Choir: Irmos, voice 6: Helper and protector/ be my salvation/ This is my God, and I will glorify Him/ God of my father, and I will exalt Him // gloriously for I am glorified.
Chorus: Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me. (for each troparion)
Where shall I begin to weep/ about my accursed life and deeds?/ How shall I, O Christ, make the beginning of this present lamentation?/ But as I am gracious,// grant me remission of my sins.
Come, wretched soul, with your flesh,/ Confess to the Provider of all,/ And remain the rest of your former wordlessness,// And bring tears to God in repentance.
Having become jealous of the crime of the primordial Adam,/ I have known myself to be naked from God/ and the everlasting Kingdom and sweetness,// sin for my sake.
Alas for me, cursed soul, / that you were likened to the first Eve? / You saw evil, and you were wounded by the mountaineer, / and you touched the tree and you tasted boldly // wordless food.
Instead of the sensual Eve/ my mental Eve was,/ a passionate thought in the flesh,/ she showed sweet/ and tasted// the bitter drink.
It is worthy that I was expelled from Eden,/ for not preserving Thy one commandment, O Savior, Adam:/ why should I suffer,// always sweeping aside Thy words?
Cain overcame murder,/ by the will of the murderer of conscience,/ having revived the flesh, and fought against her// with my crafty deeds.
Abel Jesus, who were not like righteousness, / never received a gift pleasing to you, / neither divine deeds, nor pure sacrifices, / nor immaculate life.
Like Cain and we, a damned soul, / offered evil deeds to the Creator of all, / and a vicious sacrifice, / and an indecent life, together with // we are also condemned.
The Creator of earth has created life,/ you have given me flesh and bones,/ and breath and life:/ but O my Creator, my Deliverer, and Judge// accept me as you repent.
I inform You, Savior, of the sins I have committed, / both the ulcers of my soul and body, / even the murderous thoughts within me, / laid on me like a bandit.
Even though we have sinned, O Savior, / but we know that you are a Lover of Mankind, / you punish mercifully, and you are merciful warmly // you see tears, / and you flow like a Father, calling on the prodigal.
I am cast down, O Savior, before Thy gates, / in my old age, do not cast me into hell, / but before the end, as a Lover of mankind, / grant me forgiveness of sins.
I have fallen into thieves,/ by my thoughts,/ I am all wounded by them now, and filled with wounds,/ but having presented myself to me,// Christ the Savior healed me. The priest foresaw me passing by, / and the Levite, seeing the fierce ones, despised the naked, / but from Mary you rose up to Jesus, / / You, having presented yourself, were generous to me.
Lamb of God take away the sins of all,/ take away from me the heavy burden of sin,/ and as you are gracious,// give me tears of compunction.
It’s time for repentance,/ I come to You, my Creator,/ take away from me the heavy burden of sin,/ and as you are gracious,// give me tears of compunction.
Do not disdain me, O Savior, do not cast me away from Your face,/ take away from me the heavy burden of sin,/ and as I am good-tempered,// grant me remission of my sins.
My voluntary, Savior, and my involuntary sins,/ revealed and hidden/ both known and unknown,/ having forgiven all, like God,// cleanse and save me.
From my youth, Christ, I have transgressed Your commandments, / I have been passionately negligent, / I have passed away my life with despondency. / Moreover, I call You Savior: // from now on, save me.
My wealth, O Savior, having exhausted me in fornication, / I am empty of the fruits of piety, / I am greedy, I call: / Father of generosity, having foreshadowed // You are generous to me.
I bow down to you, Jesus,/ I have sinned, cleanse me,/ take away from me the heavy burden of sin,/ and as you are gracious,// give me tears of compunction.
Do not go into court with me/ bearing my deeds,/ searching for words, and correcting aspirations,/ but in Your bounties my fierce one despises// save me, Omnipotent.
Chorus: Reverend Mother Mary, pray to God for us.
Mary: Give me radiant grace / from the Divine providence from above, / to avoid the passions of darkness, / and sing diligently, your life to Mary, / / red correction.
Chorus: Reverend Mother Mary, pray to God for us.
Mary: Having bowed to Christ’s Divine Law,/ you began to this,/ leaving uncontrollable desires for sweets,/ and all virtue with all reverence,// having corrected only one you are.
Chorus: Reverend Father Andrew, pray to God for us.
Andrei: Through your prayers we, Andrei, / deliver us from dishonest passions / and the Kingdom is now partakers of Christ / / singing thee with faith and love, more glorious, show us, we pray.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Trinitarian: Most subsisting Trinity, worshiped in Unity,/ take away from me the heavy sinful burden,/ and as you are gracious,// give me tears of tenderness.
And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Theotokos: Mother of God, to the hope and intercession of those who sing to You,/ take away from me the heavy sinful burden,/ and as the Pure Lady,// accept me in repentance.