groom find thee sleeping
When He cometh in His might.
Awake, awake to praises,
For He cometh in the night.

III

That fearful day approacheth,
Then live, O soul, aright,
And watch the hour, and trim thy lamp
And keep it burning bright,
Lest the voice be heard, 'He cometh!'
In the middle of the night.

IV

Beware when slumber binds thee,
Lest the Bridegroom pass thee by,
And thou knock without in darkness,
And for grief and anguish cry;
Take thy lamp, with oil, and trim it,
For the hour is drawing nigh.

{ergo, hos palai tois mathetais epengeilo}

({troparia})

By St. Cosmas, died 760 A.D.

I

O Jesus, Lover of our race,
How rich the promise of Thy grace
To Thy disciples made,--
A holy Paraclete to send,
To succour, comfort, and befriend
With His inspiring aid.

II

On earth the light is shining clear,
The Holy Comforter is here,
To all the faithful given;
And now, what prophets long foretold,
In all His fulness we behold
The Spirit sent from heaven.

{tacheian kai statheran didou paramythian tois doulois sou}

I

O Jesus, to Thy servants give
The consolation they require;
And when the cloud of trouble falls,
With heavenly hope their souls inspire.
Be ever near us, Christ, to bless
And help us in Thy faithfulness.

II

As Thou wert with Thy saints of old,
Be with us, ever present, Lord;
Unite us to Thyself, we pray,
As Thou hast promised by Thy word;
Then we shall glorify and laud
The Holy Spirit sent by God.

{deute proskynesomen kai prospesomen auto}

({kontakion})

I

It is a comely thing
To glorify and praise
Our God, the Everlasting Word,
And Lord of endless days.

II

The trembling cherubim
Before Him fold their wings,
And all the heavenly hosts adore
The mighty King of kings.

III

We