Akathist Hymn to Our Lord,
the Most Sweet Jesus (Chant 3)Akathist Hymn to Our Lord,
the Most Sweet Jesus (Chant 3)O Jesus endowed with a richness of compassion, You called the publicans, the unfaithful, and the sinners to You. Do not despise me, who am like them; but, rather, receive this song as a gift of precious perfume: 0 Jesus, Invincible Strength! 0 Jesus, Boundless in Mercy! 0 Jesus, Unsurpassable in Beauty! 0 Jesus, Unspeakable Love! 0 Jesus, Son of the Living God! 0 Jesus, have mercy on me, a sinner! 0 Jesus, listen to me, defiled from birth! 0 Jesus, cleanse me, born in sin! 0 Jesus, teach me, unworthy though I be! 0 Jesus, enlighten my darkness! 0 Jesus, cleanse me, a sinner! 0 Jesus, restore me, the prodigal! 0 Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me!
Eternal King, True Comforter, Christ: cleanse us from all sinfulness as You cleansed the ten lepers. Heal us also as You healed the avaricious Zacchaeus, the publican, as we sing to You with love, saying: 0 Jesus, Treasury of Immortality! 0 Jesus, Abundance of Riches! 0 Jesus, Food the Strong! 0 Jesus, Fount Inexhaustible! 0 Jesus, Garment of the Poor! 0 Jesus, Defender of Widows! 0 Jesus, Aid of All Those Who Labor! 0 Jesus, Protection of Travelers! 0 Jesus, Guide of Seafarers! 0 Jesus, Queller of Storms! 0 Jesus, raise me up who have fallen! 0 Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me!
But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me. Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; and that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. (2 Timothy 3:10-15)
Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. (St. Luke 18:10-14)
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