men Have Turned Poor
Heirmologic (Brief) Melodies
Grave Mode, traditional melody .................................................................................
Plagal First Mode, traditional melody in triple meter ................................................
Sticheraric (Long) Melodies
First Mode, by Hieromonk Hierotheos .......................................................................
Plagal First Mode, by Hieromonk Daniel ..................................................................
Plagal First Mode, by Hieromonk Hierotheos ............................................................
Enharmonic Grave Mode, Ancient Melody ...............................................................
Diatonic Grave Mode, Ancient Melody .....................................................................
O Theotokos and Virgin
Eight-Mode Version, by Theodosios Georgiadis ............................................................
Plagal First Mode, Ancient Melody "from the City" .......................................................
Plagal First Mode, by Hieromonk Hierotheos .................................................................

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PART III RESPONSES


Lord Have Mercy
Plagal Fourth Mode, by John Pallasis ..............................................................................
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Plagal First Mode, Athonite Melody for the Liti .............................................................
Patheic (Suffering) First Mode, by Constantine Pringos .................................................
Grant This O Lord
Plagal Fourth Mode, by Hieromonk Hierotheos .............................................................
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Plagal First Mode, by Michael Hatziathanasiou ..............................................................
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SOURCES AND APPENDIX


Sources ................................................................................................................................... 689
Appendix: The Intonations of the Eight Modes ..................................................................... 691

Concerning Adaptation
CCURATE liturgical translations rarely have the same meter as the original
text. As a result, either the original melody must change to accommodate
the new pattern of accented and unaccented syllables, or the words must be
forced into a melody that was designed for a different text. When the original melody is not well known, most people would agree that the original
melody should be discarded and a new melody composed. When, however, the original melody
is known and loved by many, most people prefer a musical arrangement of the text that resembles the original melody to a certain degree. Opinions vary as to what degree this should be.
To illustrate different degrees of preserving the original melody, we shall compare various
arrangements for the initial words of the Vespers psalm verse Lord, I have cried (
) in sticheraric first mode. The version of this that is considered by most to be the
original melody is found in the Anastasimatarion of Petros the Peloponnesian (d. 1777) as
published by Ioannis the Protopsaltis (d. 1866), which begins as follows:

Concerning Adaptation

The first adaptation we shall analyze is taken from the Divine Liturgy Hymnal,1 commonly
known in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America as the green book.

This example has the advantage of preserving the original melody2 so well that both the
English and the Greek could be used in the same score. It has the disadvantage, though, of unnecessarily repeating the phrase to You. Another problem with this setting is that the melody
for the first instance of the word Lord breaks the formulaic rules of composition for Byzantine music that dictate which melodic lines may be used to match a particular syllabic pattern.
The melody for the phrase me O Lord is a standard formula in Byzantine music. However,
placing the word O on the wrong note betrays either an ignorance of or disrespect towards
the traditional application of this formula. Breaking the formulaic rules is a problem not only
ideologically (in that such compositions cannot be considered a valid continuation of the tradition of Orthodox chantwhich, as the musicologist Dimitri Conomos has pointed out, is the
only music in world history that has a continuous 1500-year unbroken melodic tradition) but
1

The Divine Liturgy Hymnal, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of N. & S. America, Department of Religious Education, Brookline, Mass., second edition, 1982, p. 119.
2
This arrangement is actually a transcription of the melody written by John Sakellaridis in his book
presented below, which differs only slightly from the melody by Ioannis the Protopsaltis on the previous page.

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also aesthetically, becauseto quote Conomos againthese age-old chants, especially preserved on Mount Athos, bear a relevance and a beauty that is unmatched by other, later productions. Besides, melodies that break these rules usually sound awkward even to the untrained
ear, due to an unbalanced match between words and melody.
The second example is taken from the Anastasimatarion: Resurrectional Hymnal,3 which
contains music composed by Hieromonk Seraphim Dedes.

This second example also has advantages and disadvantages similar to the first example.4
In particular, the text has been adjusted to fit the melody better (the phrase hear me is repeated a total of six times whereas the original version of the hymn uses this phrase only four
times). The melody also stretches the formulaic rules of Byzantine music composition: a melodic phrase requiring three syllables was used for the two syllables Lord I and cried un-.
This example differs from the first example in that the melody has been slightly changed to fit
the text better. Namely, the one-beat rest following the martyria was used instead of an ison.
An advantage of this example is that it is written in a traditional notation of the Orthodox
Church. We have enumerated the reasons why Byzantine music notation is superior to Western
notation in an essay at: http://www.stanthonysmonastery.org/music/NotationB.htm
The next example on the following page was written by David Melling of blessed memory,
a Byzantine musicologist in England.

Anastasimatarion: Resurrectional Hymnal, Great Vespers of Saturday Evening, Byzantine Music in Greek and
English, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Brookline, 2004, p. 1.
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It should be pointed out, though, that this publication does not always preserve the original melodies unchanged.
Usually the original melodies have been adjusted to a greater degree in order to match the English text better.

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Concerning Adaptation

This adaptation has preserved the original melody essentially unaltered, as did the previous
two examples. But this version differs from them in that it does not repeat words that are not
repeated in the original. Since, however, the Greek text has more syllables than the English
translation, some words in this version have been extended over a dozen notes. Although such a
phenomenon does occur occasionally in the sticheraric genus of hymns, it only happens with
particular melodic lines. The melodic lines in this adaptation, however, would always be used
with more syllables in regular Byzantine music.
The fourth example is taken from page one of this book:

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This fourth example has advantages and disadvantages different than the first three examples. Its primary disadvantage is that the original melody has not been preserved. A further disadvantage of this example is that it is in Western notation.5 Its advantages, though, are that the
text has not been tampered with in order to mimic the syllabic pattern of the original hymn in
Greek, and the melody has been molded to match the text in perfect compliance with the formulaic rules of Byzantine music.
The following adaptation is by John Michael Boyer, the Protopsaltis of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco, who studied Byzantine chant in Greece under the Archon
Protopsaltis Lycourgos Angelopoulos:

This adaptation is nearly identical to the previous example, even though the two were
composed independently. The only melodic difference occurs on the first word. This adaptation
also complies fully with the formulaic rules of Byzantine music and is flawless in terms of orthography. Another obvious difference between this and the previous version is that the latter is
written in Byzantine notation and includes the oxeia that Simon Karas recommended reintroducing and the markings for syneptygmenos rhythm.
The next example is from the Byzantine Music Project by Dr. Basil Kazan of blessed
memory:

We decided to publish the music of this book first in Western notation despite its drawbacks, since the vast majority of chanters today know only Western notation. God willing, in the near future we will present the same
troparia also in Byzantine notation.

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Concerning Adaptation

This adaptation combines the advantages and disadvantages of the previous examples. In
some places (in the first measure, for example), the melody has been altered to match the text
better, while in other places (e.g., in the third measure), the original melody has been preserved
at the expense of breaking the formulaic rules of Byzantine music. For example, the melody for
the two-syllable word unto is never used for two syllables in sticheraric first mode in Byzantine music in Greekbut always for only one syllable. It should be pointed out, though, that
Byzantine music in Arabic very frequently inserts extra syllables into formulae of Greek Byzantine music. Therefore, one could justifiably argue that this standard practice of theirs is not
wrong but merely represents a different tradition that is well established. Another drawback of
this adaptation is that the words that would be accentuated when reading this text aloud are not
emphasized by the melody: in the first independent clause O Lord, I have cried out unto
Thee, one would normally accentuate the words Lord, cried, and Thee. The melody,
however, emphasizes the words I and Thee.
The next example is an adaptation in English by Nancy Takis of Michigan.

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The melody of this adaptation has been altered to match the text, without distorting the text
to fit the original melody better. This example conforms well to the formulaic rules of Byzantine music except in two places where the rules have been stretched in order to imitate the
original melody better: 1) the melody for the phrase cried out to thee in the second staff is a
hybrid combination of a heirmologic formula of plagal first mode with a sticheraric formula of
first mode, and 2) the melodic phrase for the words me, O Lord in the first two measures of
the second staff is appropriate for two syllables instead of three. In order to use this melodic
phrase (known as the in the old Byzantine notation) for three syllables, the embellishment of the first note is expressly written out either as a petast with a klsma, or as an ison and
kentmata with a gorgn all above an oligon. The ramifications of this for music in Western
notation are that the melody for the first of the three syllables should be written either as four
eighth notes (on F, G, F, and E in this instance) or as a dotted eighth note followed by a sixteenth note and two eighth notes (again on F, G, F, and E). A significant advantage of this adaptation in comparison to the previous example by Kazan is that the melody emphasizes the
words that one would emphasize when reading the text aloud.
The following example is an adaptation by Kevin Lawrence of North Carolina.

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This adaptation has successfully followed the original melody quite closely. The only difference is that in three places a quarter note has either been inserted or removed so that the
melody would match the English text better. In particular, a quarter note has been added in the
first two staves for both instances of the word O, and in the second measure of the second
staff, a dotted half note is used instead of a half note and a quarter note. An inevitable result of
preserving the original melody so well in a different language is that the formulaic rules of
Byzantine music must be broken, due to the different number of syllables in the translation.
This can be observed in the first measure of the second staff where the melody for the word
hear is associated with only one syllable instead of two. Likewise, the melody for the word
hear in the middle of the third staff would normally have two syllables, but here it has only
one. These imperfections may be considered minor since the melody does not cloud the meaning of the text by emphasizing unaccentuated syllables.
The following polyphonic setting is by Fr. James Meena of blessed memory, who was an
archpriest of the Antiochian Archdiocese of America. Although having multiple parts clouds
the modality of Byzantine music, we can still critique the arrangement by examining only the
sopranos melody.

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This adaptation is similar to the previous example in that the original melody has been preserved quite well. This example differs in that the text has been altered to fit the music better:
the phrase to Thee have I cried in the first line is changed to I have cried unto Thee in the
third line. Likewise, the phrase hear me in the first and second lines is changed to O hear
me, hear me in the third line, thus repeating this phrase more times than it is repeated in the
original Greek. Another drawback of using the original melody nearly unaltered is that it unavoidably emphasizes unduly the word I in the second line. This arrangement also breaks the
formulaic rules by associating the two syllables have I with two consecutive quarter notes in
the first line, since the rules dictate that a single syllable with a half note belongs in this melodic phrase.
The next example is taken from the website of the Holy Transfiguration Monastery in
Brookline, Massachusetts.6

This is an adaptation of a more contemporary version of this hymn, presented on the following page taken from a book published in 1952 by Constantine Pringos, the Archon Protopsaltis of the Patriarchate of Constantinople.7

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See http://www.homb.org/frameset-sitemap.htm
, , - , , 1974, . 15.

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Comparing the two, we can see that the English adaptation has successfully captured the
flavor of the original and several of its melodic phrases. Furthermore, this transcription in
Western notation includes many of the implied embellishments of Byzantine chant. It also follows the formulaic rules perfectly, except in the beginning of the second staff where the word
me is used with a melodic phrase that is supposed to have two syllables instead of only one.
We shall now proceed to examine various adaptions of this hymn in other foreign languages. The following example is taken from an Anastasimatarion in Rumanian:8

This example is similar to the fourth and fifth examples in that the original Greek melody
has not been preserved, but the text has not been distorted, and the music follows the formulaic
rules of Byzantine music. It also follows the orthographical rules faithfully, except in one place:

Anastasimatarul, Sfintei Monastiri Neamu, Bucureti, 1943, p. 1.

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the elaphrn and the kentmata for the syllable zi in the first line should not be placed above
an oligon, since they are not followed by a descending character.
The next example is an adaptation in Spanish by Panagiotis Katsoulis from Athens, a son
of the great teacher and protopsaltis, Konstantinos Katsoulis (1930-1987):

Again, minor changes have been made to the original melody in order to match the text,
and words have not been unnecessarily duplicated. The only problem with this adaptaion is that
it contains a few orthographical errors. In particular, the vareia in the first line should be removed, vareias should be added before the two-beat apstrophoses in the second and third
lines, and the synechs elaphrn should be replaced by an yporro. Nevertheless, this adaptation faithfully follows the formulaic rules of Byzantine music composition.
The following example is an adaptation in Arabic by Mitri el-Murr (1880-1969), the Protopsaltis of the Patriarchate of Antioch, who was the first to write troparia in Arabic in Byzantine
notation:

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Concerning Adaptation

As with the previous example in Rumanian, we see that the original melody has been
changed to match the text, while conforming perfectly to the formulaic rules of Byzantine music. Note that only subtle changes in the melody were made so as to retain the flavor of the
original melody. There are, however, three slight orthographical inaccuracies in this adaptation:
the sndesmos in the first line should be a vareia, the antiknoma with an apl in the third line
should be replaced by a petast with a klsma, and the sndesmos in the second line should be
removed.
The next example is an adaptation in English based on the Arabic melody by Sub-Deacon
Karim El-Far of California:

Comparing this with the Arabic prototype, we see that the melody is identical, except for
the notes that have been added to account for the word O in both the first and third lines. A
drawback of preserving the original melody unchanged is evident in several places where an
unaccented word becomes musically accentuated by the melody. In particular, the words unto
and Thou in the first line and the word have in the third line are unduly emphasized by the
melody. Another drawback of not changing the original melody is that the formulaic rules have
been broken in the third line where the word Lord is extended over three notes. In terms of
orthography, this example has the same orthographical errors as the Arabic prototype. It has an
additional orthographical mistake in the first line, where the second note should be an ison preceded by a vareia, rather than an ison above a petast.
The following example is a Serbian adaptation taken from a book published in Church
Slavonic in Constantinople in 1859 by Hadji Angel Ioanov Sevlievets:

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Here the original melody has been discarded and a new melody has been composed that
conforms perfectly to the formulaic and orthographical rules of Byzantine music. Evidently, the
prototype for this adaptation was neither the version of this hymn published by Ioannis the Protospaltis (presented on the first page of this essay) nor the original composition by Petros the
Peloponnesian, (shown below in the old notation), but most likely was the version published by
Petros Ephesios in 1820 (presented on the following page).9 This can safely be assumed since
the first six notes in both versions are identical and since both versions have a medial cadence
on .

, , , , 1820, . 1.

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The version of this hymn by Petros Ephesios begins as follows: 10

Notice that in the manuscript on the previous page, the entire melody of the first line is repeated verbatim from the end of the second line until near the end of the third line. Although
this version also begins with the same musical phrase as the version by Ephesios, it does not
have a medial cadence on its mesos as do Ephesios and Selvievec. Therefore, it is probable that Selvievec based his melody on the version by Ephesios.

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As an aside regarding orthography, an astute observer will notice that Petros Ephesios (d. 1840) used an oligon
for the second to last note in the first line for the syllable , whereas Ioannis the Protopsaltis (d. 1866) in the
first example of this essay used a petast in the same situation. A little-known rule of orthography dictates that an
oligon must be used in this situation. (See , ,
-, 1940, . 26, 55, or rule #2d in our compilation at: http://www.stanthonys
monastery.org/music/ByzOrthography.pdf) Further evidence that the oligon is indeed more correct is found by
examining manuscripts of the Three Teachers and their immediate disciples. For example, the following facsimilie
of a manuscript written in 1839 (MS 23501 , ,
. 1.) correctly uses the oligon:

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Returning to our analysis of adaptations in foreign languages, the next example we shall
examine is another version in Church Slavonic. This one is taken from a recent publication11 in
Bulgaria which is a reprint of a book published in 1872 in Constantinople:12

The melody in this example differs in only a few places from the melody in the other example in Church Slavonic. In both of them the original melody has been altered in order to
match the syllabic pattern of the translation in accordance with the formulaic rules of Byzantine
music. Note that this publication continues the ancient manuscript tradition of including a decorative header, inserting an elaborate initial capital letter, and writing Byzantine notation in both
red and black (or brown) ink. This example is free of orthographical errors, but a minor typographical defect is that the font used to typeset the music puts the klsma and the gorgn too far
above the apstrophos and the yporro.13
11

. , , , .
2. , : ".
", . , : . . 29.
12
-, .
. . -. . 1872. . 17.
The melodies in this book are for the most part identical to those found in the first Bulgarian book of Byzantine
music printed in 1847 in Bucharest by Nikola Triandafilov.
13
The font used for this example was ED Psaltica, and it is available online at www.cmkon.org/fonts.htm Because of this and its other imperfections, we created our own EZ Psaltica font package, which is available online
at: http://www.stanthonysmonastery.org/music/ByzMusicFonts.html

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Concerning Adaptation

The following example is an adaptation by Andra Atlanti of France, who studied Byzantine chant in Greece under the Protopsaltis Zacharias Paschalides.

This adaptation is another example wherein the original melody was discarded so that the
melody would match the words in perfect conformity to the formulaic rules. This example also
has perfect orthography except for one minor detail: the apstrophos in the second line above
the syllable moi should have a petast beneath it.

* * *

In summary, the versions of this hymn written in countries where Byzantine chant has existed for centuries (Bulgaria, Greece, Rumania, Serbia, and Syria) have two characteristics in
common: the melody has been molded to match the text, and the text has not been tampered
with in order to fit a particular melody. On the other hand, most arrangements of this hymn
from Americawhere Byzantine chant has only recently appearedpreserve characteristics of
the original melody at the expense of the text. In particular, three compromises have been observed in such adaptations: 1) The text itself has been tampered with in order to mimic the syllabic pattern of the original hymn, 2) unaccented syllables are unduly emphasized by the melody, and/or 3) the formulaic rules of Byzantine music composition have been stretched or disregarded. One can surmise that these compromises are not found in the hymns in countries
where Byzantine chant has existed for centuries because composers with a thorough grasp of
Byzantine chant abound in such places. In America, however, where Byzantine chant is new
and expertise in it is rare, most attempts to arrange hymns have some or all of the aforementioned shortcomings. As regards orthography, we have seen that examples taken from the nine-

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teenth century have few or no errors, whereas examples written in recent times tend to have
more orthographical errors, regardless of where they were written.
The question then arises, which arrangement is best? The answer to this subjective question will depend on what one believes to be the ideal degree of alteration for Byzantine melodies when adapting them to texts in a foreign language, and further, if one believes that the text
may be changed to mimic the syllabic pattern of the original melody. Since the melodies in this
book belong to the syllabic sticheraric and heirmologic genres, which are text-based and
text-emphatic (as opposed to the melismatic papadic genre), we believe that the goal should
be to alter or obscure the text as little as possible. Thus, our preference (in this book, at least)14
has been to follow the example set by the adaptations made in countries with a strong tradition
of Byzantine chant. In other words, we have made whatever changes necessary to the original
melody to make it match the corresponding text in complete accordance with the orthographical and formulaic rules of Byzantine music composition, without altering the text. This
singular achievement in English was made possible only by constantly referring to our compilation of these formulaic rules. We have posted them in a new webpage15 with the hope that
other composers and arrangers of Byzantine music in any language will also benefit as much as
we have by using them.

14

In our Divine Liturgies book, for some hymns we composed new melodies that would match the English text
without breaking any formulaic rules, while for other hymns we disregarded the rules in order to preserve the
original melody with few or no changes. This was intentional, because many people know the melodies of those
hymns, and they would prefer an adaptation that sounds familiar, whereas in this Vespers book, most of the troparia of the octoechos are not well known. Therefore, we preserved only the general melodic movements of each
troparion, while adapting the words to their appropriate melodic formulae. Only in the Apolytikia did we slightly
stretch the formulaic rules in order to accommodate more of the original melody.
15
See http://www.stanthonysmonastery.org/music/Formula.html

About the Translation

UR previous book with music for the Divine Liturgies contained both Elizabethan and
Modern English versions of each hymn. This book for Vespers, however, contains
hymns only in Elizabethan English. We decided to compose music only for this style of
English because several others have already set these hymns to music using a Modern English
translation.16 All the texts17 used for the hymns in this publication are copyrighted by the Holy
Transfiguration Monastery in Brookline, Massachusetts, and are used with their kind permission. We chose their Elizabethan English translation because many people throughout the
world hold their liturgical translations in high regard due to their precision, meter, and elegance.

16

In particular, Hieromonk Seraphim Dedes has set to Byzantine music all troparia of the Octoechos for Saturday
Vespers and Sunday Orthros. His works are available at: http://sgpm.goarch.org/Monastery/index.php?p=31
Others who have set these troparia to Byzantine music using a Modern English translation include: Dr. Jessica
Suchy-Pilalis, John Michael Boyer, and Andrew Gorny.
17
The only text in this book that is our own translation is the text for the apolytikia of the Resurrection.

Concerning Notation

VER the centuries, Byzantine music notation became increasingly more specific.1 That is
to say, later composers chose to write particular musical phrases with more notes than
those of earlier composers. In other words, the later composers wrote out ornamental formulas in full, whereas in the past, these would have been left to the skill and experience of the
chanters. This clarification did not purport to add anything new to a given melody, but rather it
spelled out the way in which the tune was intended to be chanted in order to eliminate erroneous interpretations. Even today, a chanter following Byzantine notation is still expected to
interpret a musical phrase based on the oral tradition he has inherited from his mentor. Interpreting a musical phrase entails chanting a tone with a certain lan or adding notes to a phrase.
For example, the ancient Byzantine music symbol apoderma (
), as sung in the postByzantine era, appears in modern Byzantine notation as:

0'!!!og m<C
1

cf. Tillyard, H.J.W., Handbook of the Middle Byzantine Musical Notation, Monumenta Musicae Byzantinae,
Subsidia 1, Fasc. 1, Copenhagen, 1935, pp. 14-16.

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Concerning Notation

Transcribed literally into Western notation, this phrase would appear simply as:

However, most chanters with even a rudimentary knowledge of the oral tradition would
perform it in the following way:

Since this book is written for people who have had little or no experience with authentic
Byzantine music and its oral traditions, an attempt has been made to include some of these interpretations by adding notes to the melody, following the example of the knowledgeable
chanters of the Holy Mountain. Sometimes these additions are simple, as in the example on the
previous page, and they do not complicate the melody particularly. In other instances, however,
these interpretations entail adding grace notes or replacing a quarter note with an eighth note
and two sixteenth notes. Such changes understandably make the music more difficult to sightread, but this is the only practical way to preserve in Western notation these embellishments,
which constitute an integral part of Byzantine music. Transcriptions that do not take into account these implied embellishments yield melodies that are a bland imitation of the original, if
they are sung as written. It is to be hoped that the abundant embellishments in this book will
not discourage people from using it, but on the contrary, we pray that the melodies beauty will
inspire Church singers to overcome the challenge. Certainly they will find the extra effort very
rewarding. Because there are only a few ornamental musical formulas that need to be learned,
the task is not as insurmountable as it may first appear to be. Those used repeatedly in this book
are shown in Appendix II to facilitate familiarization.
The ison, or tonic note, of the melody is indicated by a capital letter written above the
staff. This note is to be held until another letter above the staff changes the pitch of the ison. If
there is more than one person holding the ison, they should take breaths at different times so
that there are no breaks, even if there is a rest in the melody. Those who hold the ison may do
so in octaves, but they need to be careful not to sing louder than those performing the melody.
Ideally, ison holders should pronounce the words simultaneously with those singing the melody. However, the prevailing practice today is to hold a sustained schwa sound [] instead,
since this neutral vowel does not clash with the vowels in the sung text. The abbreviation Un.
means that the ison singers should join in unison with the melody. The ison is almost always
chanted at a pitch lower than or equal to the pitch of the melody. When the ison needs be
pitched in the lower octave only, a downward-pointing arrow follows the ison note (for example, B). An ellipsis following the ison note (for example, C) means that the ison should be
held without stopping at the upcoming rest in the melody. Since Byzantine music is not based
on absolute pitches but on the pitches of Nh-Pa-Bou (Do-Re-Mi) etc., which are relative, the
entire melody may (and should) be transposed to a pitch that fits the tessitura of the singers.

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The tone Nh (Do) is always fixed at C throughout this anthology. Although this convention facilitates sight-reading, it makes several melodies too high for some people (especially for baritones and female voices) unless these melodies are transposed.
In Part II of this book (which contains music for Special Days), most hymns are provided with more than one melody. One is free to choose whichever version one feels would be
most appropriate, taking into consideration their duration and level of difficulty.
From around the fourteenth century, composers of Byzantine music have inserted meaningless consonants (such as + [n], ~ [n], and c [h]) into long, melismatic melodies. As Dr.
Conomos explains:
Two problems were solved with the introduction of these foreign sounds into the
text. First, a practical one: they had the effect of abbreviating an extended melodic
phrase into groups of a few notes, thereby making it easier for the soloist or the choir to
sing. Secondly, it solved an aesthetic problem; the consonants erased the unpleasantness of a sustained vowel and offered an incentive to the chanter to add emphasis at
certain points where the composer, scribe or psalte [i.e., chanter] thought fit.2

In transcribing the music for this book, melodies containing such consonants have been
preserved unchanged. These consonants are written in parentheses so that it is clear that they
are not a part of the words and so that those who prefer not to use them in English may omit
them.
Since there are no bar lines to signal measure breaks, each staff is treated as a separate
measure. For this reason, an accidental placed somewhere in a staff will apply for the remainder of that staff but not for the following staff. Courtesy accidentals are placed in parentheses
wherever clarification is deemed necessary.
The Byzantine music symbols that apply stress to a note (the psefiston and the vareia)
are usually transcribed by placing an accent ( > ) above the note affected. However, these
stresses in Byzantine music are usually not chanted with a significant increase in volume.
Therefore, when encountering notes with accents in this book, one must be careful not to emphasize them unduly.
The intonations (ajphchvmata) that may be chanted before a hymn have been listed in the
Appendix by number. The appropriate number for the intonation is provided only at the beginning of those hymns that Athonite chanters might precede with an intonation.

Conomos, Dimitri E., Byzantine Trisagia and Cheroubika of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries, Patriarchal
Institute for Patristic Studies, Thessaloniki, 1974, p. 264.

Rubrics

S in the standard Greek Anastasimatarion, this book has both sticheraric (slow) and
heirmologic (brief) versions of Lord, I have cried, the Stichera, and the Aposticha
troparia. On a typical Saturday evening on the Holy Mountain, the sticheraric versions of Lord, I have cried and the Stichera troparia are chanted, whereas the heirmologic versions of the Aposticha troparia are chanted. In some parishes, however, the standard practice is to chant the sticheraric versions of Lord, I have cried and the Stichera
troparia for first, second, plagal first, and plagal second modes, while the remaining modes are
chanted heirmologically.
When there is no Doxasticon appointed for the Stichera by the Menaion, Triodion, or
Pentecostarion, the verses Glory... and Both now... are chanted together in the mode of the
week, followed by the sticheraric version of the Dogmatic Theotokion in the mode of the week.
When, however, there is an appointed Doxasticon for the Stichera, it is chanted sticherarically,
preceded by the sticheraric verse Glory. Thereafter, the verse Both now is chanted in the
mode of the week, followed by the sticheraric version of the Dogmatic Theotokion in the mode
of the week.
When there is no Doxasticon appointed for the Aposticha by the Menaion, Triodion, or
Pentecostarion, the verses Glory... and Both now... are chanted together sticherarically in
the mode of the week, followed by the sticheraric version of the Aposticha Theotokion in the
mode of the week. When, however, there is an appointed Doxasticon for the Aposticha, it is
chanted sticherarically, preceded by the sticheraric verse Glory. Thereafter, the verse Both
now is chanted heirmologically in the mode of the preceding Doxasticon, followed by the
heirmologic version of the Aposticha Theotokion in the same mode.

Acknowledgements

HIS book was only made possible by the assistance of dozens of people: hieromonks; priests; monastics; Byzantine,
Slavic, Russian, and Western musicologists; linguists; translators; Greek teachers; voice teachers; composers; chanters; choir
directors; members of the National Forum of Greek Orthodox
Church Musicians; iconographers; graphic designers; computer
programmers; sound engineers; librarians; proofreaders; and professors of music, theology, and English. We would also like to
thank ahead of time all who would like to point out to us the various mistakes we have made. We are deeply grateful for all their
contributions and pray that our Lord Jesus Christ reward them for
their efforts abundantly in this life and in the next.

First Mode
Intonation: #1
(see Appendix)

Andante

Lord, I Have Cried

&b
D

Lord,

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have

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cried

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to

Thee,

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>
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heark

en

>
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Lord,

I have

un

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heark

un

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my

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set

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of

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>

as

an

Lord.

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to

as

the lift - ing

eve - ning

un

forth

sac - ri

me,

Verses of Psalms
140, 141, and 129

Presto
1

First Mode

&b

>

Qou' Kuvrie

Set, O Lord, a watch be - fore my mouth,

>
&b

>

and

door

of

en -

clo - sure round a - bout my lips.

D
>

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In - cline

>
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cuse

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my heart

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>

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sins,

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will not

join

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4

&b

>
,

>

The right- eous man will chas - ten me with mer - cy and re - prove me;

>
&b
as for the oil

of the sin

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more

is my

prayer

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>

rock

let it not a - noint my head.

>

&b

scat - tered

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D

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>

nigh

un - to

ken

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Thee,

Lord,

up - on the earth,

have their judg - es been.

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n
earth is bro

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A

in the pres - ence of their pleas - ures;

>

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ner,

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>
>

>
>

>
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&

as

a clod of

>

so have their bones been

des.

Lord,

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are mine eyes,

First Mode - Verses of Psalms

&b

in

Thee

&b

have

I hoped;

take

>

not

my soul

>

&b

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The sin

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G

fall

>

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the Lord

by.

the

have

Lord

>

am

will

pour

out be - fore

have

a -

with my

tion.

Him my sup - pli - ca

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cried,

I made my sup - pli - ca

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D

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pass

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>
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lone un - til

10

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and from the

in - iq - ui - ty.

n n

b { #

>

stum - bling - blocks of them that work

a - way.

Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me,

>
&b

tion,

First Mode - Verses of Psalms

>

b
&
mine af - flic

12

&b

tion be - fore

>

When my spir

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knew

13

&b
In

14

&b

none

my

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for

my

n
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ing with - in

me,

then Thou

failed

>

have walked they hid

right hand, and

for

me

a snare.

be - held,

and there was

did

that

15

de - clare.

my paths.

looked up - on

&b

this way where - in

it was faint

est

Him will

know

me.

me, and there is none that watch - eth

soul.
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>

out

8
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First Mode - Verses of Psalms

&b
&b

have

liv

&b

un - to Thee, O Lord;

my por - tion art

said:

Thou

>

Thou

in the land

of

the

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>

At - tend un - to my sup - pli - ca - tion, for


D

>
b
&

18

cried

art my hope,

&b
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>

De - liv - er me from

>
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them

am brought

that per - se - cute me,

strong - er than I.

On Saturdays, continue with Slow Stichera on page 10


or with Brief Stichera on page 41.
On other days continue on following page.

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ver - y low.

for they are

First Mode - Verses of Psalms

19

>

&b
D

Bring my

20

&b

soul

out of pris - on that I

>

The right - eous shall wait pa - tient - ly

&b
&b

me

of

the

Lord,

Un.

depths

have

cried

ears

>

hear my voice.

&b

Let Thine

ca

&b
D

un - to Thee, O Lord;

>

22

un - til Thou shalt re -

Out

&b

>

>

may con - fess Thy Name.

me.
A

>

ward

21

for

be

at - ten - tive to

the voice

tion.

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First Mode

Andante

&b

Verse #1

> D,
j j j

j j

Un.

Bring my soul

Thy

out of pris - on

& b .

!Exavgage ejk fulakh'"

that

may con - fess

Name.

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>
b
&
D

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j
.

ly

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eve

sins;

shown

and

ning

prayers, O

grant

us

the re - mis

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j
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for

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ho

.
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>
> Un.
# A

Lord,

of

Un.

our

& b . j

Ta;" eJsperinav"

Thou

lone

forth the Res - ur - rec

tion

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un

sion

Who

hath

.
to

First Mode - Slow Stichera

& b .

the

11

world.

Verse #2

!Eme; uJpomenou'si

D ,
>
j j j j j j j

& b j
Un.

The right - eous shall wait pa - tient - ly for me

& b .

ward

un - til Thou shalt

cle

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and en - com

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pass

her,

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ye

peo -

en

from

the

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>
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and give glo - ry there - in to Him that is

,
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a - ris

re

me.

En - cir

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&b

dead;

for

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He

>
A

is

12

&b

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our

>
,
>j
.

God

Who hath

& b . .
our in - iq -

ui

de - liv

ered

j
.
-

us

from

ties.

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!Ek baqevwn

& b j j j
Un.

D ,
>
>
j j j j j j j
.

Out of the depths have I cried un - to Thee, O Lord;

& b .

my

Lord,

hear

voice.

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Deu'te laoiv

&b

A
G
D,
>
,
j
. n .

Come, O ye peo

ples,

&b

let us praise

glo - ri - fy - ing His Res - ur - rec - tion

and

wor - ship

Christ,

the

dead;

,
j
. .
from

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First Mode - Slow Stichera

&b

b A

for

He

&b
the

& b .
e

is

Who hath de - liv

from the er -

j

-

God

ered

ror

of the en

>
n n

Un.

world

our

13

my.

Verse #4
Genhqhvtw ta; w\ta sou

>
> j
> D
j
j
j
b
& j j .
Un.

Let Thine ears be at - ten-tive to the voice of my sup - pli - ca

tion.

Stichera #4

>
&b
D

Re - joice,

j
.

ye

j
& b .

n .

da

tions

of

heav

ens;

, >


earth;

sound the trum - pets, ye foun -

the

>

Eujfravnqhte oujranoiv

cry

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out

D ,
>
n
Un.

with glad

ness,

14

First Mode - Slow Stichera

&b
O

ye

&b
u

&b

moun

tains.

el hath nailed our sins

b
life

hath

He hath

For,

A n
slain

raised

the

up

Ad -

>

- am.

Verse #5

!Ea;n ajnomiva"

&b j j

>
>
>
j j j j j j j j j j j j

&b

>

Un.

and, as the Friend of man,

j
.
-

Cross, and the Giv- er of

death,

be - hold, Em - man

to

Un.

j
b

&b

,
> j
.

If Thou should - est mark in - iq - ui - ties, O Lord, O Lord, who shall stand?

For

with Thee

there

is

>
.

for

give -

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- ness.

First Mode - Slow Stichera

15

Stichera #5

&b
D

To;n sarki; eJkousivw"

C
D
>
,
>

Let us praise Him Who will - ing

ly was cru-ci-fied in the flesh for

& b .
Who did suf - fer

and

was

& b .
from

>
b
&

the

dead,

Stab - lish Thy Church in

&b

&b

and the

our

life

>

and hath a - ris

and let

us

en

say:

>
n

Un.

peace - ful,

of

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Christ,

since Thou art good

. . j .

Friend

,
j
. .

Or - tho - dox -

and make

bur - ied

us,

man.

16

First Mode - Slow Stichera


Verse #6

&b j

Un.

For

Thy Name's

& b j j j

sake

>
j

have

pa - tient - ly

>
>
j j j

for Thee, O Lord;

&b

$Eneken tou' ojnovmatov" sou

wait - ed

j j j j

D


in

the

Lord.

Stichera #6

&b
D

my soul hath wait - ed pa - tient - ly for Thy word,

my soul hath hoped

>
j

>

As we un-wor-thy ones stand be

Tw'/ zwodovcw/ sou tavfw/

fore

n
Un.

Thy

life - giv

,
j
b
& .
ing

grave, glo - ri - fi - ca- tion do

&b
fa

ble com - pas - sion,

we

of - fer to Thine in - ef

,
j

. .
Christ

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our

God;

First Mode - Slow Stichera

&b

C
>

for the Cross and death hast Thou ac - cept -

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To;n tw'/ Patri; sunavnarcon

Let us praise the Word Who, with

the

Fa

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ther,

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to

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O praise the Lord, all ye na-tions; praise Him, all

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peo

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men.

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ges of a

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ges

men.

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Andante

&b
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>

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who hath

glo

giv - en

birth

ry

born

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the faith

men,

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the

of

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bod

the heav -

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- ful.

us

ter,

praise

the song of

the

a - dorn - ment

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First Mode - Dogmatic Theotokion

>
,

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shown

to

be

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n .

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fore, this

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take cour - age,

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her.

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chor

on

of

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peace


born

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ple

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j

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ty,

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of

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for

mies,

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since He


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is

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fight

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thine

en

the

Al - might

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First Mode

Andante

&b
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Aposticha #1

>

Tw'/ pavqei sou Cristev

>

By Thy pas - sion, O Christ, we were freed

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sions,

and

by

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cor

from


pas

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the

Thy Res - ur - rec - tion we were de - liv - ered

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from

rup

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to

tion.

Lord,

Thee.

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glo

ry

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27

Verse #2

&b
&b

>
j j j j

The Lord

The

Lord

is

is

king;

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,
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>
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is clothed with maj - es - ty.

clothed with strength

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girt

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and

He

hath

self.

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&b

>

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,
j

Let cre - a - tion re - joice, let the heav - ens

be

glad,

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>
&b

n .

let the

&b

joy.

na - tions

clap

their

hands

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with

>

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iour hath nailed our

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sins

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&b

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to

the

&b
n
He

hath

grant

j
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as

the

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whole

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race

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man,

life.

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raised

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fall

of

death,

>
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Cross;

Un.

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am.

Kai; ga;r ejsterevwse

which shall not

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be

First Mode - Slow Aposticha

29

Aposticha #3

&b

Though King of heav

j
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And Ad - am, on see - ing Thee, the Cre - a

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tor,

j

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in the

30

&b

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neth - er - most

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parts,

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of

the

world

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rise.

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that doth cry

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to

taste

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all

the

and

Thee.

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say: Thou that

dead,

Lord,

glo

ry

First Mode - Slow Aposticha

31

Verse #4

Tw'/ oi[kw/ sou prevpei

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>
>
j j j j j j j j

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Ho - li - ness be - com - eth Thy house, O Lord,

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of

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myrrh - bear - ing

length

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D

ta -

y,

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and

>

tion;

Thine im - mac - u - late Bod

haste

and not find - ing

they learned from the

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>
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un

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en

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to

the new

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Lord

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the

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pos

j >

j

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tles:

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world.

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Andante

&b

First Mode

>

Be - hold, ful - filled

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D

i sa -

&b

birth,

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as:
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as thou wast

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that was born

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giv - ing

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of

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birth,

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thou

vir - gin hast thou giv

fore
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was

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>

n

is the proph - e - cy of
cy

and

!Idou; peplhvrwtai

- birth;

for He

Where - fore al - so, He hath re- newed

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34

First Mode - Slow Aposticha Theotokion

,
> j
b
& .
all

na -

- tures.

>

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of God, dis - dain not the

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in

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thee

in

but, since thou hold - est

thine

vants

that are of

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thy

be

tem

>

the Com - pas - sion - ate

show com - pas - sion


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and in - ter - cede

on


saved.

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j

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thy

thou

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souls

arms,

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our

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Resurrection

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b
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guard - ing

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rise

on

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to the world.

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out

to Thee,

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by

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the

third

Life - giv

the Jews

and the sol

u - late bod


Sa

viour,

y,

Thou didst

grant - ing

life

er:

ers of heav

Glo - ry

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to

diers were

n b

For which cause the pow

day, O

Tou' livqou sfragisqevnto"

a -

un -

en cried

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First Mode - Apolytikion

>
b
&

rec - tion, O Christ.

&b

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>

dis - pen - sa

n b

to

tion, O

Thy King - dom.

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on - ly

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of

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to Thy

man.

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to

the

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ther, and

to

the

>

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to

the

it.

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D

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&b
ag -

ev

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er,

and

un - to

A - men.

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the

>

Kai; nu'n

ag - es

of

First Mode - Apolytikion

37

Resurrectional Theotokion
Tou' Gabrihvl

&b

>
,

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>

at his voice the Mas - ter of

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womb.

ing Re - joice to thee, O Vir

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things took flesh with - in thy

thee

as

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ark

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pure

right - eous Da - vid in the psalms. Thou wast seen to be more spa

cious than all

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Glo

ry

>
&b
ry

to

Him

bear

thy Cre - a

to Him that willed to dwell in thee.

>

that came forth from thee.


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>

the Heav - ens since thou didst

tor.

as spake the

gin,

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all

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>

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to Him that,

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&b

First Mode - Apolytikion

through thy giv - ing - birth,

hath de - liv

ered us.

ThE AnnuncIatIOn

First Mode - Brief


Intonation: #1

Allegro

Lord, I Have Cried

>
b
& .

Kuvrie ejkevkraxa

Lord,

&b

&b

Thee,

have cried

>

heark - en
D

un - to Thee,

un - to me, O Lord.

>
,

heark - en

un - to me;

heark - en

un - to me;

>
G
. n b
Lord,

I have cried

>

at - tend

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to

the voice

un - to

of

my

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&b

>

sup - pli - ca

&b

un - to

me,

tion

when

cry

un - to Thee:

Heark - en

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O

Lord.

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Let

my

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be

sac - ri - fice;

forth as

in

n b

lift - ing

>

set

the

prayer

Thee,

&b

>

up

heark - en

of

>

un - to

Kateuqunqhvtw

my hands

me,

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cense be - fore

as

an

. .
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Lord.

eve - ning

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First Mode

Allegro

&b

j j >j

j j

Verse #1

Bring my soul out of pris - on

&b
D

>

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that

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mis

forth the

sion

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of sins;

may con - fess Thy Name.

Ac - cept our eve - ning prayers, O ho - ly Lord,


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Ta;" eJsperinav"

Un.
>

and grant us the

>

re -

for Thou a - lone art He Who hath shown

>
. .

Res - ur - rec - tion

un - to

the

world.

Verse #2

& b j
D

>
j j j >j j j j

!Eme; uJpomenou'si

The right - eous shall wait pa - tient - ly for me un - til Thou shalt re - ward me.
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First Mode - Brief Stichera


Stichera #2

>
&b

Kuklwvsate laoiv

>

En - cir - cle

&b

Si - on,

and give glo

&b

dead;

iq

ye peo

ples,

>

ry there - in

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b
&

to Him that

and en - com - pass her,

is

a - ris - en from the

>

for He is our God Who hath de - liv - ered us from our in -

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ui

ties.

Verse #3

& b j j j
D

j j >j j j j j

Out of the depths have I cried un - to Thee, O Lord;

&b

my voice.

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>

!Ek baqevwn

Lord,

hear

First Mode - Brief Stichera

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Stichera #3

>

&b

Come,

ye peo - ples, let us

&b
fy

&b
is

>

our God Who hath de - liv

the en

n
G

ing His Res - ur - rec - tion from the dead;


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praise and wor - ship Christ, glo - ri -

ered the world

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b
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of

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for

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from the

er - ror

my.

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j
j
& b j j
D

Let Thine ears be at - ten - tive to the voice

Genhqhvtw ta; w\ta sou

of my sup - pli - ca - tion.

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First Mode - Brief Stichera


Stichera #4

&b
&b

C
>

Re - joice, O

of

ye heav - ens;

cry

>

>

>

&b

>

Un.

and the Giv

&b

>

Friend of man,

er

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sins

slain

Ad

to

death,

He hath raised up

ye moun - tains.

of life hath

# [

For, be - hold, Em - man - u - el hath nailed our

out with glad - ness, O

&b
D

sound the trum - pets, ye foun - da - tions

the earth;

Eujfravnqhte oujranoiv

the Cross,

and, as

the

am.

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!Ea;n ajnomiva"

& b j
D

j j j j >j j j j j j j j j

If Thou should - est mark in - iq - ui - ties, O Lord, O Lord, who shall stand?

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First Mode - Brief Stichera

&b

>

For with Thee there is

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for - give

ness.

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>
>

To;n sarki; eJkousivw"

&b
D

Let

us

praise

,
>
&b
flesh for

&b

us,

Him Who will - ing - ly was cru - ci - fied

in

>

Who did suf - fer and was bur

,
>

ris - en from the dead, and let

>
&b

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&b
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y,

O Christ,

us say:

and

ied and hath

good

and the

Friend

a -

>

Stab - lish Thy Church in

n b
make

our life peace

>
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ful, since Thou art

the

of

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man.

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First Mode - Brief Stichera


Verse #6
$Eneken tou' ojnovmatov" sou

& b j j
D

j j j >j j j >j j j j j , j

For Thy Name's sake have I pa - tient - ly wait - ed for Thee, O Lord; my soul

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j
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j
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&

>

hath wait - ed pa - tient - ly for Thy word, my soul hath hoped

in the Lord.

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>
b
&
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&b

>

stand be - fore Thy life

giv - ing grave,

>
>

glo - ri - fi - ca - tion do

we

>

ble com - pas

&b

>

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ed, O Sin - less One,

fer

sion, O Christ our God;

>
>

Thou ac - cept

of

to Thine in - ef - fa -

for the Cross and death hast

that Thou might - est grant the

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First Mode - Brief Stichera

&b
Res - ur - rec

tion un - to

& b . .
of

>

the world,

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since Thou art the

>

Friend

man.

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!Apo; fulakh'" prwi?a"

j j j j ,

j j

j j

From the morn - ing watch un - til night,

>
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hope

in

from the morn - ing watch

let

the Lord.

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&b

To;n tw'/ Patri; sunavnarcon

>

>

Let us praise the Word Who, with the Fa

&b

less and co - e - ter

nal,

ther, is co - be - gin - ning -

>

and Who in - ef - fa - bly hath

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First Mode - Brief Stichera

&b

come forth from the vir

&b

gin - al womb,

ed the Cross and

death

for

and hath ac - cept

>

us will - ing - ly,

and hath

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ris - en

&b

in

glo

life - giv - ing Lord,

ry; and

let

>

us say un - to Him:

>

a -

glo - ry be to Thee, the Sav - iour of our souls.

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j j j

j j j

For with the Lord there is mer - cy,

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tion;

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J

and with Him is plen - te - ous re - demp -

j j j > j
J

and He shall re - deem Is - ra - el

out

iq - ui - ties.

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of

all

his

in -

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Verse #9

j j j j j

& b j
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O praise the Lord, all ye na - tions;

Aijnei'te to;n Kuvrion

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praise Him, all ye peo - ples.

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For He hath made His mer - cy to pre - vail o - ver us,

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of the Lord

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eth

for

ev

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and the truth

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ther, and to

the Son, and to

it.

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the Ho - ly

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Both now and ev

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er,

and un - to the ag

es of ag - es. A - men.

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praise

of the bod

the faith

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sions,

&b

Christ,

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we were

freed

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and by Thy Res - ur - rec

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glo - ry

be

to

Thee.

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The Lord

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j j j ,

is king; He is clothed with maj - es - ty.

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@O Kuvrio" ejbasivleusen

The Lord

is

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&b

clothed with strength

and

He

hath

girt

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Him - self.

Aposticha #2

&b

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life.

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in slay - ing

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the Friend of man,

race of fall - en Ad

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tor,

in

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the neth - er - most parts,

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Ho - li - ness be - com - eth Thy house, O Lord,

un - to length of days.

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First Mode - Brief Aposticha


Aposticha #4

&b

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bear - ing wom - en,

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find - ing Thine im - mac - u

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of the

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new

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they learned from the an - gel

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the Lord Who grant

tion;

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world.

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the

a - pos

eth great mer

cy

un -

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57

Glory... Both now...


Dovxa Patriv

>
&b
D

Glo - ry

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to

the

ther, and

to

the Son, and

to

the Ho - ly

it.

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ag

Fa

ev

es.

er,

Kai; nu'n

and

un - to

the


ag

es

of

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>

Be - hold, ful - filled

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as

!Idou; peplhvrwtai

>

is the proph - e - cy of
proph - e - cy

Es - a - i
of I - sa

>

vir - gin hast thou giv - en birth,

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and

as:
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af - ter

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&b

>

giv - ing birth, thou hast re - mained

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birth;

n
He

>

God, dis - dain

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that are

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that our

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>

of - fered un - to

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thee

>

in

sion on

thy


be

saved.

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and
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not the sup - pli - ca - tions of

show com - pas

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since thou hold - est the Com - pas - sion - ate

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>

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as thou wast be - fore

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Second Mode
Intonation: #7

Andante

Lord, I Have Cried


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&
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Lord,

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heark - en

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I have

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to

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to

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heark

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un

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me,

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Virtually all know the words of this psalm and they continue to sing it at every age,
without knowing, however, the sense of what has been said. This is not
a small charge, to sing something every day, putting forth
words from the mouth, without searching
out the meaning of the thoughts
residing in the words.
-St. John Chrysostom, On Psalm 140

Let My Prayer
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>
&

Un.

Let my

prayer

be

set

fore

Thee,

& .
my

hands

as

in

the lift

ing

as an eve

ning

up

to

me,

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Lord.

Verses of Psalms
140, 141, and 129
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Presto
1

&
G

Set,

Qou' Kuvrie

>

>

O Lord, a watch be - fore my mouth,

&

and

door

of

en -

clo - sure round a - bout my lips.

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my

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heart

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with ex - cus

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in

to make ex -

sins,

and

vil,

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with their cho

sen.

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4

&
G

>

The right - eous man will chas - ten me with mer - cy and

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me;

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as

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the

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ner,

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let

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prayer

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>

swal - lowed up near by the

rock

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&

they

be sweet

have their judg - es been.

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ened;

as

a clod of

earth is bro - ken up - on the earth, so have their bones been scat - tered

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>
&

nigh un - to

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des.
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Second Mode (Soft Chromatic) - Verses of Psalms

&
Un.

>

For un - to Thee, O Lord, O Lord,

&

take

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me

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10

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sin

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&

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&

are mine eyes, in

G
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hoped;

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cried,

>

with my voice un -

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sup - pli - ca

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11

will

&
&

pour

out

be - fore

>

&
G

it

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&
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knew

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est

&
G

&

Him will

de - clare.

tion,

with - in

me,

then Thou

>

Un.

I have walked they hid for me

>

my paths.

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14

was faint - ing

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>

Him my sup - pli - ca

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a snare.

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that

did

&
Un.

know

15

&
G

me.

Flight hath

failed

me, and there

is

none that watch - eth

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out

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&

have

Un.

for

16

&

my soul.

hope, my

&
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&

&

>

por

tion

art Thou

in

said: Thou

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the

land

art

my

of

the

>

my

sup - pli - ca

tion, for

am

brought

low.

&

&

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strong

ing.

ver - y

18

un - to Thee, O Lord;

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17

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&

liv

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me from them that per - se - cute

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than

>

me, for they are

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19

&
G

Bring my soul out of pris

20

&
G

>

on

that

The right - eous shall wait pa - tient - ly

67

I may con - fess Thy Name.

for

me

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un - til Thou shalt

re -

&
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ward

21

me.

>

&
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&

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depths

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have

I cried un - to Thee, O Lord; O

Lord,

hear my voice.

22

&

&

Let Thine ears


G

sup - pli - ca

be

at - ten

tive

to

tion.

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of

my

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me.

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my

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let

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to judge the world

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O Lord, O Lord, who shall stand?

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ties.

Aijnei'te to;n Kuvrion

praise

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Him,

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hath made His

mer - cy

to

pre - vail

o - ver

us,

E
Un.
>
j j j

and the truth of

the Lord a - bid

eth for

ev

er.

Glory... Both Now...

Andante
A1

Second Mode
Dovxa Patriv... Kai; nu'n...

&
Glo

&

the

A2

ry

Un.

Son, and

&
F

to

Both

now

and

&
E

>

Un.

ges.

to

the

Fa

>

ther,

the

Ho

Un.

ev

er,

to

Spir

it.

F
>

G

and un - to the

ly

Un.

and

men.

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ges of

Second Mode - Glory

81

Alternate Melodies
B1

E
Un.
>
.

&
G

Glo

ry

to the Fa

& .

B2

&
G

Both

Spir

E
>
j

now

- ges

to

the

ev -

Un.

of

and

- er,

- ges.

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Son,

it.

Un.

and

,
>


&
a -

ly

and

to the Ho

ther,

and un - to the

>

Un.

men.

82

Second Mode - Glory


Old (Slow) Sticheraric Melodies

>
,
j

& . j

C1

Un.

Glo -

- ry

to the Fa

Son,

and to

G
>
&

Spir

C2

&

Un.

Both now


and

&
j

a -

>
&
men.

- ges

j
.

and

- -

of

> >j
.

the

>
,

-

er,

to

ly

,
>
.

ev

the Ho

ther,

E
>
, j

& . .

Un.

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- it.

and

un - to

the

ges.

Dogmatic Theotokion
Andante

&

Second Mode

The shad -

- ow

&
Un.

Un.

Parh'lqen hJ skiav

of

way

as

the

the

with the com

>
G
& .
for

Un.

bush

was

Law

is

passed


Un.

ing

of

grace;

not

con

&

as

it

was

vir

gin didst

burn

. .

thou

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give

sumed



&
when

ing,

thus

,
j

birth,

84

Second Mode - Dogmatic Theotokion

> .


&
and

vir

In the

&

stead

of

gin didst

pil

there hath a - ris

&
Un.

es,

&
souls.

Christ,
F

,
j

-

,
j

re -

eous -

- ness;

- main.

Un.

lar

of

>

& .
Right

thou

>
& .

,
j

. .

en

fire,

the

Sun

of

E
>

in

the

stead

of

Mos -

,
j


.
G

the Sal - va

tion

of

our

When pleasure predominates during psalmody,


then through this pleasure we are brought
down to passions of the flesh.
-St. Basil the Great

Slow Aposticha
Second Mode
Andante

&
F

Aposticha #1

>
E

Thy Res - ur - rec - tion, O

Un.

Christ

Sav

& .
E

ened

the

whole

&
E

Thine

own

crea

&
E

glo

ry

be

ture.

>

iour,

Un.

world;

Un.

@H !Anavstasiv" sou

hath en - light

and Thou hast re - stored

,
>
.

.
to

Al - might

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Thee.

Lord,

86

Second Mode - Slow Aposticha


Verse #2

j >j j j >j

& j
G

The Lord

&

is king; He

clothed with

strength

j >j j ,

and

He

The Lord

>

Un.

hath

girt

&
&

curse

Thou

Un.

of

the

tree;

.
F

didst

&

Thou

hast

slain

the

light

might

bol

ish the

Diatonic

by Thy bur

b b

& .
en

b b .

Hard Chromatic
C

Dia; xuvlou Sw'ter

By the Tree, O Sav - iour,

is

Him - self.

Aposticha #2
G

is clothed with maj - es - ty.

@O Kuvrio" ejbasivleusen

of

death;

al,

and Thou hast

>
Un.

ened our

race

by

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Thine a - ris

Second Mode - Slow Aposticha

&

ing.

Where

fore, we

&

cry

out

to

to

glo

ry

be

Thee.

&

Kai; ga;r ejsterevwse

j j j j >

For He

es - tab - lished the

&
not

be

world

which

shall

Un.

shak -

en.

Aposticha #3

&
F

When Thou wast

Verse #3
G

Thee:

Life - giv - ing Christ our God,

& .

87

>

seen

>

nailed up - on

the

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!En tw'/ Staurw'/ Cristev

Cross,

Un.

Christ,

88

Second Mode - Slow Aposticha

&

>

Thou didst change the

things.

ty

And the sol

ty,

of

pierced Thy

> .


&
Jews

diers,

And the

>
.

cre - at -

side

sought to

seal

&

no

But, Thou Who by

rant

& b
C

didst ac

cept

Thy

Thy

the mer - cy

of Thy

bur

al

spear.

,
j

tomb,

pow

pas

and didst

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Un.

er.

com

with

of

Hard Chromatic
F

Un.

be - ing ig

ing their in - hu -

show

& .
G

>
G
F
G
.

,
>


&
man

beau

,
j
& .
ed

sions

b
n
a - rise

Second Mode - Slow Aposticha

,
j


&
on

the

third

& .
to

day,

Lord,

89

glo

ry

be

Thee.

Verse #4

Tw'/ oi[kw/ sou prevpei

>j j j j >j j j >j j


.

&

Ho - li - ness

&

be - com - eth

Thy house, O

Lord,

un - to

of

days.

Aposticha #4

&

O Christ, Thou Giv - er

of

j .

&

pas

Un.

length

sion

will

life,

Zwodovta Cristev

Thou

didst

ing

ly

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Un.

un - der

for

the

go the

sake

90

Second Mode - Slow Aposticha


Un.

tal

men.

&
of

mor

>
&

>

scend

Un.

as the Might


&
com

ing

>

In - to

there

&

Un.

didst

ful,

of

&
-

des,

and them that a - wait - ed

Thou

one

>

grant - ing them in

Ha

des didst Thou de -

Thy

hand

,
>

&
the

One;

Ha

Par

Un.

to

dwell.

>
&

glo - ri - fy Thine a - ris - ing on

snatch

pow -

way,

- er

as from

j

-

dise, in - stead

of

Where - fore al - so un - to us who

the

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third

day,

do Thou

Second Mode - Slow Aposticha

& .
grant for - give

&
F

mer

ness

.
-

Un.

of

sins

cy.

The Dread Judgment

91

and

great

Aposticha Theotokion
Andante

&
G

Second Mode

.
won

&
an -

& .

ing

er

won

arms

sur

ders!

>

pass

ing

with - out

and

>

giv

the

hus - band

all

For who hath known of

F
> .
j

birth,

F
E
>

der,

,
j

&
her

Un.

- cient

&
moth

new

%W qauvmato" kainou'

j .

car

Him that em - bra

ry

ing

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in

ceth

all

Second Mode - Slow Aposticha Theotokion

& . #
cre

& #

>

He

will.

Him

In

in Thine arms

&

be - half of

them

&

& .

thee,

&
F

our

pure

Moth -

is

born

as

- er,

- ri

est

>

Un.

and hast bold - ness towards Him

cease not from en - treat - ing Him

hon -

babe,

j
.
F

Un.

. J

souls.

of

one,

that

that He have pit

is

,
.

>
,
.

His

that thou car -

as

in

that

> . j

&
all

tion?

God's

&

93

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- our

and

save

Apolytikion of the
Resurrection
Allegro

&

Second Mode

$Ote kath'lqe"

Un.

When Thou didst de - scend

&

tal,

then didst Thou slay

&
vin

i - ty.

of the neth

&
-

Ha - des with the

er world,
Un.

ing out:

un - to death, O

Life

>

Im - mor

>

light - ning

>

And when Thou didst al - so

>

&

cry

of

Thy Di -

Giv - er

of

of

raise the dead out

E
>
>

all the pow - ers

the

heav-ens were

life, Christ our God, glo - ry

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Second Mode - Apolytikion

&

be

95

to Thee.

Glory...
Dovxa Patriv

&
G

Glo - ry

to

&
Un.

Spir

the

Fa

ther, and

to

the Son, and

to

the Ho - ly

it.

Both now...
Kai; nu'n

&
G

Both now and

&
D

ag

Un.

es.

Un.

ev

er,

and

un - to

A - men.

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the

ag

es

of

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Second Mode - Apolytikion


Resurrectional Theotokion

>

&
G

Pavnta uJpe;r e[nnoian

All thy mys - ter - ies are be - yond com - pre - hen

&

>

ex - ceed - ing - ly

&

Un.

kos.

&

glo - ri - ous,

Sealed with pu - ri - ty

ty,

>

thou wast known to

&

to

the

& .
F

saved.

>

true

God.

Un.

and

be

Do thou

all

are

The - o - to

>

true moth - er,

sion;

pre - served by

>

vir - gin

giv - ing birth

en - treat Him that

our

i -

un -

souls

be

Second Mode - Brief*


Intonation: #6

Allegro

Lord, I Have Cried

Kuvrie ejkevkraxa

D
bb >
&
#

Lord,

have

cried

un - to Thee,

>
bb >
&
#
heark - en

&

bb

Thee,

un - to me, O Lord.

>
#

heark - en

un - to

me;

>

heark - en

Lord,

un - to

me;

have cried

un - to

>

at - tend

to

the

voice

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98

&

Second Mode - Lord I Have Cried - Brief

bb

of

>

my sup - pli - ca

bb >
&
#

Heark - en

tion

>

un - to

me,

when

>

cry

un - to Thee:

O Lord.

Let My Prayer

&

bb

>

Let my

b >
b
& #
lift

bb >
&
#

heark - en

Kateuqunqhvtw

prayer

ing

be

up

of

set forth as

my hands

me,

as

in - cense

>

un - to

>

Un.

an

O Lord.

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be - fore Thee,

>

the

eve - ning sac - ri - fice;

Verses of Psalms
140, 141, and 129

Presto

Second Mode
Hard Chromatic*

>
bb D
&
#
1

Set, O Lord,

bb >
& #

Qou' Kuvrie

a watch be - fore my mouth,

>

and a

door

of

en -

clo - sure round a - bout my lips.

&

bb

In - cline

b
& b #

not

&

bb

heart

>
#

with

with their cho

ex - cus - es

vil,

to

in sins,

With men that work in - iq - ui - ty; and

b
b
& #

un - to words of

make ex - cuse

my

>

will not

join

sen.

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*Note: The hard chromatic version of these verses in second mode is used when the first troparion of
Vespers is in hard chromatic second mode. Since the soft chromatic (slow) version of the troparia for
Saturday Vespers is usually preferred, these hard chromatic verses are used only on weekdays.

100
4

&
&

Second Mode (Hard Chromatic) - Verses of Psalms

bb
bb

me;

&

bb

&

bb

not

as

>
#

the

sin

for

&

bb

the

oil

of

is

my

prayer

>

ner,

let

it

swal - lowed up near by

>

the

>

rock

>

have their judg - es been.

as

a clod of

is bro - ken up - on the earth, so have their bones been scat - tered

#
nigh

in the pres - ence of their pleas

>
#

earth

>

re - prove

They shall hear my words, for they be sweet - ened;

&b

>

ures;

&

a - noint my head.

>

Diatonic

For yet more

bb

>

The right - eous man will chas - ten me with mer - cy and

b
&b
5

un - to

Ha

des.

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Second Mode (Hard Chromatic) - Verses of Psalms

&

bb

&

bb

D
>
#

Diatonic

For un - to Thee, O Lord, O

have

I hoped;

>

not my soul

Thee

a - way.

>

are mine eyes, in

>

take

D
>
bb >
#
&

Lord,

101

Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, and from the stum-bling -

b
b
&
9

&

bb

>
#

The sin

am

&

bb

&

bb

blocks of them that work in - iq - ui - ty.

b
& b #
10

>

to

the Lord

un - til

in - to their

own

>

have

the

pass

by.

Lord

net;

With my voice un - to

ners shall fall

a - lone

have I cried,

>

with my voice un -

I made my sup - pli - ca - tion.

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11

&

Second Mode (Hard Chromatic) - Verses of Psalms

bb

D
,
>

Diatonic

will

b
& b #

pour

out be - fore

mine af - flic

12

&

bb

tion

>

When my spir

13

&

14

&

bb

be - fore

>

ing with - in

>

bb

& #
D

did

Flight hath

de - clare.

me,

then Thou

I have walked they hid for me a snare.

>

and there was

none

>

I looked up - on my right hand, and be - held,

that

tion,

>

In this way where - in

bb

Him will

est my paths.

#
D

b
& b #
15

it was faint

b
b
&
#
knew

Him my sup - pli - ca

know

failed

>

me.

me, and there

is

>

none that watch - eth

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out

Second Mode (Hard Chromatic) - Verses of Psalms

b
b
&

for

my

soul.

>
bb
& #

16

&

bb

&

have cried

hope,

b
b
&
17

bb

my

liv
D

ver - y

&

bb

por

tion

art Thou

in

un - to

my sup - pli - ca

than

the

land

tion, for

art my

of

the

>

am

brought

low.

>

De - liv - er me from them that per - se - cute

er

Thou

ing.

>
#

said:

b
& b #

>
b

Diatonic

un - to Thee, O Lord;

>
#

At - tend

b
&b
18

103

me, for they are strong

On Saturdays, continue with Stichera on page 105.


On other days continue on following page.

I.

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19

&

20

&

Second Mode (Hard Chromatic) - Verses of Psalms

bb

Bring my soul out of pris

bb

&

&

on

Out

bb

that I may con - fess Thy Name.

for

me

un - til Thou shalt re -

me.

of

Lord,

have

cried

>

un - to Thee, O Lord;

hear my voice.

Let Thine ears

>
b

Diatonic

the depths

b
&b

>

ward

bb

&b
22

The right - eous shall wait pa - tient - ly

&b
21

sup - pli - ca

be

>

at - ten - tive

# #

to

tion.

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the

voice

of

my

Brief Stichera
Second Mode

Allegro

&

&

bb

Verse #1

j j >j

j j

Bring my soul out of pris - on

bb

Come,

let

b
& b #
of

the

bb >
& #
&
&

bb

Fa

#
as

may con - fess Thy Name.

To;n pro; aijwvnwn

ther

be - fore the


ag

y;

He willed;

and

and was

for hav

in -

ing

en -

>

ver

to bur

a - ris - ing from the dead, He

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>

was de - liv - ered o

>

es,

>
#

He

Who was be - got - ten

the Vir - gin Mar

dured the Cross,

i - al,

us wor - ship God the Word,

car - nate of

bb

>

Stichera #1

>
#

that

!Exavgage ejk fulakh'"

>

saved

106

Second Mode - Brief Stichera

b
&b

me,

the

err - ing

man.

Verse #2

&

bb

j j j >j j j j

!Eme; uJpomenou'si

The right - eous shall wait pa - tient - ly for me

&b

ward

>

un - til Thou shalt re -

me.

Stichera #2

&

bb

Cristo;" oJ Swth;r hJmw'n

Hav - ing

b
b
&

us,

&

bb

nailed

to the Cross the hand - writ - ing that was a - gainst

Christ our Sav

iour

hath blot - ted

>

hath de - stroyed

the do - min

ion of death.

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it

out,

and

>

We wor - ship

Second Mode - Brief Stichera

b
& b #
His

a - ris - ing

on

107

the third

day.

Verse #3

&

bb

!Ek baqevwn

j j >j j j >j j

j j # j

Out of the depths have I cried un - to Thee, O Lord;

b
&b

>

Lord,

hear

my voice.

Stichera #3

&

bb

With

b
b
&
&

bb

>
#

the

>

for

of our souls.

He

Arch - an - gels let

Christ;

Su;n !Arcaggevloi"

is

>

us praise the Res - ur - rec

the

Re - deem

And in awe - some glo

er

and

tion

of

Sav - iour

ry and might - y pow

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&

Second Mode - Brief Stichera

bb

er,

He com

b
& b # .
fash

eth

>

a - gain

to judge the

world

which He

ioned.

Verse #4
Genhqhvtw ta; w\ta sou

>
#

bb Dj j
j j > j j j
& J
#

Let Thine ears be at - ten - tive to the voice

of my sup - pli - ca - tion.

Stichera #4

&

bb

b >
b
&
#

claim as

&

bb

Se; to;n staurwqevnta

Un.
D,
>
n

Thee, the Cru - ci - fied

Mas - ter;

Come, be - hold

and

>

Diatonic

and Bur - ied,

where the

>

did the An

he said un - to

gel pro -

the wom

Lord

lay, for

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as

en:

the Al - might

Second Mode - Brief Stichera

b
&b

y,

&b

He

is

ris - en

a - lone

b
b
& #

im - mor - tal.

Christ, have mer - cy

>

Where - fore, we wor - ship Thee,

art

as He said.

Who

109

Life

giv - ing

on us.

Verse #5
!Ea;n ajnomiva"

bb Dj
&

j j >j j >j j j j j j j j j

#

b
& b #

If Thou should - est mark in - iq - ui - ties, O Lord, O Lord, who shall stand?

For with Thee there is

for - give - ness.

Stichera #5

&

bb

>

By Thy Cross, Thou didst a - bol

ish the

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!En tw'/ staurw'/ sou

>

curse

of the tree;

110

Second Mode - Brief Stichera

&

bb

&

bb

>
#
by Thy bur
Un.

i - al, Thou hast slain

Thine

b >
b
&

a - ris - ing,

>

the might of death;

>
#

and by

Thou hast en - light - ened the race of man.

Where - fore, we cry out to Thee: O Ben - e - fac - tor, Christ our God,

b
& b #
glo - ry

be

to Thee.

Verse #6

bb Dj j
&

$Eneken tou' ojnovmatov" sou

j j j >j j j >j j j j j , j

For Thy Name's sake have I pa - tient - ly wait - ed for Thee, O Lord;

&

bb

&

bb

soul

j j j >j j j j j ,

#

hath wait - ed pa - tient - ly

>

hoped

in

for Thy word,

the Lord.

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our sins.

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praise Him, all ye peo - ples.

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the demons attack us during services in church.
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the Sun of

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the Sal - va - tion

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Allegro

&

bb

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>

Thy Res - ur - rec - tion,

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glo - ry

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to

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&

bb

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j >j j j >j

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is king; He is clothed with maj - es - ty.

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@O Kuvrio" ejbasivleusen

The Lord

is

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&

>j

bb

clothed with strength

>
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and

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He hath girt Him - self.

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&

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and Thou hast en - light

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Thee.

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118

Second Mode - Brief Aposticha


Verse #3

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pierced Thy side

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cy

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pas

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rise

on the

didst ac - cept

b
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third

bur - i - al

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day,

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glo - ry

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a -

to Thee.

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of life,

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Thou didst un - der - go

the sake of

mor - tal men.

>

des didst Thou de - scend

as

the

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Might - y One;

the

In - to

and

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bb

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them

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sins

the

and great

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121

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er

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with - out hus - band

122

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&

bb

&

bb

&

bb

&

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that em - bra - ceth all

of God's will.

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as

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be - half

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souls.

in Thine

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cease not from en - treat - ing

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ri - est Him

of them that hon - our thee,

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that

her arms

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in

babe,

in

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arms

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Intonation: #8

Andante

Lord, I Have Cried

>
&b
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Lord,

&b

Thee,

&b
heark

have

en

cried

un

to

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heark
D

>

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en

un

to

me,

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un

to

me;

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& b .

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> F

n
b

Lord.

Lord,

I have cried

en

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voice

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of

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me;

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A psalm consoles the sad, restrains the joyful, tempers the angry, refreshes the poor
and chides the rich man to know himself. To absolutely all who take it,
the psalm offers an appropriate medicine; nor does it despise
the sinner, but presses upon him the wholesome
remedy of penitential tears.
-St. Niceta of Remesiana

Let My Prayer
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>
C
F
&b

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my

prayer

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j
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be

set

forth

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to

up

my

me,

>

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Un.

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the

as

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hands

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sac -

in -

b j b

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140, 141, and 129
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Presto
1

Qou' Kuvrie

>

&b
C

Set, O Lord, a watch be - fore my

&b

>

>

mouth,

and

a door


of

clo - sure round a - bout my lips.

>
b
&
2

In - cline

not my

heart

un - to

words

>
>
>
&b
make ex - cuse

&b

>

&b

with ex - cus

With men that work in - iq - ui - ty;

cho

en -

es

of

e - vil,

to

in sins,

and

sen.

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will not join with their

Third Mode - Verses of Psalms


4

&b
C

127

>

The right - eous man will chas - ten me with mer - cy

&b

me;

&b

not

>

&b

the

ures;

is

my

of

prayer

the sin

>

&b

>

&b

in

swal - lowed up near by

&b
C

oil

>

For yet more

for

a - noint my head.

&b

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>

as

and

>

rock

earth is

scat - tered

bro

>

nigh

ken

up - on

un - to

Ha

the earth,

ner,

let

it

des.

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>

have their judg - es been.

They shall hear my words, for they be sweet - ened;

the pres - ence of their pleas

re - prove

>

the

>

as

a clod of

so have their bones been

128
7

Third Mode - Verses of Psalms

&b
C

For

>

Thee

have

Keep

&b

me

&b

>

&b

>

The sin

am

10

&b
C

ners shall fall

a - lone

un - til

With my voice un - to

to

>

&b

the Lord

not

my

>

from the stum - bling - blocks of

>

are mine eyes,

in

soul

a - way.

,
>

from the snare which they have laid for me,

>

Lord,

take

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hoped;

&b
D

un - to Thee, O Lord, O

&b
8

have

them that work

in - to their

>

own

by.

in - iq - ui - ty.

Lord

>

net;

pass

the

and

have

made my

I cried,

with my voice un -

sup - pli - ca

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tion.

Third Mode - Verses of Psalms


11

&b
C

will

&b
&b

af - flic

out

be - fore

tion

When my spir

>
&b

knew

13

>

mine

12

pour

est

&b
F

>

&b
C

that

15

&b
F

did

be - fore

Him will

with - in

know

de - clare.

me,

then Thou

>

I have walked they hid for me a snare.


F

right hand, and

be - held,

and there was none

>

me.

>

Flight hath failed

my

tion,

>

>

>

I looked up - on

my paths.

&b

>

Him my sup - pli - ca

it was faint - ing

In this way where - in

14

>

129

me, and there is none that watch - eth out


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for my soul.

130
16

Third Mode - Verses of Psalms

&b
C

have cried

&b

>

>
&b

Thou

art

my

my sup

low.

&b
De - liv - er

er

>

strong

pli - ca - tion,

the liv - ing.

>

for

am brought

ver - y

>
&b

I said:

tion art Thou in the land of

At - tend un - to

18

un - to Thee, O Lord;

hope, my por
F

&b
17

me from them that per - se - cute

than

me, for they are

I.

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19

Bring my soul out of pris

20

>

&b
F

>

&b
C

on

that

131

The right - eous shall wait pa - tient - ly

for

I may con - fess Thy Name.

me

un - til Thou shalt re -

&b
F

ward

21

me.

&b

Un.

Out of the

>
&b

Lord,

22

&b

&b

have

cried

>

un - to Thee, O Lord; O

hear my voice.

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ca

depths

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ears

tion.

be

at - ten - tive to the

voice

of my sup - pli -

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Andante

Verse #1

j j >j

& b j j
F

!Exavgage ejk fulakh'"

Bring my soul

D
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out of pris - on

>
b
& .
fess

may

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By

>
F

Thy

Cross,

min

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of

stroyed,

Christ

death

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been

bol

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the

do -

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& . .

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our

ion

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con

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the

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me.

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of

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F

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faith,

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man,

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133

light

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tion

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Out of the depths have I cried un - to Thee, O

Lord,

hear

my

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Lord;

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135

Stichera #3

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er.

Verse #4

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j j > j j
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&b

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praise

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do

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for

by

Thy wound

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ing

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we

healed.

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!Ea;n ajnomiva"

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the

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cy.

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j j j >j j j j j j >j j ,

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&b

soul

&b

j j j >j j j j j ,

hath wait - ed pa - tient - ly for Thy word,

hoped

in

the

j D
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my

Lord.

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soul

my

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139

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rec

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of

claimed

death,

des,

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in

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those

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lead

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.
the

gates

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you

up.

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Verse #7

!Apo; fulakh'" prwi?a"

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& b j j
F

j j j j

From the morn - ing watch un - til night,

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let Is

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Him,

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143

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men.

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145

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ges

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all

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one,

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& b J .

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151

man.

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king;

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Lord,

152

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il

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world

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change,

change while

>
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to


see

154

Third Mode - Slow Aposticha

&b

Thee

sus - pend -

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long

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day,

>

suf

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fer

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to

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on

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praised

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tion was shak -

&b

to

mer

the

.
F

cy.

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world

the

>.

life

Third Mode - Slow Aposticha

155

Verse #4

&b
F

j j j >j j j
J

Tw'/ oi[kw/ sou prevpei

Ho - li - ness be - com - eth Thy house, O

& b .
to

Lord,

un

of

days.

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>
b
&
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gone

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re

deem

on the

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the

dead,

race

day

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from

our

Thou

from

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,

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>
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length

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Christ;


self,

rise

didst


raise

156

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&b
D

up

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and

them

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that
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didst

know

Lord,

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en - light

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as

en

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the

God;

world.

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to

Thee.

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Third Mode

Andante

!Aspovrw" ejk qeivou Pneuvmato"

&b

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ly

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&b

of

and

&b
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the

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ther,

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by

the

the

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and

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it,

ther,

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God,

con

ist

Who,

j
b

ex

thou

ed

158

Third Mode - Slow Aposticha Theotokion


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,
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came

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Him

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fa

Him

to

in

as

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ter - cede

de - liv

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souls

forth

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>

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moth

>

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that

out

sakes,

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brought

our

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with

and thou hast suck -

es

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er.

ag

>

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Resurrection
Allegro

&b
C

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&b

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Eujfrainevsqw ta; oujravnia

the heav

for

the

glad,

>
b

&
tram

& b .

come

ens

re - joice,

>

Lord

death

by

death;

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be

with His arm;

earth

hath wrought might

pled up - on

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>

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He hath

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hath

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the first - born of the dead. From the bowels of Ha - des hath

,
>

b

&
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He de - liv - ered us,

>

>

and hath grant - ed great mer - cy to the world.

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160

Third Mode - Apolytikion


Glory...

Dovxa Patriv

D
>
>
&b
C

Glo - ry

to

the

Fa

ther, and to

the Son, and to

the Ho - ly

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it.

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Un.

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ag

ev

es.

er,

and

un - to

Kai; nu'n

>

the

ag

es

of

A - men.

Resurrectional Theotokion
Se; th;n mesiteuvsasan

&b
C

We


praise

thee, the

Me - di - a

tress for

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the

sal - va - tion

Third Mode - Apolytikion

161

D
>
&b

of

our race, O

Vir - gin The - o - to

&b
flesh

tak

en from thee, thy

Son

>D
>

&b

deigned

&b

>

to

deemed us

&b
rit. C

man.

from

cor - rup - tion,

since

in

is

hath

and hath re -

He

the Friend of

Un.

Sometimes singing in moderation


successfully relieves the temper. But sometimes,
if untimely and immoderate, it lends itself to the lure of pleasure.
Let us then appoint definite times for this, and so make good use of it.
-St. John of the Ladder

the

and our God

for

en - dure the pas - sion through the Cross,

kos;

Third Mode - Brief


Intonation: #8

Allegro

Lord, I Have Cried

Kuvrie ejkevkraxa

>
b
&
C

Lord,

>
&b
C

have

cried

un - to me, O Lord.

>
&b

heark - en

un - to me;

>D

un - to Thee,

>

heark - en

Thee,

heark - en

Lord,

un - to

un - to

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me;

have cried

at - tend

to

the voice

Third Mode - Lord I Have Cried - Brief

&b
D

of

&b

my sup - pli - ca

Heark - en

tion

>

when I

cry

>
.

un - to

me,

163

un - to Thee:

Lord.

Let My Prayer
Kateuqunqhvtw

&b
C

Let my

prayer

be set forth as

in

>

b
&

>

the lift - ing

&b

fice;

heark - en

up

of

un - to

me,

my

cense be - fore

hands

as

Lord.

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Thee,

>

an eve - ning sac - ri -

Brief Stichera
Third Mode

&b

Verse #1

>
j j j j j

Allegro

!Exavgage ejk fulakh'"

Bring my soul out of pris - on

that I may con - fess

Thy Name.

Stichera #1

&b
C

>

By Thy Cross, O Christ our Sav

&b

death hath been de - stroyed,

&b

il

&b

iour,

>

the do - min

ion

of

>
>

hath been a - bol

Tw'/ Sw'/ Staurw'/

and the de - cep - tion of the dev

ished;

>

and the race of man,

hav

>
>
.

ing been saved by faith, doth ev - er of - fer

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praise

to

Thee.

Third Mode - Brief Stichera

165

Verse #2

,
j j j
j
j
J J

& b j
F

The right - eous shall wait pa - tient - ly for me

&b

ward

!Eme; uJpomenou'si

un - til Thou shalt

re -

me.

Stichera #2

&b
C

Pefwvtistai ta; suvmpanta

>

All things have been en - light - ened by Thy Res - ur - rec - tion,

&b

>

Lord,

and Par - a - dise

&b

>

&b

of - fer

>

praise

is

>

whilst ac - claim - ing Thee, the

to

pened a - gain;

whole

of cre - a

Thee.

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and,

tion doth ev - er

166

Third Mode - Brief Stichera

Verse #3

,
j j >j j j
j
J

& b j j j
F

!Ek baqevwn

Out of the depths have I cried un - to Thee, O Lord;

&b

hear

Lord,

my voice.

Stichera #3

&b
C

>

glo - ri - fy

the

might

of

the

Doxavzw tou' Patrov"

>

Fa - ther and the Son,

D
>
,
>
b

&

and the pow - er

of

the Ho - ly

Spir - it

do

I praise,

F
>

&b

ven the

in - di - vis

&b
-

i - ty

one in

i - ble, un - cre - at - ed God - head, the

Trin

es

sence,

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reign - ing un - to

e -

Third Mode - Brief Stichera

>
b
&

ter - ni - ty

for

ev

er.

167

Verse #4

j
& b j
F

Let Thine ears

&b

ca

Genhqhvtw ta; w\ta sou

j j >
j
J J j

be at - ten - tive to the voice

>

of

my

sup - pli -

tion.

Stichera #4

&b

Thy

pre - cious


Cross

do

>
b


&

we wor

Res - ur - rec - tion do we praise

&b

by

>

Thy wound

we

ship, O Christ,

and

glo

>

ing are

all

To;n Staurovn Sou

ri

healed.

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fy;

and Thy

for

168

Third Mode - Brief Stichera


Verse #5

j j >j j >j j j j j j j j
J

!Ea;n ajnomiva"

j
&b
F

If Thou should - est mark in - iq - ui - ties, O Lord, O Lord, who shall stand?

&b

For with Thee there

is

for - give

ness.

Stichera #5

&b

We praise the Sav

&b

>

gin,

for

He was cru

>


b
&
a - rose

& b .
mer

on

iour, Who was in - car - nate of

and

@Umnou'men to;n Swth'ra

the

ci - fied

>
,

third

for

day,

cy.

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our

the Vir

sake

grant - ing

us

great

Third Mode - Brief Stichera

169

Verse #6

,
j j j >j j j >j j j
J J

$Eneken tou' ojnovmatov" sou

& b j j

For Thy Name's sake have I pa - tient - ly wait - ed for Thee, O Lord;

j >j j > j j j j ,
J

&b

soul

&b

hath wait - ed pa - tient - ly

hoped

in

>

for Thy word,

my

soul

my

hath

the

Lord.

Stichera #6

&b

>

tid

&b

ings, say - ing:

now;

des,

Go - ing down to those in

&b

am

Ha

>

the

>

Christ pro - claimed the glad

Take cour - age,

Toi'" ejn $A/dh/

Res - ur - rec

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have con

tion;

quered

hav - ing

de -

170

&b

Third Mode - Brief Stichera

>

stroyed the gates of

death,

>
.

I shall

lead

you

up.

Verse #7

&b

j j j j

j j

j j

From the morn - ing watch un - til night,

&b

let

>D

Is

ra - el

hope

j ,

from the morn - ing watch

in

!Apo; fulakh'" prwi?a"

the Lord.

Stichera #7

&b
C

>

OiJ ajnaxivw" eJstw'te"

We who stand un - wor - thi - ly

&b

sing an eve - ning

&b

> D

hymn,

in Thine un - de - filed

cry - ing from the depths:

God, Who didst en - light

en the world

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house


Christ

>
D

by Thy Res - ur - rec - tion

Third Mode - Brief Stichera

&b

on

the

Un.

of

the

third

day,

res - cue

Thy peo

>
>
&b
hand

171

of Thine en - e - mies, O

ple out

Friend

of

man.

Verse #8

j j j

&b

$Oti para; tw'/ Kurivw/

j >j j j j
j j

j j j

For with the Lord there is mer - cy,

& b J

demp- tion;

&b

his

and with Him is plen - te - ous re -

>
j j
j
j J J J

and He shall re - deem Is - ra - el

in - iq

ui

>

out

of

all

ties.

Verse #9

& b j
F

j j j j
J

O praise the Lord, all ye na - tions;

Aijnei'te to;n Kuvrion


D

praise Him, all ye peo - ples.

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172

Third Mode - Brief Stichera

Verse #10

& b j
F

For He

,
j j j >j j j j
j
J J

hath made His mer - cy to pre - vail o - ver us,

>
j
& b J

of the Lord

a - bid

eth

$Oti ejkrataiwvqh

>
j
J J

and the truth

for

ev

er.

Glory...

>
>
F
D
>
&b

Dovxa Patriv

Glo - ry

&b

Spir

to

the

Fa

ther, and

to

the Son, and

to

the Ho - ly

it.

Both now...

&b

Both now and

>D
&b

ev

ag

es.


er,

and un - to

A - men.

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the

Kai; nu'n

>

ag

es

of

Third Mode - Brief Stichera

173

Dogmatic Theotokion

>
&b
C

>

all - rev - ered

&b
thou,

&b
D

fa

&b

>

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dead.

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life

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215

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219

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the an - ces - tral con-dem- na

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Death is

>

de - spoiled

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ing great mer - cy un - to

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and

the world.

222

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Glory...

&

Un.

to

the

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Fa

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to

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the Son, and

to

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&

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To; ajp! aijw'no"

&

Un.

The mys - ter - y

hid - den from e - ter

ni - ty

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Un.

and un - known

Fourth Mode - Apolytikion

&
to

to

&
to

man

ion

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the Cross,

on earth.

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is made man - i - fest through thee, O The - o - to - kos,

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&

the an - gels

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>

223

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in - car - nate

in

an

un -

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be - came

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souls from

rit.

death.

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Let the word of Christ dwell


in you richly in all wisdom; teaching
and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns
and spiritual songs, singing with grace
in your hearts to the Lord.
Col. 3:16

first - fash - ioned

Fourth Mode - Brief


Intonation: #9

Lord, I Have Cried

Allegro

Kuvrie ejkevkraxa

&b
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Lord,

>
&b

have cried

un - to Thee,

un - to Thee,

me,

>

Lord.

heark - en

heark - en un - to

&b

un - to me;

heark - en

un - to

me;

cried

>

Lord,

have

>
#

at - tend

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to

the

voice

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&b

of

>
&b

my sup - pli - ca

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un - to

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me,

>
n

tion

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when I

cry

un - to Thee:

O Lord.

Let My Prayer

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&b

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the

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prayer

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up

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heark - en

be

>

set forth as

my hands

as

un - to

>

me,

in - cense be - fore

of

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Lord.

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an

>

Thee,

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Fourth Mode

Allegro

Verse #1

>

>j j j >j
j
j
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&
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Bring my soul out of pris - on

>

Un.

&b

Christ

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on

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the

rupt - ed

God,

we glo

third

day;

na

ri

To;n zwopoiovn sou Staurovn

>

ture

of

man,

>

fy

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Thy Res - ur - rec - tion

>

>

un - ceas - ing - ly,

for there - by hast Thou re - newed

Soft Chromatic

I may con - fess Thy Name.

wor - ship- ping Thy life - cre - at - ing Cross

>

Stichera #1

>
&b
In

that

!Exavgage ejk fulakh'"

>

Al - might - y

the cor -

One.

Fourth Mode - Brief Stichera

&b

And Thou didst

&b
E

Heav

show

un - to

us

227

>

the way

up

good

un - to

the

>
.

ens, since Thou a - lone art

and the Friend of man.

Verse #2
!Eme; uJpomenou'si

>
j
j
j j
j j j

& b j
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The right - eous shall wait pa - tient - ly for me un - til Thou shalt re - ward me.

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>

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& b #

Un.

Thou didst an - nul the sen - tence of

&b

ence, O

& b #
to

the

Sav

Tree

iour,

of

by

the tree

be - ing

the Cross.

of

nailed

And

by

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dis - o - be - di -


will

de - scend - ing

ing - ly

in - to

228

Fourth Mode - Brief Stichera

&b

Ha - des,

>

&b

rec - tion from the dead,

&b

might - y

Lord,

Thou didst rend

we wor

while cry - ing out

glo - ry

be

in

ship Thy Res - ur -

glad - ness:

Al -

a - sun

der the bonds of death. Where - fore,

O Might - y One, as God

>

&b

to Thee.

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!Ek baqevwn

>
j j >j j j j j

.

& b j j j
C

Out of the depths have I cried un-to Thee, O Lord; O

Lord, hear my voice.

Stichera #3
Puvla" a{/dou sunevtriya"

&b
E

The gates of

Ha

des

>

didst Thou shat

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ter,

O Lord,

and

Fourth Mode - Brief Stichera

&b

>

by

>

Thy death Thou didst de - stroy the king

&b

Thou didst free the race of

&b

life and

man

in - cor - rup - tion

from

dom of death.

>
,

229

cor - rup

tion,

>

and great mer - cy

to

And

grant - ing

the world.

Verse #4
Genhqhvtw ta; w\ta sou

>j j j j
j
j
b
& # j j j

Let Thine ears be at - ten - tive to the voice

of my sup - pli - ca - tion.

Stichera #4

&b

Come,

>
&b
ris - ing

on

the

>

Deu'te ajnumnhvswmen laoiv

ye peo - ples, let

third

day,

>
#

us praise

where - by

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the Sav

we

were

iour's a -

de - liv

230

Fourth Mode - Brief Stichera

&b

ered

&b

>

from the

Un.

in - dis - sol

And we

all

&b

Ha

des.

in - cor - rup - tion and life, while cry - ing:

>

Thou

re - ceived

u - ble bonds of

Who wast cru - ci - fied and bur

ied and didst a - rise,

>
>
& b .
save us by Thy Res - ur - rec

tion, O on - ly Friend of man.

Verse #5
!Ea;n ajnomiva"

& b j

j j >j j >j j j j j j j j j

&b

>

If Thou should - est mark in - iq - ui - ties, O Lord, O Lord, who shall stand?

For

with Thee there

is

for - give

ness.

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Fourth Mode - Brief Stichera

Stichera #5

&b
E

An

&b

on the

third

day,

to

&b
G

the

>

rec

we

>

Thine a - ris - ing

the

world

on - ly Friend of man.

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er - y

Cre - a - tor

save us

were en -

O
E

iour,

ing:

o - tent Sav

tion, O

were all freed from slav

>

the ends of

>

>

praise

en - e - my, while cry

life, om - nip

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&b

where - by

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light - ened.

>

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gels and men, O Sav - iour,

&b
&b

231

of

by Thy Res - ur -

232

Fourth Mode - Brief Stichera

Verse #6

& b j j
E

$Eneken tou' ojnovmatov" sou

j j j >j j j >j j j j j

For Thy Name's sake have I pa - tient - ly wait - ed for Thee, O Lord;

j >j j >j j j j j

#

&b

soul

&b

hath wait - ed pa - tient - ly

>

hoped

in

for Thy word,

my

my

soul

hath

the Lord.

Stichera #6

&b
E

>

>

Thou didst crush the bra - zen gates and shat - ter

&b

God,

&b

>

and Thou didst raise the

cause do

we

cry out with

fall - en

>

race

ac

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the bars, O

of man;

one

Puvla" calka'" sunevtriya"

cord:

>

Christ
D

for

this

Thou Who didst

Fourth Mode - Brief Stichera

&b

Un.

# n
a - rise

233

>

from the dead,

Lord,

glo - ry

be

to Thee.

Verse #7

j >j j j

& b j j
C

!Apo; fulakh'" prwi?a"

>

j j j j

From the morn - ing watch un - til night, from the morn-ing watch let Is - ra -

&b

el

>

hope

in

the Lord.

Stichera #7

& b #
Un.

>

O Lord, Thy birth from the Fa

&b
last

&b
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>

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ther is time - less and from ev - er -

in - ex - press - i - ble and

of

Thine in - car - na - tion


E

the

Vir

in - ex - pli - ca - ble

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gin

to men.

is
Un.

And

234

&b

Fourth Mode - Brief Stichera


D

Thy

dev - il

death,

&b

and

his

Thou didst

in - cor - rup

Ha - des

is

de - scent in - to

>
&b
&b

an

for

tion

Un.

third

and great mer - cy

un - to

the

>

hav - ing tram

on

ter - ri - ble

gels;

a - rise

>

>

day,

the

pled on

grant - ing

un - to men.

Verse #8
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& b j j j
E

C
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j j >j
j
j j

For with the Lord there is mer-cy, and with Him is plen-te - ous re - demp-tion;

& b j
C

>
>
j
j
j
j j
.

and He shall re - deem Is - ra - el out of

all

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his in - iq - ui - ties.

Fourth Mode - Brief Stichera

235

Verse #9

>

j >j j j j

&b j

Un.

O praise the Lord, all ye na - tions;

Aijnei'te to;n Kuvrion

praise Him, all ye peo - ples.

Verse #10

>j j j j >j j
j
j
j
b
& j # j
Un.

For He hath made His mer - cy to pre - vail o - ver us,

&b

>

Lord

a - bid

eth

for

ev

$Oti ejkrataiwvqh

j j >j j j

and the truth of the

er.

Glory...
Dovxa Patriv

>
&b
E

Glo - ry

to

the

Fa

ther, and

to

the Son, and

&b
Spir

it.

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to

the Ho - ly

236

Fourth Mode - Brief Stichera

Both now...

&b

>

Both now and

&b

ag

es.

ev

er,

and

un - to

Kai; nu'n

>

the

ag

es

of

A - men.

Dogmatic Theotokion

&b
E

He

that

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nate of thee with - out

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cause

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and

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Allegro

O Lord, when Thou

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fet - ters from all

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man

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our

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the Cross,

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er;

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free

un - to
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as - cend up - on

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didst

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And

those in

the race

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hence, for this cause with

240

&b

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hymns do

>
&b

sav - ing

we glo

ri

fy

Thy life - cre - at

ing and

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j
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The Lord is king; He is clothed with maj - es - ty.

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strength and He hath girt Him - self.

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&b

Un.

>
n

>

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&b

ing

Kremavmeno" ejpi; xuvlou

up - on

the Tree, O

Thou didst cause all

of

cre - a

On - ly Might - y

tion to trem

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ble.

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And when

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&b

Thou wast

&b
in

laid

>
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&

>
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race of man;

ris - ing

on

in the grave, Thou didst

the graves,

raise

>

grant - ing

in - cor - rup

241

them that

the

third

dwelt

tion and life un - to

for this cause, with hymns we glo - ri - fy

the

Thine a -

day.

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Kai; ga;r ejsterevwse

&b

j
j j j j

For He es - tab- lished the world

which shall not be shak

en.

Aposticha #3
Lao;" paravnomo" Cristev

& b #

Un.

When the law - less peo

ple, O Christ,

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sur - ren - dered Thee to

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&b

Pi - late,

&b

they con - demned Thee

to

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pow

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er,

bur - i - al,

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third

>

life

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tor;

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but
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didst a - rise

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will - ing - ly Thou didst en - dure

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day, as

God

great mer

cy.

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Ho - li - ness be - com - eth Thy house, O Lord,

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Tw'/ oi[kw/ sou prevpei

un - to length of days.

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243

Aposticha #4

&b

Un.

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but on not find - ing Thee,

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he said,

that the Lord is

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Thee with tears;

O King of

eth Thy

tion,

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they were o - ver - come with grief.

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en,

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grant - ing

us

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245

Aposticha Theotokion

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the

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from all man

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us

not

up - on thee.

be

>

have

thy pro -

put

to shame, O

La - dy,

as

we

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at

the

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en - trea

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of

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&b

>

those who faith

ful - ly

&b

&b

dy, thou help of

of

our

rit.

souls.

cry

to thee:

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all, thou joy and shel

ter

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>

and sal - va - tion

A religious hymn is a great blessing


for everyone. It constitutes praise to the Most High,
honor for His holy people, worldwide harmony, an eloquent proof
of the Church's unity. It expresses the voice of the Church, its confession.
It brings about a complete spiritual uplifting and absolute peace and joy in
redeemed hearts, with the triumphal hymn and song of happiness.
It drives away hardness of heart. It chases away disturbance.
It dissolves and dissipates despondency. . .
The voice sings the soul's joy, while
the spirit delves into the
mysteries of the
faith.
-St. Ambrose of Milan

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Andante

>
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Lord,

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Lord, I Have Cried

have

cried


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heark - en

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me,

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to

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me;

to

Thee,

heark - en

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to

to

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Lord,

I have cried

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prayer

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Lord.

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140, 141, and 129

Presto
1

Plagal First Mode


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Set,

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>
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a - bout

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cuse

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my

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with ex - cus

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4

&b

251

The right - eous man will chas - ten me with mer - cy

me;

as

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&b

for the

and

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let

it

not

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>

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prayer

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my

rock

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earth is

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bro

ken

up - on

the earth,

nigh

un - to

Ha

have their judg - es been.

their pleas

des.

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as

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252
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For un - to Thee, O Lord, O

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Thee

Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me,

are mine eyes, in

not my soul

>

I cried,

with my voice un -

sup - pli - ca

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Plagal First Mode - Verses of Psalms


11

>

&b
G

will

pour

>

out

be - fore Him my

mine af - flic - tion be - fore

&b

&b

it

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that

15

&b
D

did

know

tion,

with - in

me,

then Thou

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a snare.

and there was

none

me.

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my paths.

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sup - pli - ca

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12

253

>

me, and there is none that watch - eth out


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for my soul.

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Plagal First Mode - Verses of Psalms

>

&b
A

have cried

hope, my por

liv

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tion

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Thou

in

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Thou

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my

land

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my sup - pli - ca

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am

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brought

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D

said:

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ver - y

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18

un - to Thee, O Lord;

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17

& b n
& b n

me from them that per - se - cute

er

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me,


I.

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Plagal First Mode - Verses of Psalms

19

>
>

&b
D

Bring my soul out of pris

20

&b

&b

on

that I

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>
&b

Lord,

22

>

of

the depths

>

me

un - til Thou shalt re -

have

cried

un - to Thee, O Lord; O

>

&b

tion.

Let Thine

ca

hear my voice.

&b
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me.

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ward

for

may con - fess Thy Name.

The right - eous shall wait pa - tient - ly

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ears

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at - ten - tive

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the

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Bring my soul

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out of pris - on

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& b j j j
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great

won

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flesh

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of

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Verse #4

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ness.

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the dev - il

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the de -

flee;

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For Thy Name's sake have I

j >j

my

soul

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my

soul

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hoped

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for

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Lord.

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by

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From the morn - ing watch un - til night,

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watch let

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from the morn - ing


in

the

Lord.

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de - spoil

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in solitude are liable to be assailed by despondency, whereas in
congregation the brethren help each other by their zeal.
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280

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days.

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281

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O Friend of

man,

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Aposticha Theotokion

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&b
&b

Plagal First Mode

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throne

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b
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Allegro

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as -

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Plagal First Mode - Apolytikion

&
G

and

to

raise

up

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those

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285

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er,

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the

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Plagal First Mode - Apolytikion


Resurrectional Theotokion

&
A

>

joice, O

&

ter

for them that has

in

the

to

pray

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them that wor

joice;

thee.

the Lord, do thou re - joice.

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ten

to

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thy Cre - a - tor and thy God, re -

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for

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Plagal First Mode - Brief


Intonation: #13

Allegro

&

Un.

Lord,

Lord, I Have Cried


Kuvrie ejkevkraxa

have

>

cried

un - to Thee,

>

&

Thee,

>

heark - en

un - to

Lord,

,
me;

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un - to

me;


have cried

at - tend

heark - en

heark - en un - to me, O Lord.

&

to

un - to

the voice

288

Plagal First Mode - Lord I Have Cried

of

my

&

>
&

Un.

sup - pli - ca

Heark - en

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tion

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me,

>
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un - to

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Lord.

Let My Prayer
Kateuqunqhvtw

&

Let

my

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the

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>

Un.


be

set forth


up

of

heark - en

un - to

>

as

in - cense be - fore

my hands

me,

as

an

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Lord.

Thee,

>

eve - ning sac - ri -

Verses of Psalms
140, 141, and 129

Presto

>

&
1

&
G

Qou' Kuvrie

Set,

Plagal First Mode - Heirmologic

>

O Lord, a watch be - fore my mouth,

>

and

door

of

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vil,

en -

clo - sure round a - bout my lips.

&
A

In - cline

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to

&
&

not

my

>

heart

make ex - cuse with

>

>

ex - cus

With men that work in - iq - ui - ty;

with their cho

>

es

in

sins,


and

sen.

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will not

join

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Plagal First Mode - Verses of Psalms - Brief Version

&
A

>

The right - eous man will chas - ten

&
me;

&
G

not

>

as

for

the

oil

>

For yet

ures;

more

my

prayer

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>

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&

is

bro

and

of

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sin

ner,

is


in

swal - lowed up near by the

&

scat - tered

nigh

re - prove


let

it

>

>

up - on

ken


un - to

>

have their judg - es been.

the pres - ence of their pleas

rock

>

They shall hear my words, for they be sweet - ened;

earth

>

>

>

me with mer - cy

a - noint my head.

&
&

the earth,

Ha - des.

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so

>
as

clod of

>

have their bones been

Plagal First Mode - Verses of Psalms - Brief Version

&


&

Un.

For un - to Thee, O Lord, O

have

>
&

&

>

hoped;

take

are mine eyes,

in

Thee

Lord,

>

not

my

soul

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stum - bling - blocks of them that work in - iq - ui - ty.

&
A

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10

am

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to

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Lord

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have

made my

With my voice un - to

&

ners shall fall

a - lone

>

A
>

291

I cried,

with my voice un -

sup - pli - ca

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>

tion.

292

Plagal First Mode - Verses of Psalms - Brief Version

&

11

will

pour

>

&

out

mine af - flic - tion

12

&
&

>

When my spir

knew

13

est

&
A

be - fore

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be - fore

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it

&

&

I looked up - on

15

&
A

Him my sup - pli - ca

>

de - clare.

tion,

ing with - in

me,

then Thou

my paths.

that did

Him will

was faint

>

In this way where - in

14

>


know

my right hand, and

a snare.

be - held, and there was

none

me.

Flight hath failed

I have walked they hid for me

>

>

>

>
#

Un.

me, and there is none that watch-eth


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out

for my soul.

Plagal First Mode - Verses of Psalms - Brief Version

>
&

16

I have cried

&

liv

my

por

&

>

&

At - tend un - to

&

strong

art

Thou

Thou

said:

in

the

art

my

land

of

the

>

brought

my

>

sup - pli - ca

tion, for

am

low.

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&

tion

ver - y
A

ing.

18

>

un - to Thee, O Lord;

>

hope,

&
17

293

>
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>

me from them that per - se - cute

er than

me,

for they are

I.

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On other days continue on following page.

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Plagal First Mode - Verses of Psalms - Brief Version

&

Bring my soul out of pris

20

&

&

Un.

on that I

>

ward

&

Out

of

&
A

the depths

>

un - til Thou shalt re -

have

cried

un - to Thee, O

Lord; O

hear my voice.

Let Thine

> .
& J
ca

me

Lord,

22

me.

Un.

&

for

may con - fess Thy Name.

The right - eous shall wait pa - tient - ly

21

>

G
>
>

>

ears

be

>

at - ten - tive

to

the voice

tion.

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of

my sup - pli -

Brief Stichera
Plagal First Mode

G
j j A
&

Allegro

Verse #1

j j >j

Bring my soul out of pris - on

that

>

I

!Exavgage ejk fulakh'"

>

may con - fess Thy Name.

Stichera #1

&

>

By Thy pre - cious Cross, O Christ,

&

shame;

&

and

by

ed the sting of sin;

>

Thou hast put the dev

Thy Res - ur - rec

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tion,

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On

saved us from the gates of death.

Un.

We glo - ri - fy Thee, O

to

Thou hast blunt

G
>

and Thou hast

ly - be - got

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ten

One.

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Verse #2
!Eme; uJpomenou'si

j
j j j j
j J

j A
&
Un.

The right - eous shall wait pa - tient - ly for me

un - til Thou shalt re- ward me.

Stichera #2

&
A

He that grant

&

sheep to slaugh

des were ter - ri - fied of Him,

>

&
A

lift - ed

up;

ing

>

tion un - to

ter;

the race of

the prin - ces

of

and the griev - ous gates were

for Christ, the King of

>


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say

>

&
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as

> .
J

ed the Res - ur - rec

man was led

Ha

>

@O th;n ajnavstasin

Glo - ry, hath en

to those in bonds: Go forth;


and

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,
tered,

Un.

to those in dark

Plagal First Mode - Brief Stichera

& #

ness:

Re - veal

your

selves.

297

Verse #3

j j >j j j j
J

j j j A
&
G

!Ek baqevwn

Out of the depths have I cried un - to Thee, O Lord;

&

hear

>

Lord,

my voice.

Stichera #3
Mevga qau'ma

&
A

&

great won - der!

love for man,

&

hav - ing suf - fered in

the Cre - a

tor

the

en.

flesh

of

out

of things in - vis - i - ble,

the Im - mor - tal One, hath ris


Come,

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ye kin - dreds

298

Plagal First Mode - Brief Stichera

&

of

the

na - tions, let

us

>


&
er

ror

&
one

>

by

God

sion,

in three Hy - pos

for

wor - ship Him;

His com - pas

Un.

de - liv - ered from

>

we have learned to praise the

ta

ses.

Verse #4

j j A j j >j j j
&

J
G

Genhqhvtw ta; w\ta sou

Let Thine ears be at - ten - tive to the voice

of my sup - pli - ca - tion.

Stichera #4
@Esperinh;n proskuvnhsin

&
A

Eve - ning wor - ship do

&

Who in

the end

we

of - fer

the

ag

Thee,


of

es,

the

>

Un - wan - ing Light,

>

through the flesh as

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in

Plagal First Mode - Brief Stichera

&
mir

un - to

&

Ha

des,

and

>

shown the

&
A

>

ror, hast shined up - on the world; and hast de - scend - ed

&

299

light

of

>

the Res - ur - rec - tion

un - to

dis - pelled the dark - ness there,


G

e - ven

and hast

the

na

>
> Un.
# .

tions.

O Giv - er

of

light,

Lord,

glo - ry

be

to Thee.

Verse #5

j j >j j j j j j j >
J J

j A
&
Un.

!Ea;n ajnomiva"

If Thou should - est mark in - iq - ui - ties, O Lord, O Lord, who shall stand?

&

For

with Thee there

is

for - give

ness.

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300

Plagal First Mode - Brief Stichera


Stichera #5
To;n ajrchgo;n th'" swthriva"

>

&

Let

us

>

for when He

&

er

&

the

glo - ri - fy Christ, the

&

a - rose

ror.

de - cep - tion

dead,

of

the


of

de

the

our

the

An - gels

>

of

.
J

sal - va

from the

The choir

>

Au - thor

>

tion;

world was saved from

re - joic

eth;

mons doth flee;

en,

is

ris

en; the dev - il

is

Ad - am, who was

Un.
>
& # b .

fall

de - stroyed.

Verse #6

j j
&
G

$Eneken tou' ojnovmatov" sou

j j j >j j j >j j j j ,
J

For Thy Name's sake have I

pa - tient - ly wait - ed for Thee, O Lord;

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my

Plagal First Mode - Brief Stichera

,
j

J J J

j j
J J

&

soul

hath wait - ed

&

pa - tient - ly

hoped

in

301

for Thy word,

my

soul

hath

the

Lord.

Stichera #6

>

&

Un.

The

&

>

tion

of Christ;

guards

Res - ur - rec

&
sil

&

of

Who hath

corpse

be - ing

Con - ceal the

>

ye

piec

es

of

>

ing, the


seen,

corpse was

who hath ev - er

sto

len?

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and take

>

less:

While we were sleep

sto - len from the tomb.

&

the law

by

ver, and say:

were in - struct - ed

>

OiJ th'" koustwdiva"

es - pe

>

heard

cial - ly

302

Plagal First Mode - Brief Stichera

&
one

a - noint

&

& #

&

ye Jews.

Learn the

is

say - ings

of

>

with the

fu - ner -

>

Un.

Be

not de - ceived,

ets,

the Proph

Un.

tru - ly the Re - deem - er

& b .
might

ked,

the grave.

know that He

a - ban-doned in

ed with myrrh and na

al shrouds be - ing

>

and

of the world and the Al -

One.

Verse #7

&

j j A

j j j j ,

From the morn - ing watch un - til night,

&

let

>

Is

ra - el

hope

>

in

j j

!Apo; fulakh'" prwi?a"

from the morn - ing watch

the Lord.

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Plagal First Mode - Brief Stichera

303

Stichera #7
Kuvrie oJ to;n a{/dhn

&

Lord, Who hast

&

&

>

world

Ha

des

>

our Sav
Un.

de - spoil - ed

up - on death;

and hast tram - pled

>

iour, Who hast en - light

cy

on

ened the

b .

by Thy pre - cious Cross; have mer

us.

Verse #8

&

j j >j

j j j A

For with the Lord there is mer - cy,

& J

&

demp - tion;

his

and with Him

and He shall re - deem Is - ra - el

j >j j j j

j j

j j j j
J J J

>

$Oti para; tw'/ Kurivw/

in - iq - ui - ties.

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is plen - te - ous re -

>

out

of

all

304

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Verse #9

j A
&
Un.

j >j j j >j

Aijnei'te to;n Kuvrion

O praise the Lord, all ye na - tions;

praise Him, all

ye

peo - ples.

Verse #10

&

j A

j j j >j j j > j ,
J J J

Un.

For He

hath made His mer - cy to pre - vail o - ver us,

j j
&

of the Lord

a - bid

eth

for

ev

$Oti ejkrataiwvqh

j j A

and the truth

er.

Glory...

&

&

Un.

Glo - ry

Ho - ly

>

to

the

Fa


Spir

ther, and

to

it.

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>

the Son,

Dovxa Patriv

and

to

the

Plagal First Mode - Brief Stichera

305

Both now...

&

&

Both now and

es.

ev

er,

>

>

the

ag - es

of

ag

and un - to

Kai; nu'n

A - men.

Dogmatic Theotokion
!En th'/ !Eruqra'/ Qalavssh/

&
G

In

the

&

age

the

&

of

the

&

Red

Sea

der.

there was once de - pict

>

>

There,

here, Ga - bri - el

>

un - wed - ded Bride.

wa - ter;

>

ed

an

Mos - es

Then the deep was trod - den dry

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doth min - is - ter

di - vid - ed

im

shod by

the won

Is - ra - el;

306

Plagal First Mode - Brief Stichera

>

&

now Christ

is

born seed

>

&

&

sea,

af - ter

el,

&

er

&

>

den;

&

the pas

re - mained

be - fore

Un.

less - ly

of

the

Vir

Is - ra - el,

the

cy

on

rit. A

us.

gin.

The

of

>

>

and

ev

Let the servant of God sing in such a manner that the words
of the text rather than the voice of the singer cause delight.
-St. Jerome

and hast ap - peared as man,

Em - man - u -

>

Thou Who art,

birth

re - mained un - trod

>

af - ter

didst ex - ist,

un - de - filed.

>
#

God: have mer

>

sage of

the blame - less one,

>

Brief Aposticha
Plagal First Mode

Allegro

&

Aposticha #1

>

&

>

&

>

es

of song.

&

>

Thee, O Christ our Sav

wast not part - ed from the Heav

voic

ens,

do

For

as

>

spoil - ing the gates of

Ha

nate

>

des,

the

sake

of

Thou

our race.

De -

Thou didst a - rise

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we mag - ni - fy with

>

and yet

the Lord Who lov - eth man,

didst ac - cept the Cross and death for

&

iour, Who wast in - car

Se; to;n sarkwqevnta

Un.

on

the

308

Plagal First Mode - Brief Aposticha

& #

third day,

sav

ing

our souls.

Verse #2

&
&

j >j j j >j

j A

Un.

The Lord

@O Kuvrio" ejbasivleusen

j >j j ,

is king, He is clothed with maj - es - ty.

clothed with strength and

>

He

hath

girt

The

Lord

is

Him - self.

Aposticha #2

&
G

When Thy side was pierced, O Giv

&

streams of

&

>

er of life,

death

in

the flesh,

tion for all.

>

there - by grant

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Thou didst pour forth

>

for - give - ness, life and sal - va

>

ac - cept

Nugeivsh" sou

Thou didst

ing

us

im - mor -

Plagal First Mode - Brief Aposticha

A ,
>

&

tal - i - ty.

&

and

&

glo

&

man,

>

Lord,

in

>

glo - ry

us

up

to -

>

cry

O Friend of

Thou didst

out:

free

be

as God, didst raise

the grave,

Where - fore, we

Un.

ri - ous - ly

geth - er with Thy - self.

Un.

And, whilst dwell - ing

us,

>
b

309

to Thee.

Verse #3

&

j j

j A j

Un.

For He

Kai; ga;r ejsterevwse

es - tab - lished the world

which shall not

be

Aposticha #3

&

Strange

is

Thy

cru - ci - fix

,
-

ion

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shak - en.

Xevnh sou hJ stauvrwsi"

and

>

de - scent


in - to

310

Plagal First Mode - Brief Aposticha

>G
&
Ha

&

>

des,

O Friend of man.

For Thou didst de - spoil

> >

&

>

>

&
wor

sins

&
&

al - so

un - to

the third

>

dise, since Thou

us who glo - ri - fy

day;

a - lone

tives of

thy

art com - pas

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ness of

Thine a - ris - ing

>

and deem us wor


Un.

didst o - pen Par - a - dise, and make us

Where - fore, do Thou grant for - give

>

Thou

thy there - of.

&

on

old, since Thou art God;

it

and didst glo - ri - ous - ly raise up with Thy - self the cap
G

to dwell in

sion

ate.

Par - a -

Plagal First Mode - Brief Aposticha

311

Verse #4

j j j >j j j >j j
&

Tw'/ oi[kw/ sou prevpei

Ho - li - ness be - com - eth Thy house, O Lord,

un - to length

of

days.

Aposticha #4
@O di! hJma'" sarkiv

&
A

O Thou Who didst ac - cept the pas - sion in

&

&

&

Un.

sake, and didst a - rise

pas - sions of our flesh;

>

sions, O Friend of

on the

man, and

the

flesh

for

our

third

do Thou heal the

and raise us

day:

>

>

up from griev - ous trans - gres

j
.

save

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us.

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Glory...

G
>

&
A

Glo - ry

&

Ho - ly

to

the Fa

Spir

ther, and

Dovxa Patriv

to

the

Son,

and

to

the

it.

Both now...

&
A

Both now and

&

ag

>

es.

ev

er,

and

>

the

ag

es

of

un - to

Kai; nu'n

A - men.

Aposticha Theotokion

&
A

>

tem

ple

and gate

art thou,

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>

Nao;" kai; puvlh

pal - ace

and

>

throne

Plagal First Mode - Brief Aposticha

&

of

>

the

King,

all - rev - ered

>

&
my

dark

for

&

by

ness, since

His

own

He

is

&

our souls be

>

through

the

Sun

of

en

hand, ac - cord

whom

Right - eous - ness;

>

those whom He had fash - ioned


G

ing

to

>

His own im

age.

all - hymned one, since thou hast bold - ness toward Him

His moth

Where - fore, O

&

gin,

>

hath ap - peared to them that slept in

en - light

He willed to

&

as

Vir

Re - deem - er, Christ the Lord,

&
&

313

er,

rit.

saved.

>

in - ter - cede thou un - ceas

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Un.

ing - ly

that

Plagal Second Mode


Intonation: #20

Andante

&

bb

Lord, I Have Cried


Kuvrie ejkevkraxa

>
>
, >

( . ) # .
D

Neh

Lord,

I have cried

b
& b . #
en

&

bb

un

# . j
O

to

Lord.

me;

to

Thee, heark -

>
.

heark - en un

>

Lord,

un

I have

.
cried

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to

me,

un

to

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&
Thee,

n b

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heark

en

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to

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&
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voice

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my sup

b
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when I

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un - to

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>
j

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.
#
me,

pli

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to the

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Heark - en un

to

Lord.

When you have children, teach them music.


But, of course, real music-angelic, not dances and songs.
Music assists the development of the perception of spiritual life.
The soul becomes refined. It begins to understand spiritual music as well.
-St. Barsanuphius of Optina

Let My Prayer

Andante

&

bb

&

bb

Plagal Second Mode

,
>
#. .

Let my

prayer

be

# . j

cense be

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fore

bb # > ,

&
my

hands

set

Thee,

forth

as

>
#

Un.

the lift - ing

in -

up

of

>
,
#

as an eve

ning

sac

to

me,

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>j
A
#.

ri

b >
b
&
. # j . j .
#
heark - en un

Lord.

fice;

Verses of Psalms
140, 141, and 129
Presto

Plagal Second Mode


Qou' Kuvrie

b
&b

>
#

bb >
& #

>

Set, O Lord,

>

a watch be - fore my mouth,

Diatonic

and

door

of

en -

clo - sure round a - bout my lips.

bb D >
&

bb >

&

In - cline not my heart

cuse

bb

#
with

b
& b #

&

ex - cus

un - to words of

es

in

>

with their cho

vil,

to make ex -

sins,

With men that work in - iq - ui - ty; and

sen.

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will not

join

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&

bb

&

bb

&
&

bb

&

Diatonic

me;

bb

Diatonic
G

The right - eous man will chas - ten me with mer - cy

b
&b
5

as

>
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not

for

a - noint

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bb

the

oil

is

my

sin

>

>

the

earth is bro - ken up - on the earth,

#
nigh

ner,

let

it

the pres - ence of their pleas

rock

un - to

Ha

in

Diatonic

>

Diatonic

>

have their judg - es been.

They shall hear my words, for they be sweet

G
b
b

&

&b

the

swal - lowed up near by

of

prayer

re - prove

my head.

>

ures;

G
>

#
D

>

and

ened;

>

as

a clod of

so have their bones been scat - tered

des.

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Plagal Second Mode - Verses of Psalms

b
b
& #
7

For

have

&

bb

>

>
#

I hoped;

Keep

b
b
&

me

from the stum - bling - blocks

&

bb

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&
#

lone un - til

10

&

bb

to

the Lord

>

of

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,
>

pass

have

their

>

them that work

in - to

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b
& b #

soul

are mine eyes, in Thee

my

from the snare which they have laid for me,

>

not

take

Lord,

Diatonic

un - to Thee, O Lord, O

b
&b
8

319


own

and

in - iq - ui - ty.

net;

am

a -

by.

the Lord have

I cried,

with my voice un -

I made my sup - pli - ca - tion.

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>

320

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&

bb

&

bb

11

12

&

mine

pour

out

af - flic

tion

>

Diatonic

When my spir

bb

>

est

b
&b

>

Him my sup - pli - ca

>
#

Him will

ing with - in

tion,

de - clare.

me,

>

>

>

I have walked they hid for me

that

15

&

bb

did

#
know

a snare.

none

me.

>
#

Flight hath failed

then Thou

I looked up - on my right hand, and be - held, and there was

b
&b

my paths.

be - fore

>
#

>

Diatonic
Un. G

it was faint

In this way where - in

14

be - fore

bb

will

knew

&

b
b
& #
13

Diatonic

me, and there is none that watch-eth out


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for my soul.

Plagal Second Mode - Verses of Psalms

bb D
&

16

&
17

&

bb

have cried

un - to Thee, O Lord;

>
#

hope, my por

bb

tion art Thou

n b

Diatonic

said:

Thou

art my

in the

land

of

the liv - ing.

>
#

At - tend un - to

321

my sup - pli - ca

tion, for

am

>

brought

b
b
& #

ver - y low.

18

&

bb

&b

Diatonic

De - liv - er

me from them that per - se - cute

me, for they are

strong

er than I.

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or with Brief Stichera on page 360.
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19

&

20

&

Plagal Second Mode - Verses of Psalms

bb

&

bb

&

on that I

>

may con - fess Thy Name.

for me un - til Thou shalt re -

me.

Out

bb


ward

bb

The right - eous shall wait pa - tient - ly

&b
22

Bring my soul out of pris

&b
21

>

of

the

Let Thine

b
&b

ca

cried

un - to Thee, O Lord;

hear my voice.

depths have

#
Lord,

>
n b
Diatonic

>
>

ears

be

at - ten - tive to the

tion.

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voice

of my sup - pli -

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Plagal Second Mode

Andante

&

bb

Verse #1

j j

Bring my soul

b
& b #.

Thy

!Exavgage ejk fulakh'"

j j >j

out of pris - on

that

may con - fess

Name.

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bb >
&
D

Con - quer - ing Ha - des,

b
b
&
# . j
cend

the

b
& b #
A

raise

Nivkhn e[cwn

Christ,

Cross,

Thou

didst

as -

that with Thy - self Thou might - est

G
>

n n >
#

them that

Diatonic

sat

in

the

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dark

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,
b
b
&
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ness

b
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of

death,


the

dead.

&

bb

iour,

own

light,

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Thou Who

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b
&
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Thou

dost

pour

free

forth

life

mong

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from

n J . # b n

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G

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tent

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have mer

cy

on

us.

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&

bb

j j j >j j j j ,

The right - eous shall wait pa - tient - ly

b
& b #
shalt

re

>
.

ward

for me

me.

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un - til Thou

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&b

>

Hav - ing tram - pled

on

day,

&

bb

as

un

to

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the

may thus

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bb

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cy

on

that while cry

chant

the

ble

b n .
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en to -


joy

iour,

Light,

us.

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out, we

hymn:

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#

ing

n b .

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and hath grant - ed

#
D

ris

Diatonic

of life, O Un - ap - proach - a

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said,

world;

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all

death,

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O Well-spring

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Verse #3

&

bb

j j > j j j j ,
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j j # j

Out of the depths have I cried un - to Thee, O Lord;

b
& b #
hear

my

!Ek baqevwn

>

Lord,

voice.

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bb

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b
b
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a -

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cy

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but Thy

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>
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#

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the

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330

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stroyed

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death.

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$Eneken tou' ojnovmatov" sou

&

bb

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J

j j

j j j >j j j j j ,

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For Thy Name's sake have I

my soul

>

pa - tient - ly wait - ed for Thee, O Lord;

hath wait - ed pa - tient - ly for Thy word,

hoped


in

my soul hath

the

Lord.

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A
,
>
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to Thy

might,

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stroyed

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hast

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had

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rup -

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ing

us

life

and

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j j j j ,
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j j

j j

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let

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from the morn - ing watch

in

the

Lord.

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&

bb

Thy bur

j
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al,

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Lord,

@H tafhv sou

rent

332

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& b n b
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rec

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bb

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world.

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bonds

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glo -

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of

them.

dead en - light -

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be

Thee.

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bb Dj j j
& #

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For with the Lord there is mer - cy,

b j j ,
b
&

re - demp- tion;

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j j

and with Him

j >j j j j > j
J

and He shall re - deem Is - ra - el


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j >j j j

is plen - te - ous

out

of

all

333

b
&b

his

in - iq

# .
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ui

ties.

Verse #9

O praise

b >
b
& #.

peo

>

j j j j j ,

bb Dj
&

the Lord, all ye na - tions;

j

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praise

Aijnei'te to;n Kuvrion

>
#

Him, all

ye

ples.

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&

$Oti ejkrataiwvqh

bb

j j j >j j j j j j j ,
#

For He

hath made His mer - cy

b
& b j j

and the truth

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b
& #.
ev

j j

of the Lord

j

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to

pre - vail

o - ver us,

#
a - bid

er.

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eth

for

Glory... Both Now...

Andante

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bb

&

bb

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A2

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ther, and

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to

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it.

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the

>
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D

of

ges.

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A -

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335

Alternate Melodies

&

bb

&

bb

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B2

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to the Fa

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er,

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n #

and un - to

of

the

the

#
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ges.

men.

336

Plagal Second Mode - Glory


Old (Slow) Sticheraric Melodies

&

bb

&

bb

C1

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to

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ry

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now

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n b
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j
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of

men.

Dogmatic Theotokion

Andante

D
bb >
&

Plagal Second Mode


Tiv" mh; makarivsei se

Who would

not

call

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&

bb

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birth?

blest,

all - ho -

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n #

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gin?

praise thine

bb

thee

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less

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ly,

of

Diatonic

n
D

shone

forth

hath come forth

338

&

Plagal Second Mode - Dogmatic Theotokion

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in - to

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in

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our

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ing

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for

. J

n n
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one,

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pure

come

na

the

two

per - sons,

>
j
# .

known

in

two

un - min

,
j

b
n
Diatonic

Him

do

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thou

be

seech,

Plagal Second Mode - Dogmatic Theotokion

j
n . b.

b
b
& n # b n
O

&

bb

&

bb rit.

au - gust

one,

souls.

and

>
.

to have mer

# .

all - bless

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cy

on

our

j j
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ed

,
j

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Plagal Second Mode

Andante

&

bb

Aposticha #1

An - gels in

b
&b
bb

the Heav - ens, O

Christ

our

Sav

iour,

n . b

ur

rec -

j
# .

hymns; deem us

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praise Thy Res

&

Th;n ajnavstasivn sou

al

so who are

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with


on

earth

wor

,
,
b

. j
& . #

thy

&

bb

to

glo -

# .
pure

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fy

heart.

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Thee

with

341

Plagal Second Mode - Slow Aposticha


Verse #2

&

bb

j j j j >j

The Lord

&b

j j j

is King, He is clothed with maj - es - ty;

j
#

j >j j ,

@O Kuvrio" ejbasivleusen

clothed with strength and

the Lord is

He

hath

girt

Him

Aposticha #2

&

bb

&

bb

&

bb

&

bb

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and shat

#
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the

bra -

God Thou didst

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race

of

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man.

tered the bars of

self.

,
j

.
.

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zen

gates

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as om - nip - o

C
Un.
>
>
,

raise

up

the fall

en

>
#
{ n #

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al

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so,

we

342

Plagal Second Mode - Slow Aposticha

b
&b

cry

&

bb

#
out

with one

ac

,
j

. n b

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Thou Who art ris

b >
b
& . # j
glo

en

ry

be

from

to

dead,

cord:

the

Lord,

Thee.

Verse #3

&

bb

j j j j

For He

b >
b
&
.

shak

Kai; ga;r ejsterevwse

es - tab- lished the world

j

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>

which shall

not

be

en.

Aposticha #3

b
&b
D

@Reuvsew" hJma'"

j j

.
.
#

Wish - ing

to

set

a - right our for

mer

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Un.

mu

Diatonic

>

ta - bil

343

Plagal Second Mode - Slow Aposticha

b ,
b
.
&
i

&

bb

&

bb

ty,

the

b
& b .

ta

Diatonic

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the

grave.

wom

to

didst

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en

how

and laid

n J .

spake

tion:

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iour

of

j G
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ing

deign

to

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deigned to

with lam

dwell

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in

us,

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all.

the

grave? And

n b

dwell

>
.

un - to

>
j

. #

Thou

Seek - ing Him with tears, the myrrh - bear

bb > j
&
. #
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, jD
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&
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b
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>
b
b
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en

,
b n #
.

# n
ing

,
.

Christ is nailed

#
in

wast Thou sto -

j
n
-

- len?

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there -

- in,

{
D

How

wast Thou

344

Plagal Second Mode - Slow Aposticha

&

bb

&

bb

&

bb

&

bb

&

bb

re

moved?

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#
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bear -

us,

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ful

as

to

them:

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la - ment

they

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didst

grieved,

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your

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self

prom

y?

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.
to

and cause our

,
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cease.

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cried

out

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lam

en

ta

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to

and

den Thy

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ter, re - veal

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tear

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#
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hath

n b

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place

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bb

life

b
&b
&

the

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pos

j

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345

Plagal Second Mode - Slow Aposticha

&

bb

&

bb

tles

that the

Lord

# n b n
ing

b
&b

give

un

#
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ness

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ris

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en,

grant

, D
j

n . b . #

to

and

the

great

>
.

mer

world

j

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for

cy.

Verse #4

&

bb

j ,

j j j j j j >

J

Ho - li - ness be - com - eth Thy house, O Lord,

b
b
& #.

of

Tw'/ oi[kw/ sou prevpei

#
un - to

length

days.

Aposticha #4

&

bb

Be - ing

>

cru - ci - fied

as

Thou

>

Staurwqei;" wJ" hjboulhvqh"

didst

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will,

346

Plagal Second Mode - Slow Aposticha

&

bb

&

bb

Christ,

and

n b .

Diatonic

de - spoil

#
i

al,

as

b . n #
&b
day

&

bb

with

glo

ing

life

Thou

world

didst

and

>
n #

un

end

grant

cy.

When it happens to me that the song moves me more than the thing which is sung,
I confess that I have sinned blamefully and then
prefer not to hear the singer.
-Blessed Augustine

great mer

on the third

ry,

bur

rise

Diatonic

Thy

by

>

the

,
b . j
b

&

death

j
.

God,

ing un - to

ing

>

Aposticha Theotokion

Andante

&

bb

Plagal Second Mode

@O poihth;" kai; lutrwthv" mou

,
>

#
n
#

Diatonic

My Cre - a - tor and Re - deem

bb D
&

>

came forth from thy

b
& b #

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b
&b

am

&

bb

from

Christ

with

the

an

all

me,

n b .

pure

freed

one,

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cient

all

pure

Lord,

one.

He

Diatonic

Where - fore, O

the

er,

womb,

en - clothed

Ad

curse.

to thee, the

true

348

Plagal Second Mode - Slow Aposticha Theotokion

b >
b
&

. #

Moth - er

&

bb

of

God

do we un - ceas - ing

An - gel's greet

&

bb

&

bb

&

bb

ly

cry

La

shel
D

#.

our

gin,

ter

out


ing:

Re

, D

# n b n
O

Vir

, D
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b
b
&
#

and

and

, rit.
j
.

dy, pro - tec

>
.

sal - va -

souls.

j

-

the

G
n

Diatonic

joice!

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tion

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j j
.

and

of

Apolytikion of the
Resurrection
Allegro

&

Plagal Second Mode

When the

&

>

E

an - gel - ic

>

>

Un.

pow

they that guard - ed Thee

the

&

>

&
G

grave

>

Ha - des

Thou didst meet the Vir

and

wast

gin

Un.

Thy tomb,

be - came as dead.

Un.

b
E

ers were at

seek - ing Thine im - mac - u

de - spoiled

&

!Aggelikai; Dunavmei"

then

And Ma - ry stood be - side

late bod - y.

not

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Thou hast

tried there - by.

>

and didst grant

life

to

us.

350

Plagal Second Mode - Apolytikion

&

Un.

Thou

&

Who

be

art

ris - en

Un.

from

>

the dead,

Lord,

glo - ry

to

>

Thee.

Glory...

&

&

Glo - ry

ly

to

the

>

Fa

Dovxa Patriv

ther, and

to

the Son, and

Un.

to

>

the Ho

Spir - it.

Both now...

&

&

Un.

Both now and

es.

ev

er,

Kai; nu'n

and un - to

the

A - men.

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ag - es

of

ag

>
-

Plagal Second Mode - Apolytikion

351

Resurrectional Theotokion

&
G

Thou, Who didst call Thy Moth

&

>

&

Cross,

&
E

wish - ing

to

&

the

things,

to

seek

glo - ry

to

Thee.

Un.

the

and

say - ing

un -

the drach - ma

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>

of Thine

for

Thou Who hast wise - ly


rit. F

cam - est

Ad - am,

shin - ing forth up - on

Re - joice with Me,

be

>

out

is found.

the pas - sion,

an - gels:

that was lost

&

er bless - ed,

own free will un - to


E

@O th;n eujloghmevnhn

or - dered

>

all

Plagal Second Mode - Brief


Intonation: #17 or #18

Allegro

Lord, I Have Cried

&
G

Lord,

&
E

heark - en

&

Thee,

have

un - to
D

heark - en

>

cried

me,
Un.

un - to

O Lord.

un - to

me;

>

Thee,

Lord,

>

at - tend

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Kuvrie ejkevkraxa

heark - en

have

to

un - to

me;

cried

>

the voice

un - to

of

my

Plagal Second Mode - Lord I Have Cried

&

sup

&

un - to

when

pli - ca - tion

me,

Un.

un - to Thee:

Heark - en

cry

353

Lord.

Let My Prayer

Let

my

&

prayer

&

lift - ing

&

>

up

heark - en

un - to

be

set forth as


of

>

E

my hands

Kateuqunqhvtw

in - cense

as

an

Lord.

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be - fore Thee,

the

eve - ning sac - ri - fice;

.
me,

Verses of Psalms
140, 141, and 129

Presto
1

&
G

Set,

&
E

Plagal Second Mode


(Heirmologic)

Lord,

>

watch be - fore

Qou' Kuvrie

my mouth,

and

>

door

of

en -

clo - sure round a - bout my lips.

&
E

In - cline

&

Un.

not

>

my heart

un - to
E

make ex - cuse with ex - cus

&
E

es

With men that work in - iq - ui - ty;

&
D

words

in

of

e - vil,

to

sins,

and

their cho - sen.


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>

will not join

with

Plagal Second Mode - Verses of Psalms


4

&
E

355

>

The right - eous man will chas - ten me with mer - cy and

&

me;

as

&

for

the

oil

of

the

sin

ner,

>

re - prove

let

it

not

a -

noint my head.

&
E

For

&
G

ures;

yet more is

my prayer

>

swal - lowed up near by

in

the

&

> Un.

They shall hear my words, for

earth is

&

bro

ken up - on

scat - tered nigh un

the pres - ence

>

rock

to

they

of

their pleas -

be sweet - ened;

the earth,

have their judg - es been.

&
E

Ha - des.

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have

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>
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&
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that

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me,

then Thou knew

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my right hand, and

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and there was none

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&
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pli - ca - tion,

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with - in

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Un.

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out

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&

for

my soul.

,
>
&

16

I have cried

un - to Thee, O Lord;

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por

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hear

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cried

un - to Thee, O Lord; O

my voice.

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ears

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Allegro

&

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Un.

Verse #1

!Exavgage ejk fulakh'"

>

Bring my soul out of pris - on

that

may con - fess Thy Name.

Stichera #1

&
G

>

Con - quer - ing Ha -

&

Nivkhn e[cwn

des, O Christ, Thou didst

with Thy - self Thou might - est

&

ness

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of death,
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pour

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j j j >j j j j

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Un.

!Eme; uJpomenou'si

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all

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joy

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to - day,

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the world;

that while

>

may thus chant the hymn:

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&

Well

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spring of life,

nip - o - tent Sav

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iour, have mer

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us.

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j j >j j j j j

& j j j
G

Un.

Out of the depths have I

&
hear

!Ek baqevwn

cried un - to Thee, O Lord;

Lord,

my voice.

Stichera #3

&
G

>

Se; Kuvrie

From Thee, O Lord, Who art

&
shall

we sin - ners flee?

in

>

all

>

cre - a - tion,

To Heav - en? but Thou Thy - self

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whith - er

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>

there.

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depths

of

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Thee

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the sea?


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we flee for

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Thou Who didst

down

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rise

us.

Verse #4

& j j
G

Un.

Let Thine ears

&

j j > j j j
J

be at - ten - tive to the voice

ca - tion.
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of

my

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pli -

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Stichera #4

&

&

In Thy Cross, O
F

do

&

Christ,

we praise and

>

glo - ri - fy;

be - side Thee we

know

for

and Thy Res - ur - rec - tion

>

Thou

art

our God;

do we boast,

!En tw'/ Staurw'/ sou

none oth - er.

Verse #5

& j
Un.

j j >j j >j j j j j j

>

!Ea;n ajnomiva"

If Thou should - est mark in - iq - ui - ties, O Lord, O Lord, who shall stand?

&

For

>

with Thee there

is

for - give - ness.

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365

Stichera #5

>

bless

ing

&
G

Ev - er

Un.

tion;

for

&
&

He

en - dured the Cross,

Res

and

ur - rec -

by

death

the Lord, we praise His

>

Dia; panto;" eujlogou'nte"

de - stroyed death.

Verse #6

& j j
Un.

$Eneken tou' ojnovmatov" sou

j j j >j j j j j j j j ,

For Thy Name's sake have I

&

soul

&

hoped

pa - tient - ly wait - ed for Thee, O Lord;

j j j j j j j j ,

hath wait - ed

in

pa - tient - ly

the

for Thy word,

Lord.

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my

>

soul

my

hath

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Stichera #6

&

&

had the

&

do - min

by Thy Cross,

ion

us

hast

of death.

>

grant - ing

for Thou

Glo - ry to Thy might, O Lord;

Dovxa th'/ dunavmei sou

Thou hast

de - stroyed


in

him that

re - newed

life and

>

us

cor - rup - tion.

Verse #7

&

j j

G

Un.

!Apo; fulakh'" prwi?a"

j j j j ,

j j

From the morn - ing watch un - til night,

&
E

Is -

- ra - el

hope

from the morn - ing watch

in

the Lord.

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let

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&
G

Thy bur - i - al,

&
E

des,

&

O Lord,

and crushed them.

>

light

ened the world.

rent

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>

a - sun - der

>
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the bonds of

Ha -

Thy res - ur - rec - tion from the dead en -

>

Lord,

glo - ry

& .
Thee.

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be

to

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Verse #8

j j >j

& j j j
G

Un.

For with the Lord there is mer - cy,

&

and He

&

j j j >j j j j j

and with Him is plen - te - ous re - demp -

j j j > j

tion;

$Oti para; tw'/ Kurivw/

shall re - deem Is - ra - el

out

of

>E

all

his

in -

iq - ui - ties.

Verse #9

& j
Un.

Aijnei'te to;n Kuvrion

j >j j j >j

O praise the Lord, all ye na - tions; praise Him, all

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ye

peo - ples.

G
j >j j >j j j j j j j , j j
j j
j
&

$Oti ejkrataiwvqh

Un.

For He hath made His mer - cy to pre - vail o - ver us,

&

Lord

>

a - bid - eth

for

ev - er.

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and the truth of the

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369

Glory...
D
>
&
E

Glo - ry

to

the Fa

ther, and

Dovxa Patriv

to

Un.

the Son, and to

the Ho - ly

&
Spir -

- it.

Both now...

&
G

Both now and ev

&
es.

er,

Kai; nu'n

Un.

and un - to

the

ag - es

of

ag

A - men.

Dogmatic Theotokion
Tiv" mh; makarivsei se

&
G

Who would not call thee blest, O

all - ho

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ly

Vir - gin?

Who

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&

would not praise thine un - tra - vail - ing giv

G
>
j
& .

On

>

&

&

come in - ef - fa - bly

&
G

He was

&

>

>

and

for

two per

by

all - bless - ed one,

not that

>

but that He

na - ture

our sake;

sons,

gled na - tures.

>

hav - ing be -

God

na - ture

in - to

two un - min

au - gust

For the

>

the pure one,

di - vid - ed

known in

&

thee,

in - car - nate, be - ing

be - com - ing man by

>E

time - less - ly, hath come forth from

and

ing of birth?

Un.

ly - be - got - ten Son, Who shone forth from the Fa - ther

&

is

Him do thou be - seech,

to have mer - cy

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on

our

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&

rit. F

souls.

371

Brief Aposticha
Plagal Second Mode

Allegro

Aposticha #1

>

&
G

An - gels in the Heav - ens, O

>
&
E

rec

>

tion with hymns;

>

&
wor

thy

to

>

Christ

glo - ri - fy Thee

our Sav - iour,

deem us

al

>

with

praise Thy Res - ur -

so who are

Th;n ajnavstasivn sou

on

earth

pure heart.

Verse #2
G
j >j j j >j
j
&
Un.

@O Kuvrio" ejbasivleusen

j >j j , j
j >j

The Lord is King, He is clothed with maj - es - ty;

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the Lord is clothed with

Plagal Second Mode - Brief Aposticha

&

strength and

He

373

hath girt Him - self.

Aposticha #2

&
G

Puvla" suntrivya"

>

Hav - ing crushed the bra - zen gates and shat - tered the

&
as

&

race

&

one

&

om - nip

Where - fore

ac - cord:

glo - ry

be

al

Thou Who art

to

o - tent God

Un.

of man.

Thou didst

raise

>

ris - en

so,

bars

of Ha - des,

>

up

we

the

cry

Thee.

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fall - en

from the dead,

out with

>

Lord,

374

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Verse #3

G
j >j j j
j
&

Un.

For He es - tab- lished the world

Kai; ga;r ejsterevwse

>

which shall

not

be shak - en.

Aposticha #3
@Reuvsew" hJma'"

&

Wish - ing

&

Christ is

&

to

set

>

nailed

a - right our

to

laid

in

&

>

tion:


us,

>
&
F

deign to

dwell

Sav

in the grave?

iour

of

all.

Seek - ing

Woe un - to

the grave.
E

Him with tears, the myrrh - bear - ing wom - en spake with lam

for - mer mu - ta - bil - i - ty,

the Cross and

>

en - ta -

How didst Thou

And hav - ing deigned to dwell there - in,

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Plagal Second Mode - Brief Aposticha

&

how

wast

&

hid - den Thy life - bear

ter,

&

tell

&

ing

the

to

us,

ful

out

un - to

to them:

But,

Mas

Lord

the world for - give - ness

and

ise,

and

>
G

And as they grieved, an

Cease your lam - en - ta

>

the

>

as Thou didst prom

A - pos - tles that

Un.

la - ment to cease.

cried

ing Bod - y?

>

cause our tear

An - gel

&

re - veal Thy - self

>
&

Thou sto - len? How wast Thou re - moved? What place hath

>

&

, G>

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is

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ris - en,

tion and

grant
E

great mer - cy.

>
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Verse #4

j j j >j j j >
& J
Un.

Tw'/ oi[kw/ sou prevpei

Ho - li - ness be - com - eth Thy house, O Lord,

un - to length of days.

Aposticha #4

&

Be - ing cru - ci - fied

&
death

&

third

&

Un.

by

end - ing

life

grant

as God,

and

as Thou didst will, O Christ,

with glo - ry,

Thy bur - i - al,

day

>

great

ing
E

mer - cy.

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Staurwqei;" wJ" hjboulhvqh"

and

de - spoil - ing

>

Thou didst rise

un - to

the

on

the

world

un -

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377

Glory...

Dovxa Patriv

&
G

Glo - ry

&

Spir

to

Un.

the

Fa

ther, and

to

the Son, and

to

the Ho - ly

it.

Both now...

&
G

Both now and

&
E

ag - es.

Un.

ev

Kai; nu'n

er,

and

un - to

the

ag

es

of

A - men.

Aposticha Theotokion
@O poihth;" kai; lutrwthv" mou

&
G

>

My Cre - a - tor and Re - deem - er, Christ the Lord, came forth from thy

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378

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&

Un.

all - pure one.

Be

womb, O

&

one,

to

&
Un.

do

&

we

&

and

an - cient curse.

>

ing - ly

sal - va - tion

cry out the

La - dy,

of

our

souls.

>

God

and

An - gel's greet

all - pure

Vir - gin,

>

-

>

pro - tec - tion and shel

rit. F

Where - fore, O

of

>

en - clothed with me,

the true Moth - er

un - ceas

ing

Re - joice, O

joice!

from the

thee,

>E

He freed Ad - am

&

ing: Re -

ter

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Lord, I Have Cried

Intonation: #21

Andante

Kuvrie ejkevkraxa

&b
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Lord,

have

cried

un

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b

& . .
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heark

>
b
& J .
me,

en

un

Lord.

to

me;

>

Lord,

to

Thee,

heark - en

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have

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cried

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Thee,

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voice

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when I

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to

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me,

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en

tion

un

Lord.

O the wise invention


of the teacher who contrives
that in our singing we learn what is profitable,
and that thereby doctrine is somehow more deeply impressed
upon our souls! What is learned under duress tends not to be retained,
but what suavely ingratieates itself somehow adibes
within our souls more steadfastely.
- St. Basil the Great

Let My Prayer
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Andante

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my

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cense

be

prayer

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fore

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fice;

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un

Lord.

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me,

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140, 141, and 129

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>

&b
C

Qou' Kuvrie

Set, O Lord, a watch be - fore my mouth,

&b
C

>F

and

door

of

en -

clo - sure round a - bout my lips.

&b
C

In - cline

&b

>

not

my heart

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F

es

With men that work in - iq - ui - ty;

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with their cho

un - to words of

>F

make ex - cuse with ex - cus

in

vil,

to

sins,

>

and

sen.

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will not

>

join

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4

&b
C

383

The right - eous man will chas - ten me with mer - cy

&b

me;

as

&b

not

&b

>F

for

the

ures;

of

the

more

sin

is my prayer

ner,

let

&b

>

>

rock

it

scat - tered

bro

ken

up - on

the earth,

Un.
>

nigh

un - to

Ha

their pleas

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ened;

as

have their judg - es been.

They shall hear my words, for they be sweet

earth is

in the pres - ence of

swal - lowed up near by the

&b

&b
C

oil

For yet

>

a - noint my head.

&b

Hard Chromatic

b #

and re - prove

des.

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a clod of

>

so have their bones been

384
7

Grave Mode - Verses of Psalms

&b

For un - to Thee, O Lord, O

&b

have

I hoped;

take

Keep

me

&b

from the stum - bling - blocks of

&b
C

The sin

&b

am

10

&b
F

a - lone

un - til

the

>

Lord

fall

With my voice un - to

to

Thee

Un.

pass

the Lord

have

in - to their

them that work

ners shall

&b

a - way.

from the snare which they have laid for me,

>

>F

are mine eyes, in

not my soul

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D

Lord,

>

>

made my

in - iq - ui - ty.

own

net;

by.

have

>F

and

I cried,

Un.

with my voice un -

sup - pli - ca

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tion.

Grave Mode - Verses of Psalms


11

&b

>

&b

&b
F

>

it

&b
F

did

&b

Flight hath


know

>

failed

me,

then Thou

>F

I have walked they hid for me a snare.

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that

15

de - clare.

my paths.

tion,

I looked up - on my

&b

Him will

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right hand, and be - held, and there was

>

none

me.

me, and there is none that watch - eth


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out

386

Grave Mode - Verses of Psalms

&b

Un.

for

16

&b

my soul.

have

&b

cried

un - to Thee, O

liv

17

&b
C

said:

Thou

tion art

Thou

in

the

land

of the

my sup - pli - ca

tion, for

am

brought

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low.

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>

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me from them that per - se - cute

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Grave Mode - Verses of Psalms

19

>

&b
C

Bring my soul out of pris

20

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my voice.

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my

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391

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394

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Verse #5

j j j j >j j j j j j j j j

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my

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soul

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397

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399

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>

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O praise the Lord, all ye na - tions;

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ye

Un.

peo -

praise

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Him,

all

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401

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j >j j j j >j j j j j j j ,

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403

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all

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and curbs the uncontrolled impulses in the body.
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glo

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j
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world;

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to

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iour

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413

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didst de - scend

to

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death;

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Ho - li - ness be - com - eth Thy house, O Lord,

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of

days.
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man.

417

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419

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souls.

fen

ces

[ j .

The Apostle admonishes women to be silent in church,


yet they do well to join in a psalm; this is gratifying for all ages
and fitting for both sexes. Old men ignore the stiffness of age to sing [a psalm],
and melancholy veterans echo it in the joy of their hearts; young men sing one without
the bane of lust, as do adolescents without threat from their insecure age or the temptation
of sensual pleasure; even young women sing psalms with no loss of wifely decency, and
girls sing a hymn to God with sweet and supple voice while maintaining decorum
and suffering no lapse of modesty. Youth is eager to understand [a psalm],
and the child who refuses to learn other things takes pleasure in
contemplating it; it is a kind of play, productive of
more learning that that which is dispensed
with stern discipline.
-St. Ambrose, On Psalm 1

Apolytikion of the
Resurrection
Allegro

&b
F

Grave Mode
Katevlusa" tw'/ staurw'/ sou

>

>

By Thy Cross Thou didst a - bol - ish death;

&b

>F

lam - en - ta

&b

preach

&b
F

>

Thou didst trans - form

tion,

that Thou art

ris

>

be - stow - ing great mer

the myrrh - bear - ers'

>F

and didst or - der Thine A - pos

>

the thief Thou didst

o - pen Par - a - dise;

&b

to

cy

en,

O Christ

>F

up - on

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our


the

tles

to

God,

world.

Grave Mode - Apolytikion

423

Glory...

Dovxa Patriv

>
&b

Glo - ry

to the Fa

ther, and to the Son, and

to

the Ho - ly

&b
Un.

Spir

it.

Both now...

&b

Both now and

>F
&b

ev

ag

es.

er,

and

un - to

the

ag

Kai; nu'n

>

es

of

A - men.

Resurrectional Theotokion
@W" th'" hJmw'n ajnastavsew"

&b
C

As the treas - ur - y

of our sal - va

tion, O

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all - hymned one,

424

Grave Mode - Apolytikion

&b

>

do thou lead up from the

&b

>F

&b

tion,

&b
&b

gin,

&b

birth

and

>

for

thou

them

a - gain

birth

vir

li - a - ble

to Sal - va

gin,

rit.
>

re - main - est

>

be -

child

of - fen - ces

Un.

giv - ing

in child - birth wast vir

of

that were

who be - fore

a - byss

hast thou saved by

and

>

cause of sin

pit

them that hope in thee;

>

gin.

birth wast vir

and

af - ter child

.
Un.

Grave Mode - Brief


Intonation: #21

Allegro

Lord, I Have Cried

&b
F

Lord,

&b

I have

Thee,

cried

heark - en

&b

heark - en

un - to

me;

un - to Thee,

un - to me, O Lord.

Kuvrie ejkevkraxa
C

heark - en

at - tend

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un - to me;

>

Lord,

have

to

cried

the

un - to

voice

Grave Mode - Lord I Have Cried - Brief

&b
&b

of

Un.

my sup - pli - ca

Heark - en

un - to

tion

me,

when I

426

cry

un - to Thee:

Lord.

Let My Prayer
Kateuqunqhvtw

&b

Let my

>

&b

the

&b

prayer

lift - ing

fice;

be

set forth as

up

of

heark - en

un - to

in

me,

cense be - fore

as

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my hands

Un.

an

Thee,

eve - ning sac - ri -

Lord.

Brief Stichera
Grave Mode

Allegro

Verse #1

& b j j j j
F

!Exavgage ejk fulakh'"

>F

Bring my soul out of pris - on

that I

may con - fess Thy Name.

Stichera #1
Deu'te ajgalliaswvmeqa

&b

Come, let

&b
ion

>
b
&

cry

&b

tor

us

re - joice

of death,

and en - light

out with the bod

in the Lord Who crushed the do - min

and Sav - iour, glo - ry

>F

ened the race of man.

i - less hosts:

be

to

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Let

Thee.

us

our Cre - a

428

Grave Mode - Brief Stichera


Verse #2

&b

C
j j j >j j j j ,

j

F

Un.

>

The right - eous shall wait pa - tient - ly for me

&b
Un.

!Eme; uJpomenou'si

un - til Thou shalt

re -

ward

me.

Stichera #2
Stauro;n uJpevmeina"

>

&b
C

The Cross and bur - i - al hast Thou en - dured for

&b

iour;

>F

and, as God, Thou hast slain death by death.

us,

>
,
&b
-

ship Thy Res - ur - rec - tion on the

& b .
F

glo - ry

be

to

Thee.

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third

day.

Where - fore,

wor

Sav

we

Lord,

Grave Mode - Brief Stichera

429

Verse #3

&b

C
j j >j j j j j ,

j j j

F

Un.

!Ek baqevwn

Out of the depths have I cried un - to Thee, O Lord;

&b

hear

>F

Lord,

my voice.

Stichera #3
!Apovstoloi ijdovnte"

&b
F

On see - ing

&b

the

the

a - ris

>

ing

is

&b
-

the glo - ry

dom!

of

the Cre - a

a - pos - tles mar - velled, cry - ing

This

&b

King

out

Thou

tor,

>F

with an - gel - ic praise:

of the Church;

>D

this is the wealth of

Who didst suf

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the

fer for us,

430

Grave Mode - Brief Stichera

&b

Lord,

glo - ry

be

to

Thee.

Verse #4
C
j j >j j j j

j
& b j
F

Let Thine ears

&b
Un.

ca

Genhqhvtw ta; w\ta sou

be at - ten - tive to the voice

of

my

sup - pli -

tion.

Stichera #4
Ka]n sunelhvfqh"

&b

Though Thou wast tak - en cap

&b
Thou

&b

on the

am not

a - shamed. Thou wast smit - ten

Un.
>C
,

back;

tive by law - less men, O Christ, yet

>

art my God, and

do not de - ny

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it.

Thou wast

nailed

Grave Mode - Brief Stichera

&b

&b

to

the Cross, and

do

&b

it

Thy

not.

death

tent and man - be - friend- ing

is

>

In Thine a - ris - ing

for

con - ceal

I boast,

431

>

my life.

om - nip - o -

.
F

Lord,

glo - ry

be

to

Thee.

Verse #5

j j >j j >j j j j >j j j j j


!Ea;n ajnomiva"

& b j
F

If Thou should - est mark in - iq - ui - ties, O Lord, O Lord, who shall stand?

&b

For

with Thee there

is

Un.

for - give

ness.

Stichera #5

&b
C

In

ful - fill

ment

of

Da - vid's proph - e - cy,

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Daui>tikh;n profhteivan

in

Si - on

432

Grave Mode - Brief Stichera

>
b
&

Christ un - veiled His maj - es - ty

&b
veal

&b

fied

once,

with the

be - ing

with - out

flesh

as

&b
Un.

now for

us

&b

be - com - ing

death as man,

&b
F

as

the

in - car

re -

Un.

nate,

Spir

the Word,

but

be - ing put

to

>

and

j
.

Friend

ples,

Fa - ther and the Ho - ly

Who is praised and ev - er

>

it;

dis - ci

as the One

>

ing Him - self

ri

His

,
>

b

&
glo

to

Un.

a - ris


of

ing

ac - cord - ing

man.

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to

His pow - er,

Grave Mode - Brief Stichera

433

Verse #6

&b j j

j j j >j j j >j j j >j j ,


Un.

$Eneken tou' ojnovmatov" sou

For Thy Name's sake have I pa - tient - ly wait - ed for Thee, O Lord;
C
j >j j >j j j j j ,

&b

soul hath wait - ed pa - tient - ly for Thy word,

&b

my soul hath

hoped

in

my

the

Lord.

Stichera #6
Kath'lqe" ejn tw'/ a{/dh/

&b

Un.

Thou didst de - scend

&b

will.

&b

ter;

in - to

Ha

Thou didst de - spoil

and

didst

rise

on

des,

O Christ, as Thou didst

death since Thou art


Thou

>F

the

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God and Mas

Un.


third

day,

and

434

&b
C

Grave Mode - Brief Stichera

>

from the bonds of Ha - des and cor - rup

&b
raise

&b
C

up

Ad

Res - ur - rec

>F

am, who

cried

tion, O

tion

>F

didst Thou al - so

>

out and said:

on - ly

Friend

Glo - ry

of

to Thy

man.

Verse #7
!Apo; fulakh'" prwi?a"

& b j j
F

C
,
j
j j j

j j j j

From the morn - ing watch un - til night,

&b
Is

ra - el

>F

hope

in

from the morn - ing watch

&b

In the

grave

let

the Lord.

Stichera #7
F

!En tavfw/ katetevqh"

wast Thou laid as one that sleep

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eth, O Lord;

Grave Mode - Brief Stichera

&b

>

and Thou didst rise on

&b

strength,

the third day

rais

as One might

J
ing up

tion of death, since

&b
rup

435

Ad - am with Thy - self

out

of

the cor -

>
.

Thou

art om - nip

in

tent.

Verse #8

&b j j j

F

Un.

For with the Lord

,
>j
b
& j
demp- tion;

>F
&b

j j >j

there is mer - cy,

$Oti para; tw'/ Kurivw/

j j >j j >j j j j

and with Him is plen - te - ous re -

C
j j
j j

and He shall re - deem

Is - ra - el

iq - ui - ties.

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out of

all

his in -

436

Grave Mode - Brief Stichera


Verse #9

&b

C
j >j j j

Un.

Aijnei'te to;n Kuvrion


Un.

O praise the Lord, all ye na - tions; praise Him, all ye peo

ples.

Verse #10
$Oti ejkrataiwvqh

>j j j j >j j j C , j j
j
j
j
j
j

b
& J J
F

For He hath made His mer - cy to pre - vail o - ver us,

&b

Lord

>

a - bid

eth

Un.

for

ev

and the truth of the

er.

Glory...
Dovxa Patriv

&b
F

Glo - ry

&b

Ho - ly

to the Fa

ther, and to

the

Un.

Spir

it.

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Son,

and

to the

Grave Mode - Brief Stichera

437

Both now...

&b
F

Both now and

&b
ag

ev

er,

and

un - to

the

ag

es

of

es.

Kai; nu'n

A - men.

Dogmatic Theotokion
Mhvthr me;n ejgnwvsqh"

&b
F

>

Thou art known to

be

&b
F

Un.

The - o - to

&b
stand

&b

ing,

thou

er sur - pass - ing na

and sur - pass - ing rea

>

kos;

tongue

a moth

didst re - main

#
C

son and un - der -

Un.

vir

ture, O

gin.

And no

can ex - plain the mir

a - cle

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of thy child

birth;

438

Grave Mode - Brief Stichera

&b
&b

for

>

one,

ven as

so

&b

&b

si - ble.

the

&b
C

or

thee

be - seech

&b

ner

of

>

birth

rit.

saved.

of

to

na

be

ture

God will

o - ver - come.

er

>

of

>F

is

pure

er

in - com - pre - hen -

Un.

the Moth

thee fer - vent - ly:


Un.

is

der

For where - so - ev

know - ing

&b

the con - cep - tion was strange, O

the man
Un.

>

eth,

we

all

Where - fore,

God,

In - ter - cede thou that our souls be

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Brief Aposticha
Grave Mode

Allegro

&b

Aposticha #1

Thou didst

rise

&b

geth - er with Thy flesh,

glo - ry

be

from the grave, O Sav - iour of the world;

&b
F

>F

!Anevsth" ejk tou' tavfou

to

Thou didst al - so raise up man.

and to -

>

Lord,

Thee.

Verse #2

>j j j >j
j
&b j

Un.

@O Kuvrio" ejbasivleusen

j >j j , j
j j

The Lord is king; He is clothed with maj-es -ty. The Lord is clothed with strength

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440

Grave Mode - Brief Aposticha

&b

and

He

hath girt Him - self.

Aposticha #2

&b

>C

Come, let

&b

us

wor - ship Him

>

and Who hath en - light -

Who

To;n ajnastavnta ejk nekrw'n

>

is

ris - en from the dead,

ened all things.

>

For he hath freed us

>
C
>
&b
D

from the tyr - an - ny

&b
third

day,

of

Ha

des by His

>
>

grant

ing us

life

a - ris - ing on the

and great mer

Verse #3

>j j j j j C
j
&b
F

For He es - tab- lished the world

Un.

cy.

Kai; ga;r ejsterevwse

Un.

which shall not be shak

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en.

Grave Mode - Brief Aposticha

441

Aposticha #3

&b

>

>

When Thou didst de - scend to Ha

&b

>F

didst de - spoil

&b

death;

Thou didst al - so

a - ris

and

raise

ing,

on

,
>D

O Lord, Thou

>F

>

Thou

the

us who glo - ri - fy

be - low, O Christ,

a - ris - ing

>
&b
tent

des

@Upo; to;n a{/dhn katelwvn

third

day,

Thine om - nip - o -

Friend

of

man.

Verse #4

>j j j j j C
j
j
j
&b
F

Ho - li - ness be - com - eth Thy house, O Lord,

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>F

Tw'/ oi[kw/ sou prevpei

un - to length of days.

442

Grave Mode - Brief Aposticha


Aposticha #4

&b
F

Thou didst ap - pear

>
&b

grave as one that sleep

&b
C

&b
F

Un.

cried

as One might

out:

y,

Friend

of

eth;

and

C
>

Glo - ry

a - ris - ing on the third day

>

Thou didst al

>F
.

&b

awe - some, O Lord, while ly - ing in the

Fobero;" w[fqh"

>

so raise Ad

to Thy Res - ur - rec

am who

tion, O

on - ly

man.

Glory...

>
&b
C

Glo - ry

to

the Fa

ther, and to

Dovxa Patriv

the Son,

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and

to

the

Grave Mode - Brief Aposticha

&b
C

Un.

Ho - ly

Spir

443

it.

Both now...
Kai; nu'n

&b
F

Both now and

ev

&b

Un.

ag

er,

and

un - to

the

ag

es

of

es.

A - men.

Aposticha Theotokion

>
b
&
C

@Upo; th;n shvn

Flee - ing

&b
La

&b
out

for

ref

to

thee:

all

uge

dy,

we,

un - der

thy

shel

the

earth

>F

The - o - to

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kos,

born,

ter,

>

cry

our hope,

de -

444

Grave Mode - Brief Aposticha

>
b
&

liv - er

us

&b

save

our

rit.

from our count

souls.

Un.

less

>

of - fen

St. AthanaSIOS THE ATHONITE

ces

and

Plagal Fourth Mode


Intonation: #26

Andante

&b

Lord, I Have Cried

Lord,

have

cried

Kuvrie ejkevkraxa

>

un

>j ,
b
& .
heark

&b

en

un

to

me;

j
. .

me,

Lord.

to

Un.

heark - en

,
.

Thee,

un

to

>
. n b
G

Lord,

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I have

cried

446

Plagal Fourth Mode - Lord I Have Cried

,
.

& b .
C

un

to

Thee,

& b n
&b

my sup

heark

me;

of

Soft Chromatic

en

. b J

at - tend

pli

to

ca -

un

the

un

& b
un

to

to

. .
me,

to

- tion

Thee:

voice

when I

D
> j j
j

n #.
b n .
&b
J

cry

Heark

j ,

Lord.

Just as swine run to a place where


there is mire and bees dwell where there
are fragrances and incense, likewise demons gather
where there are carnal songs and the grace of the Holy Spirit
settles where there are spiritual melodies, sanctifying both mouth and soul.
-St. John Chrysostom

en

Let My Prayer
Plagal Fourth Mode

Andante

&b
&b

Let

>

my

prayer

be

set

>
.
C

cense

&b

ing

be

eve

j
.
C

up

of

ning

& b
un

.
&

to

fore

as

Thee,

my

the

lift

hands

n # b n .
ri

fice;

. .
O

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heark

in

Soft Chromatic

me,

forth

sac

Kateuqunqhvtw

Lord.

as an

j ,

en

Verses of Psalms
140, 141, and 129

Presto
1

Plagal Fourth Mode


Qou' Kuvrie

&b

&b

>

Set, O Lord, a watch be - fore my mouth,

>

and

door

of

en -

clo - sure round a - bout my lips.

&b
&b
3

In - cline

not my

>

make ex - cuse with

&b

&b

heart

ex - cus

un - to words of

>

es

in

and

sen.
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vil,

to

sins,

> Zygos ,
# n

With men that work in - iq - ui - ty;

with their cho

will not

join

Plagal Fourth Mode - Verses of Psalms


4

&b
C

449

The right - eous man will chas - ten me with mer - cy and re - prove

&b

me;

as

&b
not

for

the

&b

of

the

sin

is

my prayer

in

ner,

let

it

swal - lowed up near by

&b

>

the rock

earth is

scat - tered

bro

nigh

ken

up - on

un - to

Ha

have their judg - es been.

the earth,

the pres - ence of their pleas

They shall hear my words, for they be sweet

&b

>

&b
C

oil

For yet more

ures;

Zygos

a - noint my head.

&b

>

des.

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ened;

>

as

a clod of

so have their bones been

450
7

Plagal Fourth Mode - Verses of Psalms

&b

>

For un - to Thee, O Lord, O

&b

have

I hoped;

&b

&b

not

my soul

are mine eyes, in

take

Lord,

a - way.

>
,
#

&b

&b

The sin

am

10

&b
C

to

the Lord

work

ners shall fall

in - to their

have

Lord

own

by.

>

have

the

pass

and from the

in - iq - ui - ty.

With my voice un - to

&b

that

a - lone un - til

stum - bling - blocks of them

Thee

Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me,

>

made my sup - pli - ca

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net;

I cried,

with my voice un -

tion.

Plagal Fourth Mode - Verses of Psalms

11

&b

will

&b

pour

>

out

>

&b

est

de - clare.


with - in

In this way where - in

&b

me,

that

15

&b
C

>

then Thou knew

I have walked they hid for me a snare.

>

I looked up - on my right hand, and be - held, and there was

&b

tion,

my paths.

&b

14

Him will

When my spir - it was faint - ing

Him my sup - pli - ca

be - fore

&b
13

mine af - flic - tion

12

be - fore

451

did

know

none

me.

>

Flight hath failed

>

>

>

me, and there is none that watch - eth out


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for my soul.

452
16

Plagal Fourth Mode - Verses of Psalms

>

&b
G

have

&b

cried

&b

&b

18

tion art Thou

strong

my

said:

Thou


art

my

>

in the

land

sup - pli - ca

of the liv

tion, for

am

ing.

>

brought

low.

De - liv - er

>

&b
&b

At - tend un - to

ver - y

un - to Thee, O Lord;

hope, my por

17

>

>

me from them that per - se - cute

er

than

me, for they are

I.

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19

&b

Bring my soul out of pris

20

&b

&b

>

on that I

The right - eous shall wait pa - tient - ly

ward

21

&b

Out

of

&b

Lord,

22

>

the depths

have

cried

may con - fess Thy Name.

>

me

un - til Thou shalt re -

un - to Thee, O Lord; O

hear my voice.

&b

Let Thine ears

ca

me.

&b
C

for

453

tion.

>

be

at - ten - tive

to

the voice

of

my sup - pli -

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Plagal Fourth Mode

Andante

&b

Verse #1

>j ,
j
j
j
j
j

Bring my soul out of pris - on

&b
Thy

!Exavgage ejk fulakh'"

that

I may

con

Name.

Stichera #1

&b
C

ra

hymn and ra -

j

-

&b
O

Christ;

tion

@Esperino;n u{mnon

j
.

An eve - ning

>
b
& .

fess

for

do we

- tion

of - fer un

Thou

wast

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al ad - o

to

>

well

Thee,

pleased

to have

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>
D
,

.
n

b

&
mer

&b
C

cy

>
.

Res - ur

rec

on

us,

j

-

455

through

the

tion.

Verse #2
!Eme; uJpomenou'si

j j j >j j j j ,

& b j
C

The right - eous shall wait pa - tient - ly for me

&b

shalt

re

>
.

un

til

ward

me.

Stichera #2

&b

Lord,

&b

way

Kuvrie, Kuvrie

>
,

Lord,

from

Thou

cast

>
.
Thy

pres

us

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not

ence,

but be

456

&b
G

well

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pleased

>
& b .
D

us,

& b .

>
n # b n

to

have

mer

the

cy

on

through

Res - ur

rec -

tion.

Verse #3
!Ek baqevwn

& b j j j
C

j j >j j j j j ,

#

Out of the depths have I cried

& b . .
C

hear

my

j
. n
D

un - to Thee, O Lord;

Lord,

voice.

Stichera #3
Cai're Siw;n aJgiva

&b

Re - joice,

.
D

ho

ly

Si

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on,

thou

Plagal Fourth Mode - Slow Stichera

j
j # . .

& b .

moth

er

of

>D
&b
dwell

ing

thou

the

place

first

>
b
& .
ur

rec

to

re

>

sion

of

sins,

j

-

and

God;

es

of

. .

wast

,
j

& b n b
mis

church

&b

>
.

457

through

ceive

for


re

the

Res

tion.

Verse #4

&b

Genhqhvtw ta; w\ta sou

j >j j ,
j j

>
. j

Let Thine ears be at - ten - tive

&b

>
.

sup - pli

ca

to the

voice

j

-

tion.

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of

my

458

Plagal Fourth Mode - Slow Stichera


Stichera #4

&b

j
.

The Word,

Who

@O ejk Qeou'

was

be

got

>
,
b

&

God

the

Fa

& b b
the

ag

es,

ther

not

wed

dured

- nate of

her

&b

rec

knew

ion

own

and

tion, hath

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death,

>

will,

by the Res - ur

times

who

hath, of His

. . j

ter

be - fore

and Who in these lat

- lock,

cru - ci - fix

of

,
>

,
j .

&b

&b

ten

D
>
,
b
&

Soft Chromatic

was in - car

en

and,

saved

man

Plagal Fourth Mode - Slow Stichera

&b
who

. .
C

was

slain

459

of

old.

Verse #5
!Ea;n ajnomiva"

j j j j >j j j j >j j

& b j j
C

j j

If Thou should - est mark in - iq - ui - ties, O Lord, O Lord, who shall stand?

&b
For

with

Thee

>
.

there is

for

give -

j

-

Stichera #5

&b
&b

We glo - ri - fy Thy Res - ur

.
the

dead,

Christ,

rec

of

Ad -

- am

Th;n ejk nekrw'n

tion

from

where - by Thou didst

,
j

b n .
& b n #
race

free

from the tyr

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- ness.

the

an - ny

460

Plagal Fourth Mode - Slow Stichera

&b

of

Ha

>

&b

up

&b
er

& b .

and,


as

God, Thou

,
j

.
n b
-

last

on

the

des;

ing

world

life

>

hast be - stowed

ev

and

great

mer

cy.

Verse #6
$Eneken tou' ojnovmatov" sou

& b j j
C

>
j

,
>
>
j
j
j j j j j j j j j

For Thy Name's sake have

pa - tient - ly wait - ed for Thee, O Lord;

,
j
j
j
j
j
j
j
j
& b j # j
my soul hath wait - ed pa - tient - ly

&b

for Thy word,

hoped

in

the

Lord.

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my soul

hath

Plagal Fourth Mode - Slow Stichera

461

Stichera #6

Dovxa soi Cristev

, C
>

b
& b n

Glo -

- ry

be to

Thee,

Christ

D
C
,
j
.
&b

Sav -

> ,
b
& j .

- iour,

God,

On

Who

wast

>
. .

&b

on

the

be

nailed

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n #
a

ly

to

ten

Son

the

Cross

rise

third

>j
.

&b

didst

from

the

tomb

of

and

day.

Verse #7

&b

>
j j j j j j j

From the morn - ing watch un - til night,

!Apo; fulakh'" prwi?a"

,
j
j
j
j

from the morn - ing watch let Is -

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462

Plagal Fourth Mode - Slow Stichera

&b

ra

el

hope

in

the

Lord.

Stichera #7

&b

We glo

ri

>
,

fy

Thee,

ly

en

,
j
b
& .
ship

&b

Thy

O Om - nip

iour.

dure

# .

Thee,

j ,
b
& .

Cast

us

the

and

save

us

us,

o - tent

Sav

j

-

from

j
n . n

but heark

>
.

and we wor -

a - way

ence,

& b # b n

> ,
j
.

for

not

Cross

j
j [ .

pres

Who didst will

>j
.

&b
-

Lord,

ing

Se; doxavzomen Kuvrie

en

>

D

by Thy Res - ur - rec -

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Plagal Fourth Mode - Slow Stichera

&b
tion,

. .
C

Friend

of

463

man.

Verse #8
$Oti para; tw'/ Kurivw/

>j j
j
j
j
j # j

>
>
j j j j j j j

&b

For with the Lord there is mer - cy,

j j j j j > j ,

,
j
j
b
&

re - demp- tion;

&b

in

and He shall re - deem Is - ra - el

his

and with Him is plen - te - ous

iq

. .
C

ui -

out

of

j

-

all

ties.

Verse #9
Aijnei'te to;n Kuvrion

j j j j >j ,

& b j
C

>

O praise the Lord, all ye na - tions;

&b

all

>
.

ye

peo

praise

j

-

ples.

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Him,

464

Plagal Fourth Mode - Slow Stichera


Verse #10

j j j >j j j j >j j j ,

&b j

For

He

hath made His mer - cy

j > j j >
&b J
the truth of the

>
b
& .
ev

$Oti ejkrataiwvqh

j

-

Lord

er.

to pre - vail o - ver us,

bid

eth

and

for

Glory... Both Now...


Plagal Fourth Mode

Andante
A1

>

&b
C

Glo

&b

to

A2

&b

Both

&b
D

of

the

ry

to

Ho

the Fa

ly

Spir

now

and

ev

ther, and to

Dovxa Patriv

er,

the

ges.

it.

and un - to the

.
-

.
Kai; nu'n

Son, and

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men.

ges

466

Plagal Fourth Mode - Glory


Alternate Melodies

B1

&b

Glo

ry

to

the

>

Son,

B2

&b
C

Spir

j

-

Both now

and

ev -

& b n b
the

&b

ges.

A -

and

& b .
ly

&b
the

Fa

ther,

and

to

the

to

Ho

it.

- er,

ges

of

- men.

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and un - to

Plagal Fourth Mode - Glory

467

Old (Slow) Sticheraric Melodies


C1

& b .
C

Glo

j

-

ry

to the Fa -

>
& b n

&b
F

the

&b

C2

Son,

&b

Both now

ev

the

and

to

the

& b .

j ,

er, and

ges.

to

Ho -

j
n .
-

it.

, j > j j
. n
G

un

to

the a

C
> ,

.
& b n

ge

and

and

and

ther,

. n

>
. #
Spir

,
J

ly

Soft Chromatic

to

j

b

(n)es

of

j
.

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a -

men.

Dogmatic Theotokion
Plagal Fourth Mode
Andante

&b

The

@O Basileu;" tw'n oujranw'n

King


of

the Heav

>
b
& # b
love

&b

and

&b
He

man,

lived

for

Vir

out

of

n n
D

hath

ap

peared on

mong

hath

ens,

> . b
b
n
b
&
pure

that

tak

j ,
.
gin,

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and

men.

For

flesh

of


en

earth

the

j

come

Plagal Fourth Mode - Dogmatic Theotokion


j
& b b

forth

from

with

& b . j

hath

&b

two

&b

re -

.
J

- fold

of

na

&b
pro

ta

>
b j

claim

& b #
G

fect

and

per

&b
con

&b
-

fess

>j
.

seech

Son,

but not

in

Where

fore,

# #
as

tru - ly

fect

our


Him,

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per -

,
j

Christ

one
C

ture,

sis.

Him

be

is

ing

thou

n b .

God

we

Un.

- ceived,

. .
pos

He

what

,
.

hy

her

469

God.

Do

O Moth

man,

J
G

er

470

Plagal Fourth Mode - Dogmatic Theotokion

&b

who

& b .

knew

mer

cy

. #
J
est

not

,
b

wed

G rit.


on

our

souls.

lock,
Un.

to have

Slow Aposticha
Plagal Fourth Mode
Andante

&b

Aposticha #1

Thou didst

&b

as

the

Cross,

cam - est

un

& b . j

tal

dark - ness, O

to

from

Heav

Life.

Im

j j

n.
-

est

Who

en.

art

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mor

un

. n #

Thou

Thou

n n.

death,

Thou cam

Un.

Je

>

j ,

Who didst de - scend

> Zygosj
& b #.

&b

cend

sus,

!Anh'lqe" ejpi; Staurou'

the


to

those in

b n
True

472

Plagal Fourth Mode - Slow Aposticha

&b

Light.

>

Thou cam - est

> Hard Chromatic


,
j
. # b n

un - to

the

fall

G
>
,

b

&

Res

ur

rec

&b
j

Light

&b

be

and


our

tion

to

of

Sav

. .
C

&b

>
>
j j j j j j j

The Lord

is

King, He

is clothed with

>

&b

&b

>j

clothed with

girt

strength

Him

en, O

all.

iour,

our

>

glo

ry

Thee.

Verse #2
C

,
>
j j

@O Kuvrio" ejbasivleusen

j j j

maj - es - ty;

and

self.

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the Lord is

>
j

He

hath

Plagal Fourth Mode - Slow Aposticha

473

Aposticha #2

&b

Let

us

glo

& b .
ris

Cristo;n doxologhvswmen

ri

fy

en

from

the

dead.

Christ,

Who

For,

is

tak - ing

up

Soft Chromatic
>
, G
& b b # { n

on

Him

self

soul

and

& b n # b n
sep

rat

&b

&b

pas -

late

soul

which al

so

in

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er

His im - mac -

to

Ha -

.
He

He

ed

y,

de - scend

one from the oth

- sion.

j
j
.


des,

ed

His

,
j .

& b .
by

bod

de

j

-

474

&b

Plagal Fourth Mode - Slow Aposticha

spoiled;

and the

&b
er

ly

our

Bod

the

of

the

knew

no

Re - deem

j
j .

. .

souls

in

of

&b

ho

cor - rup

tion

grave.

Verse #3

&b

>j j j
j
j

Kai; ga;r ejsterevwse

For He

&b
be

es - tab- lished the

>
.

shak

world


which

j

-

en.

Aposticha #3

&b

With psalms

shall not

and

hymns

Yalmoi'" kai; u{mnoi"

>
,

we

glo

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ri

fy

Thy

Plagal Fourth Mode - Slow Aposticha

& b #

Res - ur - rec - tion

&b

Christ,

the

dead,

ny

didst

> Hard Chromatic


# b j
n

free

Ha

didst

&b
D

ev

er

be

from the tyr

and

as

God

b n
stow

and

great

mer

life

. j .

last - ing

des;

j
b

. #

& b n

Thou

>
b

us

of

where - by Thou

& b .
an

from

475

cy.

Verse #4

&b

j j j >j j j j j
#

Ho - li - ness be - com - eth Thy house, O

&b
D

to

length

. .
C

of

Lord,

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Tw'/ oi[kw/ sou prevpei

n .
un

days.

476

Plagal Fourth Mode - Slow Aposticha


Aposticha #4

&b

O mas

ter

of

&W Devspota tw'n aJpavntwn

all,

in - com - pre - hen

si - ble

& b n b
G

Mak

er

of

heav -

> Zygosj
& b . # #
n

pas

&b
come

sion

&b
&b

for

Thou didst raise

al

the

of

up

dis

earth,

by Thy

Cross

Thou hast

pas

by ac - cept

Hard Chromatic

and

be -

b n

and a - ris -

me;

j
n. b
i

up - on

and

well - spring

&b

- en

>D
,

sion

- ing

ing bur

in

glo

ry,

b # {

Soft Chromatic

Ad

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am

al

so

Plagal Fourth Mode - Slow Aposticha

& b .
D

with

al -

&b
D

Glo

&b

ry

third

to

pas

. .

Thou hast grant

sion

ate.

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j

C

>

D

ed

b j . #

j j
. #.

since Thou a - lone

the

ev

hand.

on

and for - give

& b . n

ing

where - by

Soft Chromatic

&b

life

ing

sins,

- might

us

& b n b
last

day,

to Thine a - ris

un

&b

Thine

477

ness

er


of


art

com -

Aposticha Theotokion
Plagal Fourth Mode

Andante

!Anuvmfeute Parqevne

& b .
C

un

&b

wed

ded

in - ex

press

&b

,
.

in

the

flesh,

Vir -

bly

Most

pe

ti

tions

who

con - ceived

God

G
j ,

O Moth -

High

& b .

- gin,

- er

,
j

.
b
& b n
the

God:

pli

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Re - ceive

of thy sup

of

ants,

the

n
all

Plagal Fourth Mode - Slow Aposticha Theotokion

&b

. .
C

blame

less

one.

479

thou

who

grant -

, C
j

& b n . b .
est

un

>.

b
& b

G Hard Chromatic

from

&b
G

treat

of

fenc -

n #
-

to

all

,
j

-

be

tion

re -ceive

now

our en -

>
, D
,
j

b n .
-

&b
that we all

- es,

G rit.

pu - ri - fi - ca

saved.

ies,

and be - seech

n .

Let us examine during psalmody what kind of sweetness comes to us from


the demon of fornication and, on the other hand, what kind
of sweetness come to us from the words of the
Spirit and from the grace and power
contained in them.
-St. John of the Ladder

Apolytikion of the
Resurrection
Plagal Fourth Mode

Allegro

&b

&b

>

!Ex u{you" kath'lqe"

>

From the heights didst Thou come down,

And Thou didst sub - mit

&b
C

from

the

&b

to

Un.

Thou

bur

tion, O

Lord,

Thee.

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glo

al

ry

that

our

us.

Un.

might de - liv - er

>

-

O Com-pas - sion - ate One.

three - day

and Res - ur - rec

to

pas - sions

&b
Life

Un.

be

Plagal Fourth Mode - Apolytikion

481

Glory...

&b

Glo - ry

to

&b

Un.

ly

the

Spir

Fa

Dovxa Patriv

ther, and

to

the Son, and

to

the Ho

it.

Both now...

&b

Un.

Both now and

&b

es.

ev - er,

and

un - to

the

Kai; nu'n

>

ag

es

of

>

ag

A - men.

Resurrectional Theotokion
@O d! hJma'" gennhqeiv"

&b
F

O Thou Who for our sakes wast born

of

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Vir - gin,

482

Plagal Fourth Mode - Apolytikion

&b

>

and didst suf - fer

&b

>

didst de - spoil

&b

Un.

ioned

&b

kind, O

& b #
C

with

tion:

Sav - iour,

Thy

and

Good

One,

>

and

show us

Thy

love

for man -

ac - cept the The - o - to - kos that

as God, didst re - veal the

hand;

>

save

Dis - dain them not which Thou hast fash

>

gave Thee birth, who in - ter - ced

&b

death by death,

Mer - ci - ful One;

Un.

cru - ci - fix - ion,

&b
Res - ur - rec

eth for us;

and do Thou, our

C rit.
Un.
>

de - spair - ing peo

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ple.

Plagal Fourth Mode - Brief


Intonation: #24

Allegro

&b
C

Lord,

&b

&b

Thee,

Kuvrie ejkevkraxa

have

cried

un - to

heark - en
C

Lord, I Have Cried

heark - en

un - to

Thee,

heark - en

un - to

me;

n b
G

un - to me, O Lord.

>

Lord,

me;

at - tend

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have cried

un - to

to

the voice

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484

&b

of

my sup - pli - ca

>
&b

Heark - en

>

un - to

me,

>

when

cry

tion

un - to Thee:

.
O

Lord.

Let My Prayer
Kateuqunqhvtw

&b

&b

Let my

the

&b

prayer

lift - ing

fice;

>

be

heark - en

of

set forth as

up

un - to

>

in

my hands

me,

cense be - fore

as

Lord.

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an

Thee,

eve - ning sac - ri -

Brief Stichera
Plagal Fourth Mode

Allegro

j j >j

&b j j

C

Verse #1

Bring my soul out of pris - on

!Exavgage ejk fulakh'"

that

may

con - fess Thy Name.

Stichera #1
@Esperino;n u{mnon

&b
C

An

&b

do

eve - ning hymn and

we

&b

&b

of - fer

ra

un - to

rec

tion - al

Thee,

on

tion.

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us,

for

tion

O Christ;

cy

ad - o - ra

wast well - pleased to have mer

Thou

through the Res - ur -

486

Plagal Fourth Mode - Brief Stichera

Verse #2

&b j

j j j >j j j j

!Eme; uJpomenou'si

The right- eous shall wait pa - tient - ly for me un - til Thou shalt re - ward me.

Stichera #2

>
b
&
C

Lord, O Lord,

&b
&b

but

cast

us

>

not

a - way

Res - ur - rec

from Thy pres

be well - pleased to have mer

Kuvrie, Kuvrie

cy

on

us,

ence,

through the

tion.

Verse #3
!Ek baqevwn

& b j j j
C

>
j j >j j j > j
J

Out of the depths have I cried un-to Thee, O Lord; O

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Lord, hear my voice.

Plagal Fourth Mode - Brief Stichera

487

Stichera #3

&b

Re - joice, O

&b

ho

of the church

to

ly

Si

on,

sion of sins,

thou moth - er

es and dwell - ing - place of God;

re - ceive re - mis

&b
.
rec

>

&b
first

>

Cai're Siw;n aJgiva

for thou wast

through the Res - ur -

tion.

Verse #4

j j > j j j
b
j
j
& J
C

Let Thine ears be at - ten - tive to the voice

Genhqhvtw ta; w\ta sou

of my sup - pli - ca - tion.

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488

Plagal Fourth Mode - Brief Stichera

Stichera #4

&b

>

The Word, Who was be - got

&b

fore the

ag

&b

own

nate of

es,

&b
car

ten

of God the

Fa

and Who in these lat - ter

her who knew not wed

&b

>

hath,

by the Res - ur - rec - tion, hath saved man who was

& b .

old.

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ion and death,

ther be -

was in -

lock,

>
b
cru - ci - fix

times

will, en - dured

>

@O ejk Qeou'

of

His

and,

>

slain

of

Plagal Fourth Mode - Brief Stichera

489

Verse #5

!Ea;n ajnomiva"

&b j

j j >j j >j j j j j j j j j

&b

>

If Thou should - est mark in - iq - ui - ties, O Lord, O Lord, who shall stand?

For

with Thee there

is

for - give

ness.

Stichera #5
Th;n ejk nekrw'n

&b
&b

We

glo - ri - fy

>

>

&b

of Ha

on the world

des;

and,

life

ev - er - last - ing and great mer

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Ad - am from the

as God, Thou hast

Thou didst free the race of

tyr - an - ny

Thy Res - ur - rec - tion from the dead, O Christ,

where - by

&b

be - stowed up -

cy.

490

Plagal Fourth Mode - Brief Stichera

Verse #6

&b j j

C

$Eneken tou' ojnovmatov" sou

j j j >j j j >j j j j j , j


For Thy Name's sake have I pa - tient - ly wait - ed for Thee, O Lord; my soul

>j j >j j j
j
j ,
j
b

&

>

hath wait - ed pa - tient - ly for Thy word, my soul hath hoped

in the Lord.

Stichera #6

&b

Glo

ry

>

be

ly - be - got - ten Son of God,

didst

a - rise

from the

Who wast

tomb

to Thee, O Christ Sav

&b
&b

on

the

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iour,

nailed

Dovxa soi Cristev

third

to

On

the Cross and

day.

Plagal Fourth Mode - Brief Stichera

491

Verse #7

&b

!Apo; fulakh'" prwi?a"

j >j j j , j j j j

j j

From the morn - ing watch un - til night, from the morn - ing watch let Is

&b

ra - el

hope

>

in

the Lord.

Stichera #7
Se; doxavzomen Kuvrie

&b

We

>

o - tent Sav

ence,

Thee, O Lord,

dure the Cross for

&b

glo - ri - fy

&b
&b

us,

iour.

>

Cast

us

but heark - en and save us

not

Who didst will - ing - ly

and we wor - ship Thee,

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en -

Om - nip

>

a - way from Thy pres

>

by Thy Res - ur - rec

tion, O

492

&b

Plagal Fourth Mode - Brief Stichera

>

Friend

of

man.

Verse #8
$Oti para; tw'/ Kurivw/

& b j j j
C

>j j j j j ,
j j >j
j
j j

For with the Lord there is mer-cy, and with Him is plen-te - ous re- demp-tion;

& b j

j j j > j

J

and He shall re - deem Is - ra - el

out of all

his in - iq - ui - ties.

Verse #9

& b j
C

j j j j j

O praise the Lord, all ye na - tions;

>

Aijnei'te to;n Kuvrion

praise Him, all ye peo - ples.

Verse #10
$Oti ejkrataiwvqh

>j j j j j
, j
j
j
j
j
j
b
& j j j j j

For He hath made His mer - cy to pre - vail o - ver us,

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and the truth of the

Plagal Fourth Mode - Brief Stichera

&b

Lord

a - bid

eth

for

ev

493

er.

Glory...
Dovxa Patriv

C
>
>
b
n


&
C

Glo - ry

&b

Spir

to

the

Fa

ther, and to

the Son, and

to

the Ho - ly

it.

Both now...

&b

>
b
&

Both now and

ag

es.

ev

er,

and

un - to

A - men.

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the

>

ag

Kai; nu'n

es

of

494

Plagal Fourth Mode - Brief Stichera


Dogmatic Theotokion

&b
&b

The

King

>

of

flesh

lived

of

>

pure

na

>
&b

>

we con - fess

in

Christ our God.

hath ap -

and come forth from

two

fold of

Where - fore, pro -

C ,
>
b
n

per - fect God and per

Son,

>

is one

For He that hath

hy - pos - ta - sis.

#
tru - ly

ture, but not

claim - ing Him as

&b

Vir - gin,

love for man,

>

the

of

her with what He hath re - ceived,

&b

a - mong men.

>
G

tak - en

&b

the Heav - ens, out

peared on earth and

&b

>

@O Basileu;" tw'n oujranw'n

fect

man,

Do thou be - seech Him, O

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Plagal Fourth Mode - Brief Stichera

&b

Moth

&b

on

er who knew - est

rit. G

our

souls.

not wed

Un.

lock,

495

to have mer - cy

Brief Aposticha
Plagal Fourth Mode

>
C
&b

Aposticha #1

Allegro

Thou didst as - cend the Cross, O Je

&b

Heav

&b

art

en.

Life.

&b

>

Thou cam - est

the

Thou cam - est

True

Light.

O Res - ur - rec

>

un - to death,

tion of

all.

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Im - mor - tal

>

Thou cam - est

& b n b

sus, Who didst de - scend from

un - to those in dark

en,

!Anh'lqe" ejpi; Staurou'

ness, O Thou Who

un - to

the

O our

Light

fall

and our

Plagal Fourth Mode - Brief Aposticha

>
&b
Sav - iour, glo - ry

be

to

497

Thee.

Verse #2
@O Kuvrio" ejbasivleusen

>j
j
j
j
j
& b j

j j j , j
j >j

&b

The Lord is King, He is clothed with maj - es - ty;

strength

and

He

the Lord is clothed with

hath girt Him - self.

Aposticha #2

&b
C

Let

&b

us

glo

>

Cristo;n doxologhvswmen

ri - fy Christ,

Who is

ris - en from the dead.

,
>

For, tak

&b

ing up - on Him - self

sep - a - rat - ed

one from the

soul and bod

oth - er

by

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His pas

y,

He

sion.

498

Plagal Fourth Mode - Brief Aposticha

&b

His im - mac

&b

u - late soul de - scend - ed


which

al - so

He de - spoiled;

Re - deem - er

in - to Ha

des,

>

and the ho - ly Bod

of our souls

& b .
the

&b
the

knew

of

no cor - rup - tion

in

grave.

Verse #3

&b

>j j j
j
j

For He es - tab- lished the world

>

Kai; ga;r ejsterevwse

which shall not be shak

en.

Aposticha #3
Yalmoi'" kai; u{mnoi"

&b
C

n b

With psalms and hymns we glo - ri - fy Thy Res - ur - rec - tion

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from the

Plagal Fourth Mode - Brief Aposticha

&b

dead, O Christ,

&b

tyr - an - ny

of

>

where - by

Ha

>
&b
life

des;

Thou didst

and

499

free

as

us

from the

God Thou didst be - stow

ev - er - last - ing and great mer

cy.

Verse #4
Tw'/ oi[kw/ sou prevpei

>j j j
j
j
j
& b j j
C

Ho - li - ness be - com - eth Thy house, O Lord,

un - to length of days.

Aposticha #4
&W Devspota tw'n aJpavntwn

&b

>

O mas

ter

& b n b
G

heav

of

all,

en and earth,

in - com - pre - hen - si - ble Mak

> Zygos
# # n

by Thy pas

er

of

sion up - on the Cross Thou

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500

Plagal Fourth Mode - Brief Aposticha

&b

>

hast be - come a

>

well - spring of

dis - pas

ac - cept - ing bur - i - al

&b

ry,

&b

Glo

where - by

last

art

ry

>

ing

>

com - pas

a - ris

and

ing

in

glo

with

on

Thine al - might - y

the

third

day,

>

un - to

us

C
>

and for - give

so

to Thine a - ris - ing

Thou hast grant - ed

&b
&b

hand.

&b

and

Thou didst raise up Ad - am al

sion for me;

>

&b
by

ev - er -

>

ness of sins, since Thou a - lone

sion

life

ate.

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Plagal Fourth Mode - Brief Aposticha

501

Glory...

Dovxa Patriv

>
>
&b
C

Glo - ry

&b

Spir

to

the

Fa

ther, and

to

the Son, and

to

the Ho - ly

it.

Both now...

&b

&b

>

Both now and

ag

es.

ev

er,

and

un - to

the

>

ag

Kai; nu'n

es

of

A - men.

Aposticha Theotokion

&b
C

>

un - wed - ded Vir

>

!Anuvmfeute Parqevne

>

gin, who in - ex - press - i - bly con - ceived

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502

>
&b
God

in

>
&b

all

O Moth - er

pe - ti

of

of

our en - treat

rit. G

saved.

ies,

Un.

>

es,

Re -

pli - ants,

>

un - to

re - ceive now

>

that we

all

I will pray with the spirit,


and I will pray with the understanding also:
I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
I Cor. 14:15

thou who grant - est

and be - seech

>

thy sup

pu - ri - fi - ca - tion from of - fenc

>
,

b
&

the Most High God:

tions

all - blame - less one.

&b

&b

the flesh,

the

>

ceive

&b

Plagal Fourth Mode - Brief Aposticha

be

I Shall Go
into Thy House
Duration: 2:30

adapted from Hieromonk Gregory


of Simonos Petras Monastery*

Intonation: #26

Plagal Fourth Mode

Largo

&b
&b

shall

go

shall

>
.


go

j ,

C

Eijseleuvsomai eij" to;n oi\kovn sou

* In some places on the Holy Mountain, this psalm verse is chanted at the beginning of a vigil while the priest censes.
In other places on the Holy Mountain, however, nothing is chanted or read at that time in a vigil, which is the more
traditional practice.

504

I Shall Go into Thy House

&b

in

&b

&b

shall

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&b
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in

b.

.
&b

ship

toward

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.

ho

tem

.
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of

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toward

ly

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ple

to

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n
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I Shall Go into Thy House

&b

&b

Lord.

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505
C

Lord,

j
.

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>
>
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ThE PrOphEt MOSES

Anoixantaria
(concluding verses
of psalm 103)*
Plagal Fourth Mode

Duration: 19:00
Intonation: #26

Andante

&b


When

adapted from the standard melody


attributed to Theodore Phokaeus**
C

Un.

Thou

o -

>
j
.
-

pen

est

!Anoivxantov" sou

Thy

* On special feast days, these concluding verses of the opening vesper psalm are chanted instead of being read.
** As Georgios Papadopoulos mentions, the Anoixantaria published by Phokaeus was actually composed by Antonios
Sigalas in 1830 at the request of monks from Vatopedi Monastery on the Holy Mountain. (Vid. Papadopouvlou,
Gewrgivou, Sumbolai; eij" th;n @Istorivan th'" !Ekklhsiastikh'" Mousikh'", !Aqh'nai, 1890, sel. 437.

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hand,

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n . b

& b #

all

things

filled

with

good

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est

>
& b . # [

way

Thy

Zygos

trou

ness;

when Thou turn

God.

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j
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bled.

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they shall

face

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be

be

n #

ry

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shall

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& b .

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to

.
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le

lu

a.

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&b
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Thou wilt

take

their

n
spir -

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!Antanelei'" to; pneu'ma

,
C

- it,

508

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they

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to

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and

n n.

le

cease;

dust

lu

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a.

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n b

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>

b
&
they

shall

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be

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- it,

b b

cre

at

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ed,

and

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&b

re -

b
of

the

>
,
b
&
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the

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ry

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to

ther.

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earth.

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& b #

lu

ly

to

&b

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. .

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j ,

j

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a.

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ry

>
n

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n
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the

glo

ry

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un - to

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es;

the

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will

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,

(ni)

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Glo

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ry

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lu

to

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the moun

ble,

on

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it

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tains

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and


and

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they

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& b b

smoke.

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to

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ry

to

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it.

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Al - le -

Anoixantaria - Phokaeus

&b

lu

. .

513

a.

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>D
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will

sing un - to

my

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the

ta

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chant

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ing.

my

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have

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as

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ry

to

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j

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through - out

to

long

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will

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for

Lord

life,

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the

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,
>
n

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head

ses:

of

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Fa

Hy

Un.

ther,

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pos

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j
b.

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and

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& b n

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ship

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fy.

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a.

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will

ry

words

be

un - to

Him and

joice

to

sweet

re

, j
# .

in

Thee,

the

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Lord.

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n .

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ning

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b n

& b n #
less

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to

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ther.

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ry

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ry

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n

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with

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ly

sence

>

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ry
F

God.

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less

Thee,

j
n

O Ho

one

throne.

glo

&b
&b

j
j n

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Son.

Ho

515

to

Thee.

516

Anoixantaria - Phokaeus

&b
C

Al - le - lu

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-

a.

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>
b
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!Ekleivpoien aJmartwloiv

b #

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of psalm 103)
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Adapted from the elaborate version by
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(concluding verses
of psalm 103)
Plagal Fourth Mode
Adapted from the very slow version by
St. John Koukouzeles (early 14th century)
as abbreviated by Hourmouzios
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Duration: 15:00

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Copy of a miniture contained in
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Blessed is the Man


(psalms 1-3)
Brief Version
Adapted from Hieromonk Gregory
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Duration: 6:30

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Very Slow Version*
First Mode
Duration: 5:45 + 3:45

adapted from Iakovos the Protopsaltis (d. 1800)

Intonation: #1

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Lord, I Have Cried


Very Slow Version
Plagal Second Mode
Duration: 5:30 + 3:45

adapted from Iakovos the Protopsaltis (d. 1800)

Intonation: #20

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psalm verses in triple meter

Verses of Psalms
140, 141, and 129
First Mode
Triple Meter*

Duration: 5:30

Allegro

Qou' Kuvrie

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in

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>

up

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of

the

head.

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by

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>

>

&b

>

>

earth

is

>

&b
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They shall

as

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D

hear

clod

earth, so

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my

of

have their

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>

b
&
>
b
&
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bones

they

be

>

bro

sweet
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ken

>

been scat - tered

>

Lord,

Thee

words, for

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&b

ened;

nigh

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the

un - to

have

Lord, are mine

hoped;

eyes,

in

take

not

my

a - way.

up - on

soul

613

from the


snare

which

they have

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>

laid

for

me,

and

614

Verses of Psalms - Triple Meter - First Mode

>

&b
from

the

&b

>

sin -

,
.

&b
own

>
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pass

&b

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net;

that

work

voice

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shall

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stum - bling - blocks

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the

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.

>

cried,

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with my

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11

&b

>

,
& b .

will

pour

tion,

mine

&b
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&b

When my

&b
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In

Thou

this

me

spir

>

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tion

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will

me,

my

paths.

where - in

faint - ing with - in

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then

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de - clare.

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>

af - flic

out

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I have

>

walked

they

hid

for

snare.

looked up - on

my


right

hand,

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and

be - held, and

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&b

there

15

was

&b

>

Flight hath

>
&b
&b
D

have

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my

am

is

none that

the

brought

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por

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land

>

and

cried

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me,

know

soul.

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Thou art

did

me.

>

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out for my

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that

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none

liv

un - to

my

ver

Lord;


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art

Thou

said:

in

the

ing.

>

sup - pli - ca

low.

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tion,

for

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18

&b

&b

De - liv - er

me,

me

from

for

they

them

>

>

are

strong - er

that

617

per - se - cute

than

I.

The following verses are chanted in triple meter


only when there are fewer than ten troparia.
19

>

&b
D

Bring

my

soul out of

>
b
&
fess

&b
&b

til

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right - eous

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shalt

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of

on

that

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re

wait

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pa

>

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have

tient - ly

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ward

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depths

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&
n

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may con -

Name.

pris

Thy

20

,
.

for

me

un -

me.

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cried

un - to

618

&b
22

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>

Thee, O

&b
D

Let

&b

of

Lord;

Thine

my

Lord,

be

sup

ears

>

hear

my

voice.

at - ten - tive

>

pli - ca

to

the

voice

tion.

Sing to God, not with the voice, but with the heart; not, after the fashion of tragedians,
in smearing the throat with a sweet drug, so that theatrical melodies and songs are
heard in the church, but in fear, in work, and in knowledge of the Scriptures.
And although a man be cacophonous, if he have good works,
he is a sweet singer before God.
-St. Jerome

Verses of Psalms
140, 141, and 129
Plagal Second Mode
Triple Meter

Duration: 5:30

Allegro

bb 3 D
& 4
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Set,

Lord,

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door

b
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&

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sure

make

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words of

with

{
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un - to

lips.

b ,
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>
b

round

In - cline not my heart

watch be - fore

en - clo

of

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in

and

vil,

to

sins,

I will not

620

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b
b
&

The

b
&b
and

&
5

&

bb
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right - eous

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pleas

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&

bb

&

bb

&
&

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so

have

to

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&

b
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from

the

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tered


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take

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.

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>
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earth,

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not

my

soul

them

in

for

of

eyes,

a - way.

me, and

that

work

in -

ui - ty.

Un.

The

sin

ners

shall

fall

in - to

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their


own

622

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&

bb

&

bb

&

bb

&

bb

&

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with

my

#
I

&

bb

Him

un

lone

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voice

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will

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Lord

out

mine

the

have

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have

cried,

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my

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tion,

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&
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>
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&

11

net;

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,
.

be - fore

.
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af - flic

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&

bb

&

bb

12

13

&

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spir

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then

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b
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15

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none

failed

me,

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right hand,

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#

#
that

and

did

know

there

and

is

soul.
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none that

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me.

watch - eth

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16

&

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bb

#
I

have

b

& b
Thou

&

bb

cried

un - to


art

b
b
&

of

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b
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me,

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tion,

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ver

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are

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am

18

bb

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land

17

my

.,

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>

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I.

The verses on following page are chanted in triple meter


only when there are fewer than ten troparia.

Verses of Psalms - Triple Meter - Plagal Second Mode

bb G
&

19

Bring

my

soul out of

bb >
& #
fess

b
&b

20

The

b
&b

21

Un.

of

&

bb

&

bb

22

Let

Thine

of

my

shall

re

the

Lord;

ears

that

may

con -

#
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have

>
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Lord,

cried

un - to

hear

>

un -

{
>
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at - ten - tive

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me

me.

>
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ward

pa - tient - ly

>
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depths

be

sup

wait

shalt

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&
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on

Thou

Out

right - eous

D
bb >
& #

Name.

pris

>

Thy

til

>

625

to

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my

the

voice.

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#
voice

O Joyous Light
Second Mode
adapted from version attributed to John Sakellarides*
as chanted on the Holy Mountain

Duration: 2:15
Intonation: #4

Larghetto

&

Un.

&
&

of

mor - tal, heav

Joy - ous Light


Un.

>E

the

sus

ho - ly

glo


ho

Je

,
>
.
-

en - ly,

Christ:

Fw'" iJlarovn

ly,

We that

Un.

ry

come

of the

im -

,
>

bless - ed
Un.

Fa

ther,

j

to

the

* It is said that John Sakellarides found this melody amongst other music manuscripts in Zakynthos. Although it is
labelled as being a melody in second mode (due to its cadences on Di and Vou), it cannot be rightly considered a
Byzantine melody, because it fails to follow the formulaic rules that genuine Byzantine music follows.

O Joyous Light - Sakellarides

& .

627

>
G
j

set - ting of the sun, when we be - hold the eve - ning light,

>

&
Fa

ther,

God.

Meet it

>
& .
&

world

is

doth

Un.

ly

Spir

for Thee

with glad - some voic

and Ho

at

all times to

it,


be

,
, >

.
.
.
J

j
& # j

Giv

Son,

praised

>
j .

,
& . .

praise

er

es,

. .

of

Son

life.

of

God,

Where

fore,

.
Un.

glo

ri

fy

Thee.


the

O Joyous Light
Second Mode
Duration: 2:15

adapted from Ancient Melody


as abbreviated by Socrates Papadopoulos

Intonation: #4

Andante

Fw'" iJlarovn

&
Un.

& .
E

glo -

Joy

,
j

& .
tal,

Light

of

ry

of

the

im

E
,
>
.

Fa

en

,
j

-

ho

ly

ly,

ho

mor

ly,

>

Un.

ther,

>

heav

the

Un.

>
& .
ed

ous

,
>

Un.

Je

sus

bless

Christ:

& #
G

We that

come

to the set

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ting

of

the

O Joyous Light - Ancient Melody

629

G
, Un.j
>

& # .

sun,

when we

&
E

Un.

ning

light,

be

hold

the

Fa

ther,

Son,

and

F
E
,


&

Ho

ly

Spir

it,

is

for

&

Thee

praised

with

Son

&

world

all

times

Meet it

>
,

to

be

>
,

n
#

&

life.

at

Un.

>
&

Un.

Un.

God.

&
G

Un.

praise

eve

of

glad

some voic -

Giv

Where

doth

glo

- es,

God,

Un.

ri

er

fore,

Un.

the

of

fy

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Un.

Thee

630

O Joyous Light - Ancient Melody

&

. # .

Un.

glo - ri - fy

Thee.

j b

Daily Prokeimena

Presto

Saturday Vespers
Second Mode

First Choir:

&

Un.

The

Lord

Canonarch:

& j

The Lord

is

j >j

&

The

Lord

Canonarch:

&

For He

First Choir:

&
G

The

>

Lord

Second Choir:

&
G

He

king; He

is clothed with maj

>j

es - ty.

j j j j j
.

is clothed with strength and He hath girt Him - self.

Second Choir:
Un.

>

@O Kuvrio" ejbasivleusen

is

>

king; He

is clothed with maj

j >j j j

j
j
j

es - ty.

es - tab - lished the world which shall not be shak - en.

>

is

is clothed with

.
king;

maj

es - ty.

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632

Daily Prokeimena
Sunday Vespers
Plagal Fourth Mode

& b ..

Be - hold now, bless

!Idou; dh; eujlogei'te

ye the Lord,

all ye

..

(twice)

ser - vants of the Lord.

j j >j j j
j j j j j j j j .
b
j
j
&


Canonarch:

Ye that stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.

First Choir:

&b
C

Be - hold now,

n b
bless

ye the Lord,

Second Choir:

&b
C

all

ye

ser - vants

of

the

rit.

Lord.

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Un.

Daily Prokeimena

633

Monday Vespers
Fourth Mode

& ..

>

The Lord will heark - en un - to me

when I

cry

j j

j j

When I called up - on Thee, O God of my right - eous - ness,

Thou didst

j j j j

.
&

heark - en un - to me.

First Choir:
G

The

Lord

&

Second Choir:

&
G

when

will heark - en

>

cry

un - to

un

to

Him.

me

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..

(twice)

un - to Him.

j j >j j >j j j j j

Canonarch:

&

Kuvrio" eijsakouvsetaiv mou

634

Daily Prokeimena
Tuesday Vespers
First Mode

& b ..

Thy mer - cy shall pur - sue

&b

To; e[leov" sou Kuvrie

me,

O Lord,

all

>

the

days

..

(twice)

of

my

life.

>j j j j j j , j j
j
j
j

j j

Canonarch:

&b

The Lord is my shep - herd, and I shall not want;

in a place of green

>j j j j j j
j
& b j .
pas - ture, there hath he made me

First Choir:

&b
D

Thy

mer - cy

Second Choir:

&b
D

all

the

>

days

shall

of

to dwell.

pur - sue

my

me,

Lord,

life.

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Daily Prokeimena

635

Wednesday Vespers
Plagal First Mode

& ..

Un.

O God,

&

do

in

j
&

Canonarch:

Thy

Name

save

me, and

in

Thy

me.

j j j j j
.

O God, heark - en un - to my prayer, give ear un - to the words of

&
A

O God,

in Thy

Name

&
A

and in Thy

strength

my mouth.

>
.

Second Choir:

strength

..

>j j j j j

First Choir:

(twice)

Thou judge

@O Qeo;" ejn tw'/ ojnovmativ sou

save

do Thou

me,

rit. > .

judge

me.

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b
J
G

636

Daily Prokeimena
Thursday Vespers
Plagal Second Mode

& ..

Un.

My

help

&

and

com - eth

Un.

from the Lord,

Who hath

>

@H bohvqeiav mou

made

heav - en

..

(twice)

the earth.

j j j j j j j
j
j
&

Canonarch:

j j
j .

I have lift - ed up mine eyes to the moun- tains, from whence com-eth my help.

First Choir:

&
G

My

>

help

&

>

com - eth

Second Choir:
Un.

Who hath made heav - en

from

the

Lord,

Un.

and

the

earth.

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Daily Prokeimena

637

Friday Vespers
Grave Mode

& b ..

O God, Thou art

&b
Un.

my help

>

er; Thy mer

cy shall go

be -

..

(twice)

fore

@O Qeo;" ajntilhvptwr mou ei\

me.

>j j j j j >j j j j
&b

j j j j j j j

Canonarch:

Res - cue me from mine en - e - mies, O God, and from them that rise up a -

>j j
j
b
& j .

gainst me re - deem me.

First Choir:

&b

God, Thou art

my help

er;

>
>
b
&

Second Choir:
C

Thy mer

cy shall go

be - fore

rit.

me.

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.
Un.

Lenten Prokeimena
"Turn Not Away"
For Forgiveness Sunday and the
Second and Fourth Sundays of Lent
Plagal Fourth Mode
adapted from traditional melody
by Petros Peloponnesios (d. 1777)

Duration: 3:15

Intonation: #26

Largo

& b ..

Turn

not

G
,
& b . j . j
C

way

&b

way

ser

vant,

te

Thy

>
.

nance

from

,
j

C

>

Thy coun

> >
#
-

>
,
.

>
,
#

>
b
& . .
Thy

.
C

Thy coun -

& b .

Mh; ajpostrevyh/"

from

>
. j

ser

n . j

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for

Lenten Prokeimena

&b

,
>
j . j .
#
n

af - flict

&b
n

un - to

heark

me

en

heark

>
,
#
-

soul

and

er

ed

>

en

quick

af - flict

#
-

At

de

tend

>
j
n j j
it.

Verses:
2. May Thy salvation, O God, be quick to help me.
3. Let beggars behold it and be glad.
4. Seek after God, and your soul shall live.

to

,
>
.

liv

Intermediate Ending:

ly.

>
b
& # .
-

liv

my

&b

ed;

&b
&b

>
b

am

639

er

..

de -

640

Lenten Prokeimena
Final ending:
C

&b

At

>

tend

& b #

to

my

soul

and

& b .
-

>
>
> .
. n
[

er

de

.
it

liv

>
, Un.
>
b
j
& . .
j
j
n
C

de

&b

liv

er

C rit.
>
j

.
#

it.

When we are weighed down by deep despondency,


we should for a while sing psalms out loud,
raising our voice with joyful expectation
until the thick mist is dissolved
by the warmth of song.
-St. Diadochos of Photiki

Lenten Prokeimena

641

"Thou Hast Given"


For the First, Third, and Fifth Sundays of Lent
Plagal Fourth Mode
adapted from traditional melody
by Petros Peloponnesios (d. 1777)

Duration: 1:45

Intonation: #26

Largo

& b ..

Un.

&b

Thou

en

&b

>
b
&

&b

an

hast

#
in

>
,
#

- i -

that

- tance

j

C

Thy

giv -

to

her -

n
-

.
-


fear

>

, >

Thy

>

them

Name,

>

Intermediate Ending:
D

. .
C

Name,

> >
,
#

,
>
b
&
fear

. .

#Edwka" klhronomivan

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to

them

j
.

Lord.

that

..

642

Lenten Prokeimena
Verses:
2. From the ends of the earth unto Thee have I cried. I will
dwell in Thy tabernacle unto the ages.
3. I shall be sheltered in the shelter of Thy wings. For Thou,
O God, hast heard my prayers.
4. So will I chant unto Thy Name unto the ages, that I may
pay my vows from day to day.

>
> .
.

Final ending:

& b . J

to

them

that

& b .

Thy

& b .

Name,

& b .

.
C

>
>
j
j
n #

Un.

C rit.

fear

Lord.

j
n .

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Great Prokeimena
For Feast Days of the Lord and Bright Week
adapted from Athonite melodies

For Holy Saturday

Intonation: #21

Andante

Grave Mode

>
.
b
.
&

A - rise,

judge

>

&b

earth;

for

D
Un.
F
> F
.

God,

Thou

j , jD >

b
&

shalt

1., 2., 3.

her

it

ance

a - mong

..

& b .
F

na

& b .
Un.

!Anavsta oJ Qeov"

tions.

the

have

an

in

>

all

the

,
j
.
.

4.

C rit.

na

tions.

Verses:

2. From the ends of the earth unto Thee have I cried. I will dwell in Thy tabernacle unto the ages.
3. I shall be sheltered in the shelter of Thy wings. For Thou, O God, hast heard my prayers.
4. So will I chant unto Thy Name unto the ages, that I may pay my vows from day to day.

644

Great Prokeimena
For Pascha, Thomas Sunday,
Pentecost, and Nativity
Grave Mode

Intonation: #21

F
,
>
j
.


. . .

>
.
b

.
&
F

What

God

>.
b
&

is as

great

>
j .

Thou

art

& b .
C

lone

4.

&b
F

Thou

work

as

art

&b
work

est

our

1., 2., 3.

God

Who

>

a

est

won

.

-

rit.

ders.

U
j

Un.

Verses:
2. Thou hast made Thy power known among the people; with Thine arm hast Thou redeemed
Thy people.
3. And I said: Now have I made a beginning; this change hath been wrought by the right hand of
the Most High.
4. I remembered the works of the Lord; for I will remember Thy wonders from the beginning.

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..

>

Who a - lone

ders.

Un.

God

won

God?

Un.

>G >
j
.
C

Tiv" Qeo;" mevga"

Great Prokeimena

645

For Bright Monday, Theophany, Transfiguration,


Exaltation of the Cross, and Ascension
Grave Mode

Intonation: #21

>
.
b
.
&

Our God

&b

is

1., 2., 3.

earth;

@O Qeo;" hJmw'n

all

in

Heav

.
C

things

so

en

ev -

>
Un.
.

&b

willed,

He

hath

>


b
&
G

so

ev

&b
D

He

hath

er

and

er

He hath

F
>
.. .

done.

all

He hath

done.

4.

Un.

rit.

on

things

willed,

Verses:
2. When Israel went out of Egypt, and the house of Jacob from among a barbarous people, Juda
became His sanctuary, Israel His dominion.
3. The sea beheld and fled, Jordan turned back.
4. What aileth thee, O sea, that thou fleddest? And thou Jordan, that thou didst turn back?

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646

Great Prokeimena

For Bright Tuesday


Plagal Fourth Mode
Intonation: #26

& b ..
C

With my

&b
I

& b n

voice

with my

and

>
b
He

&b
C

to

to

to

the

Lord

.
voice

J .

at

me.

#
-

4.

tive

un

Un.

to

,
>

ten

..

me.

have

un

jD

was

G rit.

j
.

& b . .
un

cried,

God,

1., 2., 3.

un

Fwnh'/ mou pro;" Kuvrion

Verses:
2. In the day of mine affliction I sought out God, with my hands upraised by night before Him,
and I was not deceived.
3. My soul refused to be comforted; I remembered God and I was gladdened.
4. O God, in the sanctuary is Thy way. What God is as great as our God? Thou alone art God
Who workest wonders.
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Great Prokeimena

647

For Bright Wednesday


Grave Mode
Intonation: #21

!Enwvtisai oJ Qeov"

>

& b ..
F

Give ear,

1., 2., 3.

&b
F

and

un

>

to

dis - dain

tion.

& b .
C

sup

pli

4.

and

my

sup

pli

ca

not

ca

prayer,
Un.

dis - dain

Un.

my

not

..

& b .

my

God,

C rit.

tion.

j
.
Un.

Verses:
2. Attend unto me, and hear me.
3. Because they have turned iniquity upon me, and with wrath were they angry against me.
4. As for me, unto God have I cried, and the Lord hearkened unto me.

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648

Great Prokeimena

For Bright Thursday


Grave Mode
Intonation: #21

& b ..

will

&b

Un.

love
F

my

Thee,

strength;

& b .
da

!Agaphvsw se Kuvrie

>

tion,

Lord,

the Lord

is

my

C ,
>

and my ref

foun

de

liv

4.

&b

and

&b
C

er.

my
rit.

de

er

uge,

Un.

and

..

er.

Un.

liv

1., 2., 3.

Un.
>
& b .

my

er -

Verses:
2. My God is my helper, and I will hope in Him, my defender, and the horn of my salvation, and
my helper.
3. With praise will I call upon the Name of the Lord, and from mine enemies shall I be saved.
4. He heard my voice out of His holy temple, and my cry before Him shall enter into His ears.

Great Prokeimena

649

For Bright Friday


Plagal Fourth Mode
#Edwka" klhronomivan

Intonation: #26

& b ..
C

Thou hast giv

1., 2., 3.

&b

them

that

j
.

&b
Name,

to

& b .

,
j
. #

Lord.

en

an

in - her

,
>

fear

Thy

.. .

them

G rit.

Lord.

Name,

4.

to

tance

j >

that

fear

Thy

Un.

n .

Verses:
2. From the ends of the earth unto Thee have I cried. I will dwell in Thy tabernacle unto the ages.
3. I shall be sheltered in the shelter of Thy wings. For Thou, O God, hast heard my prayers.
4. So will I chant unto Thy Name unto the ages, that I may pay my vows from day to day.

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Rich Men Have Turned Poor


Brief Melodies*

C
>
.
b
& .

Intonation: #21

Grave Mode
Plouvsioi ejptwvceusan

Allegro

Rich men have

&b

turned

they that seek the Lord

&b
y

good thing.

poor

of

an - y

and gone hun

shall not

..

3.

be

good

gry;

1., 2.

de - prived of

thing.

Un.

but

an

* According to some traditions, after the Blessing of the Loaves this psalmic verse is chanted three times heirmologically (i.e., briefly) with melodies such as the ones found on this and the following page. On the Holy Mountain,
however, this psalmic verse is chanted only once sticherarically (i.e., more elaborately) with melodies such as those
found on pages 652-657.

Rich Men Have Turned Poor - Brief Versions

651

Triple Meter

Plagal First Mode

Intonation: #13

Presto

& .. 43

men

have

Rich

>

&
A

hun

&

be

gry;

&
-

- y

turned

poor

but

they

that

de - prived

3. G

an -

of

good

>

seek

1., 2.

an -

thing.

the

- y

and

gone

>

Lord

shall

not

.
u
A

good

..

thing.

The one instrument of peace, the word alone by which we honour God, is what we employ.
We no longer employ the ancient psaltery, and trumpet, and timbrel, and flute,
which those expert in war and contemners of the fear of God
were wont to make use of also in the choruses
at their festive assemblies.
-St. Clement of Alexandria

Rich Men Have Turned Poor


Long Melodies
First Mode
adapted from Hieromonk Hierotheos
of Philotheou Monastery

Duration: 1:15

Intonation: #1

Largo

,
b

& . .
1

Rich

men

&b

and

j >

Plouvsioi ejptwvceusan

>

D

have turned

poor

>
>

gone

hun

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gry;

but

Rich Men Have Turned Poor - Long Melodies

653

b

& . . J
D

they

that

seek

the

Lord

, D >

n # n b . j
&b .

shall

not

&b
y

good

be

de


thing.

prived

of an

654

Rich Men Have Turned Poor - Long Melodies


Plagal First Mode
adapted from Hieromonk Daniel Danielidou
of Katounakia on the Holy Mountain

Duration: 1:15
Intonation: #14

n .

b
&
2

Rich

men

have

>

b
G

turned

>
, D
,
>
& b
poor

and

gone

hun

gry;

G
>
,
>

&

they

that

seek

&b
not

be

de

the

>
,

.
-

&b
C

good

prived

thing.

Lord

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but

shall

j j >

of an

U
>
j j
D

Rich Men Have Turned Poor - Long Melodies

655

Plagal First Mode


adapted from Hieromonk Hierotheos
of Philotheou Monastery
(inspired by Michael Hatziathanasiou)

Duration: 1:15
Intonation: #14

. n
&b
3

Rich

men

&b
D

and

gone

have

& b n

the

hun

>
,
& b .
de

& b .

prived

turned

poor

seek

>
>
b ,

gry;

Lord

j
. n
A

but

they

that

b
D

shall

not

be

j j >

of an

good

j n , D C D > j j U

thing.

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656

Rich Men Have Turned Poor - Long Melodies

Enharmonic Grave Mode


Duration: 1:15

adapted from Ancient Melody

Intonation: #23

b
>
bb B.

&
4

Rich

&

bb

men

&

that

gone

B b

hun -

- gry;

but

,
>

seek

the

be


good

de

thing.

prived

poor

, Dj
>
{ # [ . j .

b
&b
b
b
&

have turned

Bb

Hard Chromatic

and

bb

>

J

they

Lord

shall

not

Bb

j

of an

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> U
j j

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657

Diatonic Grave Mode


Duration: 1:15

adapted from Ancient Melody

Intonation: #22

,
>

.
.

&
5

>

J

Rich

men

& b #

and

&

they

gone

have turned

>
.

D Hard Chromatic

hun -

- gry;

but

,
>

[ [

#
B

that

seek

the

& # b n
not

&

B

poor

shall

good

be

de

thing.

prived

Lord

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of an -

> U
j j

O Theotokos and Virgin


Eight-Mode Version
adapted from Theodosios Georgiadis
Duration: 5:45

Intonation: #1

Adagio

&b
C

First Mode

The

&b

gin,

C
D
>
j
j
j
b
D

&b

Qeotovke Parqevne

kos

and

to

Vir

>
j j
-

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The - o - to

,
-

O Theotokos and Virgin - Georgiadis

& b .

659

> . .

kos and Vir

, j
G
A
>
> >
j
j

n b . . n
&b

b
&

gin,

re - joice,

b
J

& b

re

joice,

Second Mode (Diatonic)

&b

full

&b

of

grace,

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>

660

O Theotokos and Virgin - Georgiadis

Third Mode

&b

&b

re

Mar

&b

>
.

Un.

joice,

with

full

&b

Un.

thee,

y;

the

Lord

>

is

re - joice, O Mar - y,

of grace.

Fourth Mode

,
>
j
& b . #
C

Bless

&b

thou

ed

art

>
n

mong

>
n b
wom

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Un.

>

G

O Theotokos and Virgin - Georgiadis

>
& b # .

661

en,

Plagal First Mode

&b

,
>

and

bless

,
j

& b .
C

ed

and

>
n

b
&
-

&b

ed

bless

>

,
-

>
,

-

bb

Plagal Second Mode

&

bb

[ .
. # { [

is

the

Fruit

of

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thy

womb

662

O Theotokos and Virgin - Georgiadis

b . ,
b
&

>

b
& b #
Fruit

of

.
{
thy

{ [

is

the

nn

womb;

Grave Mode (Diatonic)

>
&

B

for

thou hast

&
#

,
>
.
borne

the

Un.

iour

Sav

j >

Plagal Fourth Mode

&b


of

&b

of

our

souls

. n

our

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of

O Theotokos and Virgin - Georgiadis

&b

>C
.
G

our

souls.

663

Kratema*

>
> j
b
& . . . j
C

Toh

toh

teh - ree - reh

ree - reen - ree - rem

>
& b . n . # J J .
teh -

ree - reh -

U U

& b n

>

- ree - reh - ree - rem

>
b
&

teh -

#
-

- ree - rem

teh -

teh -

- ree - rem

>
teh

- ree - rem

(continued on next page)

- ree - rem

_______________________
* The Byzantine musicologist Dimitri Conomos defines a kratema as "a melodic unit of teretismata which is woven into the normal sequence of a hymn at a point, usually a cadence, where amplification is possible." According to Gregorios Stathis, the primary purpose of the kratema is to extend (kratw') the duration of a service. Early Church Fathers make reference to wordless or
meaningless chants, basing their commentaries on Is. 6:3 and Ez. 3:12. The sixth-century mystic known as Pseudo-Dionysios the
Areopagite refers to litugical music as echos of divine beauty which humans receive after its transmission descends the heavenly
hierarchy. [PG IV, 156-184]. St. Augustine refers to the ecstatic nature of wordless jubilation, and both he and St. Ieronymos identify the same with the early Christian concept of glossolalia [PL XXXVII, 1272 and PL XXVI, 970]. Commentators agree that
such praise was a human imitation of the ceaseless chants of angels. Music manuscripts show that the kratema has been in use
since at least the fourteenth century. The fact that St. John Koukouzeles wrote numerous kratemata indicates that he was a staunch
supporter of their use. St. Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain, however, in his commentary of Canon LXXV of the Sixth cumenical Synod, criticized the kratema and recommended that chanters avoid them so that more time will remain for the readings. In
1649, Gerasimos Monachos of Crete argued that the meaningless sounds designate the Holy Trinity and refer to the Incarnate
Condescension (based on the numerical value of the letters of terirem). The Patriarchate of Constantinople issued an encyclical
in 1880 forbidding the kratema only during the Great Entance, implying that at other times it is acceptable. In contemporary times,
the kratema is still used throughout Greece and on the Holy Mountain, as well as in some places of the Greek Diaspora where
services are conducted in Greek. For a thorough discussion in English of the kratema, see: Conomos, Dimitri E., Byzantine Trisagia and Cheroubika of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries, Patriarchal Institute for Patristic Studies, Thessaloniki, 1974, pp.
262-286.

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&b

O Theotokos and Virgin - Georgiadis

>


of

&b

Un.

our

rit.

First Mode

souls

>
.

j
b

of

our

souls.

O Theotokos and Virgin


Plagal First Mode
adapted from Ancient Melody
"from the City" (Constantinople)

Duration: 2:45

Intonation: #16

Qeotovke Parqevne

A
G
,
> .

b



&

Largo

Un.

O The - o - to

kos

>

n #
J

> .
b
&

full

of

,
> .


.
&
A

joice,

&b


with

Mar

y;

and

Vir

gin,

n. b
Un.

grace,

re

the Lord

j
.
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is

U ,

thee.

Bless

> .
-

O Theotokos and Virgin - Ancient Melody

>
,

.
&
G

j > n

ed

art

666

thou

a - mong

A j
G
,
,
> . Un.

.
n # J
b n
&b

wom

en,

.
&b
G

and

& b b .
D

bless

of

& b n b J
j

for

&b
&b

thou

n
,

our

ed

is

thy

the

hast

borne

Fruit

womb;

j j n

b .
J

the

Sav -


iour

of

n . b

souls

& b n # .
souls.

> .
n
J

Soft Chromatic

j
.

of

our

>
j
>

. b n j j
J
A

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O Theotokos and Virgin


Plagal First Mode
Duration: 1:45

adapted from Hieromonk Hierotheos


of Philotheou Monastery

Qeotovke Parqevne

Un.
A
G
A
,
j

& b n

Intonation: #16

Larghetto

O The - o - to

kos

. n .
&b
full

of

& b .
Mar

&b

grace,

,
J

re

gin,

joice,

j
. j

y;

the Lord

&b
-

Bless -

Vir

is

thee.

wom

and

en,

and

.
A

- ed

with

art

thou

.
bless

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a - mong

>
J
-

ed

O Theotokos and Virgin - Hierotheos

&b
D

is

the

Fruit

of

thy

668

womb;

Un.

for

thou hast

G ,
D

n

b #
&b

borne

the

Sav

& b . n J b
A

souls

of

our

iour

of

souls.

our

Lord Have Mercy

Petitions are intoned


at G and/or C

Andante

Plagal Fourth Mode*

& . j . \
1

Lord,

have

mer

Lord,

have mer

cy.

Lord,

have

mer

cy.

Lord,

have

mer

cy.

have

cy.
C

mer

cy.

. .
G

Lord,

& . . .
D

have mer

Lord,

& . b .

. b n .
\

Lord,
4

Soft Chromatic

adapted from John Pallasis (d. 1942)

cy.

& b .
C

j .

have

mer

* The melodies for "Lord, have mercy" on the following 12 pages are for the Great Litany.

cy.

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Lord Have Mercy - Plagal Fourth Mode


A

& .

Lord,

cy.

Lord,

have

mer

& .

Lord,

have

mer

b
.

Lord,
D

cy.

. b .

&

have mer

adapted from Constantine Pringos (1892-1964)

have

mer

cy.

Lord,

have

mer

cy.

cy.

adapted from Iakovos Nafpliotis (1864-1942)


the Protopsaltis of the Patriarchate
of Constantinople (1911-1939)

& . \
C

Lord,

&
G

Lord,

have mer

have

mer

cy.

Lord,

&
C

To

have

mer

Thee, O Lord.

cy.
C

cy.

b
&

Lord,
4

Lord,
6

have

have

mer

mer

cy.

cy.

C
j
.
.

Lord,

A - men.
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have

mer

cy.

\
\
\

Lord Have Mercy - Plagal Fourth Mode


C

.
&
\

Lord,

have

mer

Lord,

have

have

& .
D

To

Lord,

&
C

Lord,

mer

cy.

Thee, O Lord.

have

mer

mer

cy.

have

Lord,

mer

cy.

cy.



. \
C

Lord,

have

.
-

mer -

- cy.

men.

adapted from Hieromonk Hierotheos


of Philotheou Monastery

# .

Lord,

have

Lord,

have

have

& .
D

mer

mer

A -

cy.

. \
have

have

Lord,

&

cy.

Lord,

b
.

Lord,

&

mer

adapted from Thrasyvoulos Stanitsas (1910-1987)

cy.

& .
D

671

cy.

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mer

mer

cy.

cy.

672
F

&

Lord Have Mercy - Plagal Fourth Mode

j
j #

Most ho

&

To

n .

ly The - o - to - kos,

save
H

Thee,

Lord.

us.

Un.

A - men.

adapted from Michael Hatziathanasiou (d. 1948)

& j
. \
C

Lord,

& j . \

have

mer

cy.

& .

have

mer

cy.

Lord,

have

mer

cy.

b
&
.

Lord,

j .

n .

have

mer

cy.

mer -

have

mer

cy.

cy.
F

j
b

have

mer - cy.

j .

Lord,
10

Lord,

have

Lord,

& # b . \
C

Lord,

j .

Lord,

have mer - cy.

Lord,

have

mer

cy.


.
G

Lord,

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have

mer

cy.

\
\

Lord Have Mercy - Plagal Fourth Mode


11

12

&
C

Lord,

have

mer

.
-

cy.

To

673

Lord.

Thee,

adapted from Kyriazis Nicoleris

&


. \

Lord,

&

Lord,

have

mer

have

cy.

mer

cy.

Lord,

have

mer

Lord,
D

& . b . \
D

cy.

have

Lord,

&
C

To

have

Thee,

mer

Lord.

cy.

mer

cy.

Lord,

.
have

& .
.
G

mer

Lord,
F

have

mer

cy.

\
\

cy.

men.

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674

Lord Have Mercy - Plagal Fourth Mode


1

&
C

have

mer

cy.

& .
C

Lord,

have

mer

cy.

# n . \

Lord,

adapted from Hieromonk Hierotheos


of Philotheou Monastery

Lord,
4

have

Lord,

have

mer

mer

&
.
C

Lord,

&
C

have

mer

& .
D

To

Thee, O Lord.

cy.

cy.

cy.

# b

Most Ho - ly The - o - to

kos,
8

n .

save
Un.

A - men.

us.

"The chanting that is done in churches is an entreaty towards God to be appeased for our sins.
Whoever begs and prayerfully supplicates must have a humble and contrite manner;
but to cry out manifests a manner that is audacious and irreverent."
-Canon LXXV of the Sixth cumenical Synod

Lord Have Mercy


Plagal First Mode
Petitions are intoned
at A and/or D

Andante

D
>
& b . \

Lord,

have

mer

Lord,

have

mer

cy.

>
& b .

Lord,

&b
D

To

cy.

G
> D
>

n
.

cy.

\ # .

cy.

& b n b .

have

mer

adapted from Lycourgos Petridis

cy.

Lord,
4

\
6

Thee,

O Lord.

have

mer

A - men.

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mer

Lord,

have

Lord,

j .

have

mer

cy.

676

Lord Have Mercy - Plagal First Mode


adapted from Athanasios Karamanis

& b . . \ n

Lord,

have mer

b
&

cy.

Lord,

have

mer

Lord,

&b

Lord,

have

mer

have

mer

cy.

cy.

Lord,

have

mer

cy.

> D
.
&b
A

Lord,

have

mer

cy.

G
A
>

n .

cy.

A
>
.
\

Lord,

have

mer

have

mer

Lord,

have

mer

D
,
>

& b #

Most Ho - ly The - o - to

kos,

cy.

cy.

Un.

4 D

Lord,

adapted from Hieromonk Hierotheos

&b

>
b
\
&

cy.

Lord,

>
. .

mer

cy.

have

j .

>

.
save

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us.

Lord Have Mercy - Plagal First Mode

>
& b j

To

Thee,

Lord.

Un.

677

A - men.

adapted from Thrasyvoulos Stanitsas

&b
D

. \
C

Lord,

have mer

cy.

> D.


&b
\

Lord,

have

& b . \
C

have

mer

. .
cy.

j # .

Lord,
D

mer - cy.

Lord,

cy.

Lord,
F

have mer

have

mer

cy.

D
> .
.

To Thee,

Lord.

adapted from Constantine Pringos

&b
D

Lord,

&b
G

Lord,

\
.
have mer

cy.

b .
C

have

mer

cy.

cy.

Lord,
4

Lord,

have

mer

Lord,

have

& b .
D

cy.

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mer

have

mer

cy.

678

Lord Have Mercy - Plagal First Mode


B
D
>
A
>
>
>
#
.

b
# . \
#
&

adapted from Hieromonk Hierotheos

Lord,

cy.

>
D
# .

&b

have mer

Lord,

have

mer

Lord,

cy.

have

mer

cy.

#
# .
A

Lord,

have

mer

cy.

>
>
& b # [ .

&b

cy.

,
> #

[ [
#
.

Lord,

have

mer

Most ho - ly The - o - to

&b
D

To

kos,

> j
# .
Thee,

save

O Lord.

us.

A - men.

adapted from Thrasyvoulos Stanitsas

&b

# . \

Lord,

have

mer

cy.

Lord,

.
have

mer

cy.

4
>
G
D
& b . . \ . .

Lord,

have mer

cy.

Lord,

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have mer

cy.

\
\

Lord Have Mercy - Plagal First Mode


5

679

& b . .
#
D

Lord,

have

mer

cy.

& b j # .
D

To

Thee,

\
Un.

\ # .

O Lord.

A - men.

adapted from Demetrios Sourlantzis

& b . \

& b n . \

Lord,

A j

Lord,

have

mer - cy.

have

mer

n b .
cy.

A j

Lord,

cy.

have

Lord,

have

& b .
D

To Thee, O Lord.

mer

Lord,

have

& b .
D

mer

mer

cy.

cy.

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men.

680

Lord Have Mercy - Plagal First Mode


1

&b

. \

Lord,

have

&b
D

To

have

cy.

Lord,

Lord,

& b n

mer

adapted from Nicolaos Georgiafentis (1935- )


the Protopsaltis of Chicago

mer
D

Thee, O Lord.

have

mer

cy.

\
\

cy.
5

Un.

A - men.

Lord Have Mercy


adapted from Athonite melody*
Plagal First Mode

Andante

>
,
b
&
1

Lord,

have

mer

& b .

cy.

Kuvrie ejlevhson

. n b

Lord,

have

mer

cy.

j
.

Lord,

have

mer

cy.


A
D
>
, G

n
b
&b
2

Kee - ree - eh

eh - leh - ee - son.

Kee - ree - eh

eh - leh - ee

& b .

j
j j
.

Kee

ree - eh eh - leh - ee - son.

son.

_____________________
* This melody for "Kyrie Eleison" is commonly used on the Holy Mountain for the responses during the Liti.

Lord Have Mercy


adapted from Constantine Pringos (1892-1964)
the Protospaltis of the Patriarchate of Constantinople
Petitions are intoned
at D, F and/or A

Largo

& b ..

Pathetic (i.e., Suffering) First Mode*

Kuvrie ejlevhson

>
j
. b { { . {

Un. D

Lord,

have

mer -

Un. D

have

& b b { .
-

Lord,

mer

mer

. b J { . {

- cy.

have

- cy.

Lord,

>
,
b

& b { {
-

>

. b {

>
b
&

..

cy.

_____________________
* This melody for "Lord, have mercy" is meant to be repeated quietly while the priest or deacon intones several
consecutive petitions, such as the petitions "Let us all say with our whole soul..." that are after the prokeimena.

Grant This O Lord


Plagal Fourth Mode
Petitions are intoned
at G and/or C

adapted from Hieromonk Hierotheos


of Philotheou Monastery

& .
G

Lord,

&
G

have

b .
this,

&
j

Grant

this,

Grant

mer

cy.

Lord.

.

C

Lord,

have

mer

cy.

F
G
>

n .

2 C

Lord.

Grant
4

this,

Grant

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Lord.

this,

Lord.

684

Grant This O Lord - Plagal Fourth Mode

& b j j # .

Grant

this,

>

&
G

Most ho - ly

&
C

To

10

&
C

And

The - o - to

kos,

Thee,

to

thy

spir

cy.

this,

Grant

save

this,

us.

A - men.

Lord.

Lord,

Lord.

j
& . .

>
.

adapted from Hieromonk Gregory


of Simonos Petras Monastery

& . j .

Grant

Lord.

it.

mer

have

this,

Lord.

& . j .

. # .

Lord,

Grant

b n

G
C
>

Lord.

mer

cy.

Grant
4

have

this,

Lord.

b n .

Grant

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this,

Lord.

Grant This O Lord - Plagal Fourth Mode


5

& . b J .
F

Grant

this,

>

j
&

Most ho - ly

&
G

To

10

&
C

And

Lord.

Un.

Grant

>

The - o - to - kos,

save

b .
O


to

thy

this,

Lord.

Thee,

685

Lord.

us.

men.

spir

it.

In all places and at all seasons you may sing with the mind. For whether you walk in the
market place, or begin a journey, or sit down with your friends you may rouse up your
mind or call out silently. So also Moses called out, and God heard him. If you are
an artisan, you may sing sitting and working in your shop. If you are a soldier,
or if you sit in judgment, you may do the very same. One may also sing
without voice, the mind resounding inwardly. For we sing,
not to men, but to God, who can hear our hearts
and enter into the silences of our minds.
-St. John Chrysostom

Grant This O Lord


First and Plagal First Mode
Petitions are intoned
at A and/or D

Andante
A

&b

adapted from Michael


Hatziathanasiou (d. 1948)

Lord,

have

Grant

mer

&b

Lord.

this,

&b
D

Most

this,

Lord.

>

ho - ly

The - o

Un.

this,

this,

Lord.

Grant

to

Lord.

C
>D
>D

.

cy.

Grant

Lord.

D
b n b > b .

Grant

mer

D
>
b


&b
.

have

Grant

Grant

Lord,

this,

G
> A
>
.

cy.

> C D .
&b

kos,

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this,

save

Lord.

.
us.

Grant This O Lord - Plagal First Mode

>

&b
D

To

10

&b

. . .
Thee,

>

to

And

687
D

Lord.

A - men.

D
>
.

thy

spir

it.

adapted from Hieromonk Hierotheos


of Philotheou Monastery

& b .

Lord,

&b
D

Grant

&b

have

mer

cy.

Grant

this,

Grant
4

>

j
b
&

Most ho - ly


Grant

this,

cy.

Lord.

Lord.

Grant

The - o - to -

Lord.

this,

& b .
this,

mer

A
.

Grant

have

O Lord.


# .
A

Lord,

this, O Lord.

- kos,

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this, O Lord.

save

us.

688
8

Grant This O Lord - Plagal First Mode

&b
D

To

10

&b
D

And


# .

Thee,

to

Panagia
"The Gerondissa"

thy

>

spir

Lord.

Un.

A - men.

.
-

it.

Pantokrator Monastery
on the Holy Mountain

Sources

he music for all the hymns in this book is original and in English. As such, it has never
been chanted before on the Holy Mountain. Nevertheless, we have entitled this book
Vespers as Chanted on the Holy Mountain, because in composing this music, we
have painstakingly preserved the melodic formulae and embellishments used on the
Holy Mountain. To accomplish this, we used melodies and melodic phrases from only the following publications, which are used by contemporary Athonite monks:
, , , .. , , 2001.

, , . . , (
1906).
, , , , , 2002.
, , , 1853.
, , , . , , 2002 ( 1905).
- , , , 1998.
, , , , , , 1999 ( 1869).

Sources

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, , . . , ( 1844).
, , , , , 2001.
, , , , 1993 ( 1850).
, , , ..
, , 2003.
, , , 1935.
, , , 1999 ( 1820).
- , , .. ,
, 2002.
, , , , , 1978.

Appendix
The Intonations of the Eight Modes1

ROM earliest times, composers of Byzantine chant have identified each musical mode by a
characteristic intonation formula (ajphvchma), a phrase normally sung in its entirety by the
protopsaltis (the lead chanter of the right choir) alone, without the ison. Its function is to
help the chanters recall the ethos of a given mode before beginning the chant. Moreover, it also
provides the choir with the pitch required for the first note of the piece.
In Byzantine music, there are eight modes and three modal genres: the diatonic, the enharmonic, and the chromatic.2 Furthermore, each of the eight modes is broken down into three species, characterized by the number of notes typically attached to a syllable. A melody with one or
two notes above a syllable is called heirmologikon; one carrying approximately three or four is
called sticherarikon; and that having a dozen or more notes is called papadikon. In the first
and third modes, the musical patterns are identical for each of these three species. For the others,
however, the musical gestures differ significantly; hence the need for more than one intonation
formula for each mode.
The following pages contain the typical intonation formulas of all eight modes. Since the
vocal rendition of a given intonation varies greatly from chanter to chanter, those offered here
are primarily based on the investigations of the musicologist, George Constantinou.3
Some4 believe that the syllables of the intonations derive from the following penitential
prayer (though in a slightly altered form): a[nax, a[fe", nai; a[fe", a[nax a{gie: O King, forgive,
yea forgive, O holy King.
According to current practice on the Holy Mountain, intonations, when used, are chanted
during the Divine Liturgy only before papadika melodies (such as the cherubic hymn and the
communion hymn). In some Athonite monasteries, however, intonations are never heard, while
in others they appear almost every time a modal alteration takes place.

While most Orthodox liturgical books in English translate the word h\co" as tone, it is more accurate to use the
term mode. (Vid. Harvard Dictionary of Music, Revised Edition, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1970, pp. 535,
856.)
2
Note that the term chromatic scale in Western music denotes the scale embracing twelve successive half tones to
the octave, whereas in Byzantine music, it is a modal genre with a tonic on D, flats on E and B, and sharps on F
and C. The term enharmonic in Byzantine music is synonymous with B Flat Major, whereas diatonic in Byzantine music is approximately the scale of C Major.
3
Kwnstantivnou, Gewvrgio" N., Qewriva kai; Pravxh th'" !Ekklsiastikh'" Mousikh'", !Aqhvna, gV e[kdosi", 2001.
4
Panagiwtopouvlou, Dhmhtrivou G., Qewriva kai; Pra'xi" th'" Buzantinh'" !Ekklhsiastikh'" Mousikh'". #Ekdosi"
!Adelfovthto" Qeolovgwn O SWTHR, !Aqh'nai, dV e[kdosi", sel. 45.
1

The Intonations
of the Eight Modes
First Mode
Heirmologikon, Sticherarikon, and Papadikon
1

&b

A
Ah

j

D

+a - ~e"
nah - nes

To hear a recording of these intonations chanted,


download the following 6.4 MB file:
http://www.stanthonysmonastery.org/music/Intonations.mp3

Papadikon from KE "tetraphonic"


2

& b .
A
Ah

.
A

+a - ~e"
nah - nes

Papadikon from KE "tetraphonic" (Elaborate version)

>
& b

A
Ah

+a
nah

,
b
&
.

~e"
nes

>
,
>
j

.
\

>

Second Mode

Heirmologikon, Soft Chromatic Scale


4

&

~e
Neh

a
ah

~e"
nes

Appendix - The Intonations of the Eight Modes


Second Mode (cont.)
Heirmologikon, "Mesos" (with endings at VOU)

>
& b

~e
Neh

a ah -

.
E

~e"
nes

Heirmologikon, Hard Chromatic Scale


6

&

bb

~e
Neh

a
ah

.
~e"
nes

Sticherarikon and Papadikon, Soft Chromatic Scale


7

&

~e
Neh

a ah -

j
b

~e"
nes

.
G

Third Mode
Heirmologikon, Sticherarikon, and Papadikon
8

&

+a
Nah

+a
nah

\
Fourth Mode

Heirmologikon from VOU

>
&b

Le - ge - to"
Leh - yeh - tos

693

694

Appendix - The Intonations of the Eight Modes


Fourth Mode (cont.)

Heirmologikon from DEE

>
& b

10

Le Leh -

- ge - yeh -

.
E

- to"
tos

Sticherarikon
11

& b .
A
Ah

j
.
D

gi - a
yee - ah

Papadikon

>
G
, j
,
j
j
.
& b . . . . # .

12

A - gi - a
Ah - yee - ah

Plagal First Mode


Heirmologikon
13

&

A Ah -

>
~e
neh

a
ah

~e"
nes

Sticherarikon and Papadikon


14

& b j

A - ~e
Ah - neh

D
>
. .

a
ah

~e"
nes

Appendix - The Intonations of the Eight Modes

695

Plagal First Mode (cont.)


Sticherarikon and Papadikon (elaborate version)

>
,
b

& . .

15

A - ~e
Ah - neh

a ah -

+a nah -

~e"
nes

Sticherarikon "tetraphonic" (with endings on KE)


16

& b j

A - ~e
Ah - neh

.
D

a
ah

~e"
nes

Plagal Second Mode


Hiermologikon, Soft Chromatic Scale

>
bb

17

&

~e
Neh

ce heh -

.
E

- a
- ah

~e"
nes

Elaborate version

b
b
&

18

~e
Neh

#
ce
heh

\
A
U

a ah -

~e"
nes

Heirmologikon, Hard Chromatic Scale*


19

&

bb

#
G

~e Neh

+a - +w
nah - no

* According to most musicologists, this heirmologikon version of the hard chromatic scale belongs to fourth mode.

696

Appendix - The Intonations of the Eight Modes


Plagal Second Mode (cont.)

Sticherarikon and Papadikon (Hard Chromatic Scale)

b
&b

20

~e
Neh

ce
heh

a
ah

~e"
nes

Grave Mode
Heirmologikon and Sticherarikon (from GA)

>
b
& .

21

A Ah -

~e"
nes

Papadikon (Diatonic from ZO)


22

&

j
.

n j

~e
Neh

Papadikon (Enharmonic from ZO)

>
b
&
.

23

A Ah -

Bb

~e"
nes

Plagal Fourth Mode


Heirmologikon (from NEE)
24

&

~e
Neh

>

a ah -

- gi
- yee

e
eh

j # .

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697

Plagal Fourth Mode (cont.)


Heirmologikon (from GA)
25

&b

~e
Neh

a
ah

gi
yee

Sticherarikon and Papadikon

>

26

&

~e
Neh

a
ah

e
eh

>
.

gi yee -

C
U

j

-

e
eh

Glory be to God
for all things

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