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Priest: Holy, holy, holy
Holy, holy, O Lord, and holy are You in everything
and most excellent is the light of Your essence
Ineffable is the power of Your wisdom
and no manner of speech can measure
the depth of Your love toward mankind
You, as a Lover of Mankind, have created me, as man
You had no need of my servitude
but rather I had need of Your lordship
Because of the multitude of Your tender mercies,
You have brought me into existence when I was not
You have raised heaven as a roof for me,
and established the earth for me to walk upon
For my sake, You have bound the sea
For my sake, You have manifested the nature of animals
You have subjected all things under my feet
You have not left me in need of any
of the works of Your honor
You are He who formed me, and laid Your hand upon me,
and inscribed in me the image of Your authority
You have placed in me the gift of speech,
and opened for me Paradise to enjoy,
and have given to me the learning of Your knowledge
You have manifested to me the tree of life,
and made known to me the sting of death
Of one plant have You forbidden me to eat,
that of which You have said to me, "Of it only do not eat."
But according to my will, I did eat.
I put Your law behind me by my own counsel,
and became slothful toward Your commandments
I plucked for myself the sentence of death.
Congregation: Lord have mercy.
Priest: You, O my Master,
have turned for me the punishment into salvation
As a good shepherd, You have sought after that which had gone astray
As a true father, You have travailed with me, I who had fallen
You have bound me with all the remedies that lead to life
You are He who has sent to me the prophets for my sake, I the sick
You have given me the Law as a help
You are He who ministered salvation to me when I disobeyed Your Law
As true light, You have shone upon the lost and the ignorant
Congregation: Lord have mercy.