Irmos: There is nothing holy, / like You, O Lord my God, / the exalted horn of Your faithful, O Good One, / and establishing us on the rock / of Your confession.
Irmos: There is no saint, / like You, Lord my God, / who has exalted the dignity of those faithful to You, O Good One, / and established us on the rock / of Your confession.
Chorus: Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Chorus: Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me!
Someday thrones will be established at the Greater Judgment, / then the deeds of all men will be exposed; / woe will be the sinner(s), who is sent to torment;/ and then, O my soul, those who lead, repent from your evil deeds.
When/ the thrones are set at the Last Judgment,/ then the affairs of all people will be revealed;/ woe will be there for me, a sinner, sent away to torment!/ And knowing this, my soul,/ repent of your evil deeds!
Chorus: Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Chorus: Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me!
The righteous will rejoice, and the sinners will mourn; / then no one will be able to help us, / but our deeds will condemn us; / therefore, before the end, repent of your evil deeds.
The righteous will rejoice, / and sinners will weep: / then no one will be able to help us, / but our deeds will condemn us. / Therefore, before the end, / repent of your evil deeds!
Glory: Woe to me, the great sinner(s),/ having been defiled by deeds and thoughts,/ I have not a drop of tears from hard-heartedness;/ now arise from the earth, my soul,/ and repent of your evil deeds.
Glory: Alas for me, the great sinner!/ I, having been defiled by deeds and thoughts,/ do not have a drop of tears from hardness of heart!/ Now arise from the earth, my soul,/ and repent of your evil deeds!
And now: Behold, O Lady, Thy Son calls us, and teaches us to do good, / but I, a sinner, always flee from good; / but You, O Merciful One, have mercy on me, / that I may repent from my evil deeds.
And now: Behold, O Lady, Thy Son calls/ and teaches us good;/ but I, a sinner, always run from good!/ But You, Most Merciful, have mercy on me/ so that I may repent of my evil deeds!