Draft as usd at th Holy Protction of th Mothr of God Russian Orthodox Church Austin TX 1 SIXTH HOUR Ч ШЫЙ O com lt us worship God our King O com lt us worship and fall down bfor Christ our King and God O com lt us worship and fall down bfor Christ Himslf our King and God Psalm 53 53 O God in Thy nam sav m and in Thy strngth do Thou judg m O God harkn unto my prayr giv ar unto th words of my mouth For strangrs ar risn up against m and mighty mn hav sought aftr my soul and hav not st God bfor thmslvs For bhold God hlpth m and th Lord is th protctor of my soul H will bring vils upon min nmis Uttrly dstroy thm by Thy truth Willingly shall I sacrific unto Th; I will confss Thy nam O Lord for it is good For out of vry affliction hast Thou dlivrd m and min y hath lookd down upon min nmis Psalm 54 54 Giv ar O God unto my prayr and disdain not my supplication; attnd unto m and har m I was grivd in my mditation and I was troubld at th voic of th nmy and at th opprssion of th sinnr; Bcaus thy hav turnd iniquity upon m; and with wrath wr thy angry against m My hart is troubld within m and th trror of dath is falln upon m Far and trmbling ar com upon m and darknss hath covrd m And I said: Who will giv m wings lik a dov? And I will fly and b at rst Lo I hav fld afar off and hav dwlt in th wildrnss Ч
Draft as usd at th Holy Protction of th Mothr of God Russian Orthodox Church Austin TX 2 I waitd for God that savth m from faint-hartdnss and from tmpst Plung thm into th dpths O Lord and divid thir tongus for I hav sn iniquity and gainsaying in th city Day and night thy go round about hr upon hr walls; iniquity and toil and unrightousnss ar in th midst of hr And usury and dcit hav not dpartd from hr strts For if min nmy had rvild m I might hav ndurd it And if h that hatth m had spokn boastful words against m I might hav hid myslf from him But thou it was O man of lik soul with m my guid and my familiar frind Thou who togthr with m didst swtn my rpasts; in th hous of God I walkd with th in onnss of mind Lt dath com upon such ons and lt thm go down aliv into hads For wickdnss is in thir dwllings and in th midst of thm As for m unto God hav I crid and th Lord harknd unto m Evning morning and noonday will I tll of it and will dclar it and H will har my voic H will rdm my soul in pac from thm that draw nigh unto m for thy among many wr with m God will har and H will humbl thm H that is bfor th ags For to thm thr is no rquital bcaus thy hav not fard God; H hath strtchd forth His hand in rtribution Thy hav dfild His covnant; thy wr scattrd by th wrath of His countnanc and thir harts hav convnd Thir words wr smoothr than oil and yt thy ar darts Cast thy car upon th Lord and H will nourish th; H will nvr prmit th rightous to b shakn But Thou O God shalt bring thos mn down into th pit of dstruction Bloody and dcitful mn shall not liv out half thir days; but as for m O Lord I will hop in Th
Draft as usd at th Holy Protction of th Mothr of God Russian Orthodox Church Austin TX 3 Psalm 90 H that dwllth in th hlp of th Most High shall abid in th shltr of th God of havn H shall say unto th Lord: Thou art my hlpr and my rfug H is my God and I will hop in Him For H shall dlivr th from th snar of th huntrs and from vry troubling word With His shouldrs shall H ovrshadow th and undr His wings shalt thou hav hop With a shild will His truth ncompass th; thou shalt not b afraid for th trror by night nor for th arrow that flith by day Nor for th thing that walkth in darknss nor for th mishap and dmon of noonday A thousand shall fall at thy sid and tn thousand at thy right hand but unto th shall it not com nigh Only with thin ys shalt thou bhold and thou shalt s th rward of sinnrs For Thou O Lord art my hop Thou madst th Most High thy rfug; No vils shall com nigh unto th and no scourg shall draw nigh unto thy dwlling For H shall giv His angls charg ovr th to kp th in all thy ways On thir hands shall thy bar th up lst at any tim thou dash thy foot against a ston Upon th asp and basilisk shalt thou trad and thou shalt trampl upon th lion and dragon For h hath st his hop on M and I will dlivr him; I will shltr him bcaus h hath known my nam H shall cry unto m and I will harkn unto him I am with him in affliction and I will rscu him and glorify him With lngth of days will I satisfy him and I will show him My salvation 90 : Glory to th Fathr and to th Son and to th Holy Spirit both now and vr and unto th ags of ags Amn
Draft as usd at th Holy Protction of th Mothr of God Russian Orthodox Church Austin TX 4 Allluia allluia allluia Glory to Th O God (thric) ( ) Lord hav mrcy (thric) ( ) First troparion Glory to th Fathr and to th Son and to th Holy Spirit Scond (or only) troparion ( ) Both now and vr and unto th ags of ags Amn Sing that w hav no boldnss on account of our many sins do thou bsch Him that was born of th O Virgin Thotokos for th supplication of a mothr availth much to win th Mastr's favor Disdain not th prayrs of sinnrs O all-pur on for mrciful and mighty to sav is H Who dignd also to suffr for our sak Lt Thy compassions quickly go bfor us O Lord for w ar bcom xcdingly poor Hlp us O God our Savior for th sak of th glory of Thy nam O Lord dlivr us and b gracious unto our sins for Thy nam's sak Holy God Holy Mighty Holy Immortal hav mrcy on us (thric) Glory to th Fathr and to th Son and to th Holy Spirit both now and vr and unto th ags of ags Amn O Most Holy Trinity hav mrcy on us O Lord blot out our sins O Mastr pardon our iniquitis O Holy On visit and hal our infirmitis for Thy nam's sak ( ) Lord hav mrcy (thric) ( ) /
Draft as usd at th Holy Protction of th Mothr of God Russian Orthodox Church Austin TX 5 Glory to th Fathr and to th Son and to th Holy Spirit both now and vr and unto th ags of ags Amn Our Fathr Who art in th Havns hallowd b Thy Nam Thy Kingdom com Thy will b don on arth as it is in Havn Giv us this day our daily brad and forgiv us our dbts as w forgiv our dbtors; and lad us not into tmptation but dlivr us from th vil on Prist: For Thin is th Kingdom and th powr and th glory: of th Fathr and of th Son and of th Holy Spirit now and vr and unto th ags of ags Radr: Amn Ч Kontakion Lord hav mrcy(40 tims) (40 ) Thou Who at all tims and at vry hour in havn and on arth art worshippd and glorifid O Christ God Who art long-suffring plntous in mrcy most compassionat Who lovst th rightous and hast mrcy on sinnrs; Who callst all mn to salvation through th promis of good things to com: Rciv O Lord our prayrs at this hour and guid our lif toward Thy commandmnts Sanctify our souls mak chast our bodis corrct our thoughts purify our intntions and dlivr us from vry sorrow vil and pain Compass us about with Thy holy angls that guardd and guidd by thir array w may attain to th unity of th faith and to th knowldg of Thin unapproachabl glory: For blssd art Thou unto th ags of ags amn Lord hav mrcy (thric) ( ) Glory to th Fathr and to th Son and to
Draft as usd at th Holy Protction of th Mothr of God Russian Orthodox Church Austin TX 6 th Holy Spirit both now and vr and unto th ags of ags Amn Mor honorabl than th chrubim and byond compar mor glorious than th sraphim; who without corruption gavst birth to God th Word th vry Thotokos th do w magnify Ч In th nam of th Lord fathr blss Prist: Through th prayrs of our holy fathrs O Lord Jsus Christ our God hav mrcy on us : Radr: Amn Ч : O God and Lord of Hosts and Makr of all Cration Who by th tndr compassion of Thy mrcy which transcndth comprhnsion didst snd down Thin only-bgottn Son our Lord Jsus Christ for th salvation of our rac and by His prcious Cross didst tar asundr th handwriting of our sins and thrby didst triumph ovr th principalitis and powrs of darknss: Do Thou Thyslf O Mastr Lovr of mankind accpt also from us sinnrs ths prayrs of thanksgiving and ntraty and dlivr us from vry dstructiv and dark transgrssion and from all nmis both visibl and invisibl that sk to do us vil Nail down our flsh with th far of Th and inclin not our harts unto words or thoughts of vil but pirc our souls with longing for Th so that vr looking to Th and bing guidd by Thy Light as w bhold Th th unapproachabl and vrlasting Light w may snd up uncasing prais and thanksgiving unto Th th Unoriginat Fathr with Thin Only-bgottn Son and Thin All-holy and good and lif-crating Spirit now and vr and unto th ags of ags amn Ч End
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