and a prayer at dinner, Εὐλογητὸς εἰ,
Thou art blessed, O Lord, who nourishest me from my youth.[30]
In the eighth book of the Apostolic Constitutions and also in the Liturgy of St. James we have the Tersanctus, Ἃγιος, ἃγιος, ἃγιος,
Holy, holy, holy.
In another part of the same Liturgy the Trisagion appears, Ὁ τρισάγιος ὕμνος,
Holy God, holy mighty, holy immortal,
Have mercy upon us.[31]
An evening hymn, Φῶς ἱλαρόν, Joyful light, is mentioned by Basil in the fourth century as very old. It was sung at vespers in the Eastern Church:[32]
O gladsome light, O grace
Of God the Father’s face.[33]