The Hymns of Ascents, Fourth Tone, First Antiphon

From my youth do many passions war against me; but do Thou Thyself defend and save me, O my Saviour. Ye haters of Sion, shall be shamed by the Lord; for like grass, by the fire shall ye be withered. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

In the Holy Spirit, every soul is quickened, and through cleansing is exalted and made radiant by the Triple Unity in a hidden sacred manner. The Resurrection Song after the Gospel: Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless One. We worship Thy Cross, O Christ, and Thy holy Resurrection we hymn and glorify. For Thou art our God, and we know none other beside Thee, we call upon Thy name. O come, all ye faithful, let us worship Christ's holy Resurrection, for behold, through the Cross joy hath come to all the world. Ever blessing the Lord, we hymn His Resurrection; for, having endured crucifixion, He hath destroyed death by death. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Through the prayers of the Apostles, O Merciful One, blot out the multitude of our transgressions. Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Merciful One, blot out the multitude of our transgressions. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy; and according to the multitude of Thy compassions, blot out my transgression. Jesus having risen from the grave, as He foretold, hath given us life eternal, and great mercy. Before the Ninth Ode of the Canon, the Song of the Most Holy Theotokos: My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.