Hymns to Our Lord Jesus Christ

The Red Sea was cleft by the rod, the depths were dried up, and the abyss became a path for the unarmed and a tomb for the armed; let us sing in songs, for gloriously glorified is Christ our living God.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

O sweetest Jesus, Christ Jesus, open to me the door of repentance, O my Jesus who lovest mankind; receive me who flee to Thee and fervently ask, O Jesus my Saviour, for the forgiveness of sins.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

O sweetest Jesus, Christ Jesus, snatch me from the hand of the enemy Belial, O Jesus, and make me worthy to stand at the right hand of Thy glory, O Jesus my Saviour, my Deliverer from the portion of those on the left.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

O sweetest Jesus, Christ Jesus who lovest mankind, forgive me the falls of my soul into sin, and make my heart, O Jesus, a dwelling for Thee with the Father and the Holy Spirit.

Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

O Mother of God of Jesus Christ, entreat Him for these thine unprofitable servants, O all-holy one, that by thy prayers, O immaculate one, we who are defiled may be delivered from torments and delight in eternal glory.

O holy Trinity, exalt today the horn of the Church unbending, above nature, on the height of Thy faith, the unshaken foundation, and establish us therein.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Hear, O my Jesus who lovest mankind, Thy servant who crieth to Thee in repentance, and deliver me, O Jesus, from condemnation and torment, O only long-suffering Lord, O sweetest Jesus, most merciful.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Raise me up, O my Jesus, Thy fallen servant, O my Jesus; save me who repent, O my Jesus, and deliver me from Gehenna, O Jesus, from condemnation and torment, O only long-suffering Lord, O sweetest Jesus, most merciful.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

The time Thou gavest me, O my Jesus, I have spent in passions, O my Jesus; therefore cast me not away, O my Jesus, but call me back again, I entreat Thee, O Master, sweetest Jesus, and save me.

Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

O Virgin, Mother of my Jesus, entreat Him to deliver us from the fire of Gehenna, O thou who alone didst carry God, refuge of the afflicted, full of grace; and make me worthy of life without end.

O my Saviour Jesus, who didst save the prodigal; O my Saviour Jesus, who didst receive the harlot: receive me also now, O most merciful Jesus, and save me! Be merciful to me, O Jesus my Benefactor, as to Manasseh, O my good Jesus, for Thou alone lovest mankind.

When the prophet beheld the hidden mystery, he cried out in amazement: For Thou hast set a firm love in mercy, O Father, and hast given Thine only-begotten Son to the sons of men for the remission of sins.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Heal, O my Jesus, the wounds of my soul, O my Jesus, I entreat Thee, that Thou mayest snatch me, O my good Jesus, from the hands of Belial, the destroyer of souls, and save me.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

I have sinned, O my good Jesus! O my Jesus, save me who flee to Thy shelter, O sweetest Jesus, long-suffering and loving mankind, and make me worthy of Thy kingdom.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

None hath sinned against Thee, O my Jesus, as I have sinned, wretched and unworthy that I am; but again I entreat Thee, O my Jesus: save me and grant me the inheritance of that life.

Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

O all-praised Mother of Jesus Christ, entreat Him that all who sing to thee may be delivered from torments, we who truly call thee Theotokos and magnify thee.

Out of the darkness of sins our souls cry to Thee, O most merciful God: enlighten us with Thine unsetting light and direct our steps, O Herald of peace.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Thou art the boast of my mind, O Jesus, and the hope of my despairing soul, O my Jesus: deliver from condemnation me who cry to Thee: Save me, wretched as I am, O Jesus Christ.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Having fallen wholly, O my Jesus, into the passions of wickedness, I cry to Thee, O my Jesus: stretch out to me the hand of help and draw me up, who cry: Save me, O my sweetest Jesus.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

Having the stains of my mind, O my Jesus, I cry to Thee: cleanse the stain of my sins, and deliver from the depth of evil me who have fallen into it through ignorance, O my good Jesus, I entreat Thee.

Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

O Virgin who didst bear Christ, Mother of God, entreat Him now to deliver all the faithful and the peoples from condemnation; for beside thee we know no other mediator and deliverer.

The sea monster received Jonah into its belly and did not destroy him, for thereby it foreshadowed Thy three-day burial, O Good One, who didst accept burial for our sake; and he said to the guards: O ye false ones, ye have forsaken your mercy this day.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

O sweetest Jesus, O long-suffering Christ Jesus, heal the wounds of my soul, O Jesus, and sweeten my heart, O most merciful One, I pray, O Jesus my Saviour, that being saved I may magnify Thee:

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

O my Jesus, most merciful Christ, I confess to Thee: have mercy on me, O Jesus my Saviour; deliver me from corruption, O my Jesus, for none hath been so prodigal as I, the passionate one, O Lover of mankind; but do Thou, O sweetest Jesus, save me.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

O my Jesus, I have surpassed the harlot and the prodigal, Manasseh and the publican and all sinners, those before and those after, O my Jesus, in passions and defilements; yet make me worthy, O sweetest Jesus, of the repentance of the thief and of the Ninevites.

Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

O Mother of God of my Jesus Christ, all-holy Virgin, house of God, Mary, thou only undefiled: cleanse now with the hyssop of thy prayers me who am defiled and wholly empty of good things, and forsake me not in my grief, O blessed one.

O sweetest Jesus, Light and Sweetness of the world, enlighten the eyes of my darkened soul, O Son of God, with Thy divinely radiant light; O Jesus, sweet Shepherd, seek me out, that I may sing to Thee, the Light that knoweth no evening.

We have sinned and done iniquity and wrought falsehood before Thee; we have not kept nor done, O Master, as Thou didst command us; but give us not up utterly, O Most High, God of our fathers.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

O Christ my Jesus, none hath sinned on earth from the ages, O my Jesus, as I have sinned, wretched and prodigal that I am; therefore I cry to Thee, O my Jesus, and entreat Thee: be merciful to me, O merciful Jesus, O Lord, God of our fathers.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

O Jesus Christ, many times have I, the passionate one, promised Thee repentance and, wretch that I am, have lied to Thee; and now again, remaining in insensibility, I sing to Thee: enlighten my soul and mind, O good Christ, O blessed Jesus, O Lord, God of our fathers.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

O Christ Jesus, to Thee I cry: nail my heart with Thy fear, O my Jesus; guide me to the haven of stillness, O my Jesus, that being saved I may cry to Thee: Be merciful to me, O blessed Jesus, God of our fathers.

Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

O Mother of Christ Jesus, O Bride awesome beyond nature, entreat, O all-holy one, for the forgiveness of all my sins, O Virgin who didst bear God in the flesh.

Thy holy children in Babylon, made like the Cherubim, uttered the thrice-holy song: We bless Thee, we sing to Thee and exalt Thee, the God of all.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

I entreat Thee, O my Jesus: as Thou didst deliver the harlot, O Jesus, from many sins, so deliver me also, O my Jesus, and cleanse my defiled mind.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

I follow after brutish pleasures, O my Jesus, and truly I appear a brute beast, O my Jesus; by the passions I have become like them; O Jesus my Saviour, deliver me from brutishness.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

I have fallen, O my Jesus, among destroying robbers; I have been stripped of my God-woven garment and lie wounded; pour upon me, thus beaten, the oil and wine of mercy.

Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

O Theotokos, who didst carry my Jesus, God, entreat Him beyond words to deliver from troubles and sorrows us, thy servants who sing to thee, O Virgin.

Thou alone art blessed among the generations, O Virgin, for from thee light hath shone upon us who sit in darkness and hath enlightened our souls; therefore, O Theotokos, we rightly magnify thee.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

I have surpassed Manasseh, the publican, the harlot and the prodigal, O my merciful Jesus, and the thief, in shameful and unseemly deeds, O my Jesus; make haste and save me.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

From Adam on, O Jesus, I, wretch that I am, have surpassed in passions all sinners, before the law and under the law, after the law and in grace; but do Thou, O my sweetest Jesus, give me rest.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

Part me not, O Jesus, from Thine ineffable glory; let not the portion of the left be mine, O Sweetest One, but join me to the sheep on the right, O Christ my sweetest Jesus, and give me rest.

Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

O Theotokos, who didst carry Jesus, God, O Virgin who alone knewest not wedlock, entreat Him to be merciful, that He may deliver us from troubles and from the fire to come.

O most sweet Jesus, Sanctifier of my soul and mind, O most merciful Christ the King, O Jesus, save me, O my almighty Saviour; forsake me not, O my Saviour; deliver me from every torment, O my Jesus; make me worthy of the portion of Thy saved ones, O my sweetest Jesus, and number me with the choir of Thine elect, O Jesus who lovest mankind.

O most sweet Jesus, glory of the apostles, King of the martyrs, my boast, O almighty Jesus, save me, O my fair and longed-for Saviour; O Christ, have mercy on me through the prayers of Thy Mother and of all Thy saints, the apostles and prophets, and the intercession of the holy powers of heaven; O Jesus, make me worthy of the delight of paradise, O Jesus who lovest mankind.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

O most sweet Jesus, glory of monks, purity of those who fast and adornment of ascetics, O Jesus, save me, O my good Saviour; deliver me from the hands of the serpent, O Jesus, bring me up from the nethermost pit, and number me with Thy sheep on the right, O good Jesus, me who labour and am heavy-laden.

Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Entrust me not to human protection, O all-holy Lady, and forsake me not in the days of my life, but intercede for us and save us who are afflicted; for thou art our helper, O almighty Virgin, Mother of God, the overthrower of enemies and the destroyer of foreign foes. Be a fellow-helper to thy God-protected people, to the city and to those who sing to thee, and deliver Christians from all trials.