But like the blind who cries,
We cry to Thee for light;
In penitence, O Christ, we pray,
Give us the radiant light of day.
Ode V. of Metrophanes
(From the Midnight Service for the Sabbath)
ἠ τὸν πρῶτον τῶν Ἀγγέλων ἀμέσως διάκοσμον
Parakletike, p. 4
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The radiance of the brightness