Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Great art thou, O Lord, and marvelous are they works

Great art thou, O Lord, and marvelous are thy works: no words suffice to sing the praise of thy wonders. . .
The sun sings thy praises;
The moon glorifies thee;
The stars supplicate before thee;
The light obeys thee;
The deeps are afraid at thy presence;
The fountains are thy servants.
Thou hast stretched out the heavens like a curtain;
Thou hast established the earth upon the waters;
Thou hast walled about the sea with sand.
Thou hast poured forth the air that living things may breathe.
The angelic powers minister to thee; the choirs of archangels worship thee.
By the elements, by the angels and by men, by things visible and invisible, may thy most holy name be glorified, together with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.

At the Blessing of the Waters, Epiphany, Orthodox

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