This is Syriac Music Choirs (syriacmusic.com) amazing recording of Saint Ephrems supplication. The Syriac Orthodox Church prays this petition every day during the Great Lent.
The recording however skips a few parts. Se below I will post the whole supplication.
1:36
Our Lord, have mercy upon us;
our Lord, accept our service.
Send us from your treasure house;
compassion, mercy and forgiveness
1:53
Grant me O my Lord, while I keep watch
to stand vigilantly before You;
and if I fall asleep again,
let my slumber be sinless.
2:25
In my wakefulness if I offend,
by Your grace, my Lord, may I be absolved.
In my slumber if I sin,
may Your compassion be pardoning.
2:41
By the Cross of Your meekness,
grant me a slumber of rest,
and deliver me from evil dreams and
from wicked imaginations.
3:13
Protect me the whole night
with a slumber full of tranquility
so the wicked and thoughts of
iniquity may not overpower me.
3:33
Give me the Angel of light
that he may guard all my limbs.
Save me from detestable lust
by Your Living Body that I have eaten.
3:53
When I sleep and slumber in rest,
may Your Holy Blood guard me.
and grant redemption to my soul
for I am Your image.
4:13
Shadow with Your right hand,
my body which Your hands have shaped.
Encircle me with the fortress of your
mercies like a protecting shield.
4:33
While my body lies silently,
may Your power keep vigil.
Let my sleep in Your presence
be like sweet incense.
4:52
Let not evil approach my bed,
by Your mother's prayer, who bare You.
And by Your sacrifice on my behalf,
stop Satan that he may not hurt me.
5:12
Fulfill unto me Your promise, my Lord,
and preserve my life by Your Cross.
When I wake up from my sleep, I will praise Your love
which You shown my lowliness.
5:29
Grant me my Lord by Your Compassion,
that I may hear and do Your will,
in an evening full of security,
and a night of righteousness.
6:04
O Christ, our Savior, You are the True Light
and in the light You are dwelling
and the children of light worship You.
6:41
Who rests in the light and dwells in the light,
O Jesus, Savior of the world,
Glory to You and Your mercies be upon us.
in this world and in that which is to come.
7:17
In pure and intelligent mind,
we'll offer glory and thanksgiving,
to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
One True God.
7:45
Praise to You, O my Lord, praise to You! (Halleluja)
A thousand thousand praises to You. (Kyrie eleison)
Myriads and myriads praises to You. (Halleluja)
Glory to You and Your mercies be upon us! (Kyrie eleison)
8:50
Praise to You, O my Lord, praise to You! (Halleluja)
A thousand and thousand praises to You. (Kyrie eleison)
Blessed is Your Honor from Your place, (Halleluja)
and many thanks to You from Your flock. (Kyrie eleison)
_Part missing in the recording_
Glory to You from the mortals,
as the count of the leaves of the trees.
The watchful angels are serving Him,
and the angels are offering Him praise.
10:59
Glory to Him Who does receive, (Halleluja)
the prayers of the weak. (Kyrie eleison)
And as He accept the first-fruits and sacrifices, (Halleluja)
He accepts the tears of the penitents. (Kyrie eleison)
11:50
O faithful, observe the forty day fast of Lent,
and give your bread to the hungry.
And pray seven times a day,
as you learned from the son of Jesse (king David).
12:07
Moses fasted for forty days and Elijah forty days.
Our Lord fasted forty days,
and conquered the evil enemy.
_Part missing in the recording_
Do not acquire gold nor silver
because the poison of death is set in them.
But rather acquire a true knowledge
that you will be beloved to the Lord.
12:22
Glory to Him Who is One of the Three,
and the Three are One,
Father, Son, Holy Spirit, One true God!
12:38
O Hearer of prayers and Answerer of petitions,
hear our prayers and be reconciled with us
and answer our petitions by Your mercies.
16 сен 2024
