Beatitude Verses
Tone
1
1. Through food did the enemy lead Adam forth from paradise;
but by the Cross hath Christ led back to it the thief who cried: Remember me when Thou comest in Thy kingdom!
2. With Adam
and the thief I worship Thy sufferings and glorify Thy resurrection; and I cry
out with a splendid voice: Remember me,
O Lord, when Thou comest in Thy kingdom!
3. O Sinless
One, of Thine own will Thou wast crucified and placed in the Tomb, yet Thou
didst arise as God, raising up with Thyself Adam who
crieth out: Remember me when Thou comest in Thy kingdom!
4. Raising up the temple of Thy body by Thy resurrection on the third day, O Christ God, Thou didst raise up Adam and his descendants who cry: Remember me when Thou comest in Thy kingdom!
5. Very
early, the myrrh-bearing women arrived, weeping, at Thy tomb, O Christ God; and
they found an angel sitting there, clad in white garments, who said: What seek
ye? Christ is risen! Lament no longer!
6. When Thine
apostles went to the mountain whither Thou hadst commanded them to go, and saw
Thee, O Savior, they worshipped Thee; and Thou didst send them unto the
nations, to teach and baptize them.
7. Let us
worship the Father, let us glorify the Son, and together let us hymn the
all-holy Spirit, crying out and saying: O most Holy Trinity, save us all!
8. Thy people
bring Thy Mother before Thee to make supplication, O Christ. Through her entreaties grant us Thy
compassions, O Good One, that we may glorify Thee Who hast shone forth upon us
from the tomb.
Beatitude Verses
1. We offer Thee the cry of the thief, and we pray: Remember us in Thy kingdom, O Savior. 2. For the forgiveness of transgressions we offer unto Thee the Cross which Thou didst accept for our sake, O Thou who lovest mankind. 3. We bow down in worship, O Master, before Thy burial and rising, whereby Thou hast delivered the world from corruption, O Thou Who lovest mankind. 4. By Thy death hath death been slain, O Lord, and by Thy resurrection hast Thou saved the world, O Savior. 5. Risen from the tomb, Thou didst meet the myrrh-bearing women; and Thou didst tell Thy disciples to announce Thine arising. 6. Those who slept in darkness, beholding Thee, the Light, in the nethermost parts of hades, O Christ, were raised from the dead. 7. Let us glorify the Father; let us all worship the Son, and let us hymn the Holy Spirit with faith. 8. Rejoice, fiery throne! Rejoice, bride unwedded! Rejoice, O Virgin who for men gavest birth unto God!
Beatitude Verses
Tone
3
1. From paradise didst Thou drive our forefather Adam, who had broken Thy commandment, O Christ; but, O Compassionate One, Thou didst cause to dwell therein the thief who confessed Thee on the cross, crying out: “Remember me, O Savior, in Thy kingdom!” 2. With the curse of death didst Thou condemn us who had sinned, O Lord, Bestower of life; yet having suffered in Thy flesh, O sinless Master, Thou hast granted life unto mortals who cry out: “Remember us also in Thy kingdom!” 3. In rising from the dead, Thou hast raised us up from the passions with Thyself through Thy resurrection, O Lord; and all the power of death hast Thou destroyed, O Savior. Wherefore, with faith we cry out to Thee: “Remember us also in Thy kingdom!” 4. O Thou who as God grantest life, by Thy three days in the tomb Thou didst raise up with Thyself the dead in hell, and as One Who is good Thou hast poured forth incorruption upon all of us who with faith ever cry out: “Remember us also in Thy kingdom!” 5. Risen from the dead, O Savior, Thou didst first appear to the myrrh-bearing women, crying out: “Rejoice!” and through them Thou didst announce Thy resurrection to Thy friends, O Christ. Wherefore, with faith we cry out to Thee, “Remember us also in Thy kingdom!” 6. Moses, stretching out his arms on the mountain, prefigured the Cross and thus conquered Amelek. And, receiving it with faith as a mighty weapon against the demons, we all cry out: “Remember us also in Thy kingdom!” 7. O ye faithful, let us hymn the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the one God, the one Lord, as from a single Sun; for the Trinity is thrice-luminous and enlighteneth all who cry out: “Remember us also in Thy kingdom!” 8. Rejoice, O portal of God, through which the incarnate Creator passed without breaking thy seal! Rejoice, thou light cloud which bore Christ, the divine Rain! Rejoice, ladder and throne of heaven! Rejoice, honored mountain of God
Beatitude Verses
1. By the tree was Adam forced to depart from paradise; but by the Tree of the Cross was the thief made to dwell in paradise. For the one by tasting, broke the commandment of the creator; while the other, crucified with Him, confessed the hidden God, crying out: Remember me in Thy kingdom! 2. O Lord Who wast lifted up upon the Cross, Who hast destroyed the power of death and as God hast destroyed the record of our sins, grant also the repentance of the thief unto us who faithfully serve Thee and cry out to thee, O Christ God Who alone lovest mankind: Remember us also in Thy kingdom! 3. On the Cross Thou didst tear asunder with the spear the record of our sins; and, numbered among the dead, Thou didst bind the tyrant of hades, O Lord Who lovest mankind, Who by Thy resurrection hast delivered all from the bonds of hades. Thereby have we been illumined, and we cry to Thee: Remember us also in Thy kingdom! 4. O Thou Who alone art immortal, Who wast crucified and as almighty didst arise from the tomb on the third day, and hast raised up Adam, the first created: Vouchsafe that I also may turn to repentance with my whole heart, and may ever cry out to Thee with fervent faith: Remember me, O Savior, in Thy kingdom! 5. For our sake He Who is without passion became a man subject to the passions; and, nailed of His own will to the Cross, He hath raised us up with Himself. Wherefore, we glorify His Cross, passion, and resurrection, whereby we have been refashioned and whereby we also are saved, who cry out: Remember us also in Thy kingdom! 6. O ye faithful, let us entreat Him who hath risen from the dead, hath made captive the dominion of hades, and wast seen by the myrrh-bearing women and said to them: “Rejoice!”, that He deliver from corruption the souls of us who ever cry out to Him with the voice of the noble thief: Remember us also in Thy kingdom! 7. O Ye faithful, let us all pray, that with one mind we may worthily glorify the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, the unity of the Trinity in three Hypostases, unmingled, abiding, simple, indivisible and unapproachable; for thereby have we been delivered from the fiery torment. 8. O Christ, most merciful Master, Thy Mother, who gave birth unto Thee in the flesh without seed, the true Virgin, who remained incorrupt even after giving birth, do we set before Thee to make the supplication: Grant forgiveness of transgressions unto those who ever cry out to Thee: Remember us also in Thy kingdom!
Beatitude Verses
Tone
5
1. Believing Thee to be God, O Christ, the thief on the cross confessed Thee in a pure manner, crying out from the depths of his heart: Remember me in Thy kingdom, O Lord!
2. Together
let us hymn as Savior and Creator, Him Who on the Cross budded forth life for
our race and caused the curse which originated from the tree to wither up.
3. By Thy
death hast Thou destroyed the power of death, O Christ, and Thou didst raise up
with Thyself the dead of ages past, who now hymn Thee as our true God and Savior.
4. Arriving
at Thy tomb, O Christ, the honorable women sought to anoint Thee with myrrh, O
Bestower of life; but an angel appeared to them, crying out: The Lord is risen!
5. When Thou
wast crucified between two condemned thieves, O Christ, one of them blasphemed
Thee and was justly damned, while the other confessed Thee and dwelleth now in
paradise.
6. When they
had come to the choir of the apostles, the honorable women cried out: Christ is
risen! Let us worship Him as Master and
Creator.
7. O indivisible
Trinity, all-effecting and all-powerful Unity: Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit: Thee do we hymn as our true God
and Savior!
8. Rejoice, O
animate temple of God and impassible gate!
Rejoice, O fiery throne which burneth yet is
not consumed! Rejoice, O Mother of
Emmanuel, Christ our God!
Beatitude Verses
Tone
6
1. Remember me when Thou comest in Thy kingdom,
O God my Savior, and save me, for Thou alone lovest mankind.
2. By a tree was Adam deceived; yet again by the
Tree of the Cross was the thief saved, who cried out: Remember me in Thy
kingdom, O Lord!
3. O Bestower of life, Who hadst broken down the
gates and portals of hades, Thou hast saved all who cry out to Thee, O Savior:
Glory to Thine arising!
4. O Thou Who by Thy burial hast made death
captive, and by Thy resurrection hast filled all with joy: remember me, in that
Thou art compassionate.
5. The myrrh-bearing women who came to the tomb
heard an angel cry out: Christ, Who hath enlightened all things is risen!
6. Together let us all hymn Christ, Who was
nailed to the Cross and hath delivered the world from beguilement.
7. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit let
us glorify, saying: O Holy Trinity, save Thou our souls!
8. O Virgin, who ineffably conceived in the latter
days and gavest birth unto thy Creator: Save those who magnify thee!
Beatitude Verses
Tone
7
1. The fruit which slew me was
beautiful and good to eat; but Christ is the Tree of life, and eating of Him I do
not die, but cry out with the thief: Remember me, O Lord, in Thy kingdom!
2. O Compassionate One, Who wast lifted up upon the Cross, Thou hast erased the record
of Adam’s ancient sin, and hast saved the whole human race from deception. Wherefore, we hymn Thee, O Lord and
Benefactor.
3. Thou didst nail our sins to the
Cross, O compassionate Christ, and by Thy death Thou didst slay death, O Thou
who didst raise up the dead from among the dead. Wherefore, we worship Thy holy resurrection.
4. The serpent once poured its venom into the ears of Eve; but on the
tree of the Cross, Christ poured forth the sweetness of life upon the
world. Wherefore, we cry out: Remember
us, O Lord, in Thy kingdom!
5. Thou wast laid in the tomb as
one dead, O Christ, Thou Life of all; and Thou didst break down the gates of
hades; and having risen again in glory on the third day as One mighty, Thou
hast illumined all. Glory to Thine
arising!
6. Having risen from the dead on
the third day, the Lord bestowed His peace upon His disciples; and having
blessed them, He sent them forth saying: Lead all into My kingdom!
7. The Father is light; the Son
and Word is light; and the Holy Spirit is light. Yet the Three are one Light, for they are one
God in three Persons, One in nature and origin, indivisible, unconfused and
preeternal.
8. For our sake thou gavest birth
in the flesh to the Son and Word of the Father, as thou thyself hast declared,
O Theotokos. Wherefore, O Virgin Mother,
we who are deified through thee cry out to thee: Rejoice, O hope of Christians!
Tone
8
1. Remember us, O Christ, Thou Savior of the
world, as Thou didst remember the thief upon the Cross; and account us all
worthy of Thy heavenly kingdom, O Thou Who alone art compassionate.
2. Hearken, O Adam, and rejoice with Eve; for he
who of old stripped you both naked, and by deception hath taken all of us
captive, hath been set at nought by the Cross of Christ.
3. Nailed of Thine own will to the Tree, O our
Savior, Thou didst deliver Adam from the curse which came through the tree, and
hast rewarded that which is in Thine image with a dwelling in paradise, in that
Thou art compassionate.
4. Today is Christ risen from the tomb, granting
incorruption unto all the faithful; and He reneweth the joy of the
myrrh-bearing women after His suffering and resurrection.
5. Rejoice, O wise myrrh-bearing women, who were
first to behold the resurrection of Christ, and who proclaimed to the apostles
the glad tidings of the restoration of the whole world!
6. O ye apostles, who are manifestly the friends
of Christ and are to be enthroned with Him in glory: entreat Him with boldness,
that He intercede for us, for ye are His disciples.
7. O unoriginate Trinity, indivisible Essence,
Unity equally enthroned, equal in honor and glory, transcendent Nature and
Kingship: Save us who praise Thee with faith!
8. Rejoice, spacious
habitation of God! Rejoice, ark of the
new covenant! Rejoice, jar whence the
heavenly Manna is given to all!