Both now and ever....
Thou, Virgin, who didst bear the Giver of life, hast Adam ransomed from sin, and Eve hast given joy instead of grief; for he that was made flesh of thee, the God and man, hath them that fell from life restored thereunto.[4]
XIV. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill to men. We hymn thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord, the heavenly King, O God, the Father almighty, O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, and O Holy Ghost. O Lord God, O Lamb of God, O Son of the Father, thou that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us; thou that takest away the sins of the world, accept our prayer. Thou that sittest on the right hand of the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou alone art holy, thou alone art Lord, O Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen. Every day will I bless thee, and I will praise thy name to ages, and to ages of ages. Lord, thou hast been our refuge in generation and generation. I have said, O Lord, have mercy upon me, heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee. Lord, I have fled unto thee, teach me to do thy will, for thou art my God; for with thee is the fountain of life, in thy light shall we see light: O continue forth thy mercy to them that know thee.
Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin. Blessed art thou, O Lord, O God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is thy name to ages. Amen. O Lord, may thy mercy be upon us, like as we have put our trust in thee. Blessed art thou, O Lord, O teach me by thy statutes. Blessed art thou, O Master, give me understanding by thy statutes. Blessed art thou, O Holy One, enlighten me in thy statutes. O Lord, thy mercy endureth for ever, despise not the work of thy hand. To thee is due praise, to thee is due a song, to thee is due glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen.[5]
XV. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing unto thy name, O Most High, to proclaim thy mercy in the morning, and thy truth every night.
XVI. The irmi of the great canon.
1. A help and protection hath he become unto me unto salvation, he is my God, and I will glorify him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him; for he is glorified in glorious wise.
2. Give ear, O heaven, and I will speak, and I will sing Christ who hath come in flesh from the Virgin.
See ye, see ye, that I am God, who of old rained manna, and caused water to spring from the rock in the wilderness for my people, by my sole right hand and by my strength.
3. On thy commandments’ unmov’d rock, stablish thy church, O Christ.