Christ of the Isles
Sep. 22nd, 2007 08:01 pm
From the Midnight Service on Friday
Thou, Oneness of Threeness, Who dost govern the world by Thy might, hearken unto the hymns of praise that we sing as we keep watch.
For we arise from our beds in the quiet hours of the night to beseech Thee to heal all our wounds,
That whatever sin we fall into at night through demonic deceit may be washed away through the might of Thy heavenly glory.
And may the body not come here defiled, nor sloth of heart come upon us and the ardour of our spirits grow lukewarm through the contagion of sin.
Therefore, Redeemer, we ask Thee: fill us with Thy light that, as the days pass, through it we shall not fall in any deed.
http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/hp.htm