Death is the freeing of the babes; for unparticipants of ills of life they are declar’d, and unto rest attain, and they in Abraham’s bosom with heavenly joys are glad, and now along with holy babes in choirs divine rejoice, and festal high in faith they keep; for from corruption, through the love of sin, they, being pure, translated are.
Glory. Tone vi.
On Adam pain befell of old in Eden through the tasting of the tree, when bane the serpent spued; for thereby death hath come on the omnigenous man who ate. But the Lord came, subdued the serpent, and repose bestow’d on us. Then let us cry to him, O Saviour, spare, and rest with thine elect him whom thou hast receiv’d.
Both now. Theotokion.
Thou that alleviation art for those in grief, deliverance of the weak, God-bearing Virgin, save the city and the folk, thou that for those at enmity art peace, for tempest-tost a calm, the faithful’s sole defence.
Then, Trisagion. O most holy Trinity.... Our Father.... For thine is the Kingdom....
Then the troparion, With the spirits of the righteous.... Page [138].
And he commemorateth according to custom, saying the previously written ectenia, and the prayer. Page [139].
Then the deacon. Wisdom.
Choir. The more honourable than the Cherubim.... Glory. Both now. Lord, have mercy, thrice. Bless.