Akathist Hymn to Our Lord,
the Most Sweet Jesus (Chant 10)Akathist Hymn to Our Lord,
the Most Sweet Jesus (Chant 10)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!
When He that bowed the Heavens came to save sinners, / Zacchaeus, great in zeal. but little of stature, / beheld the Tree of Life from in the Sycamore;/ lifted up above the earth,/ he saw Jesus, who called him:/ coming down in lowliness,/ he repenting, received Him;/ and so salvation came into his house,/ and he was shown forth a true son of Abraham.
This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation. For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe. These things command and teach. Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery. Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee. (1 Timothy 4:9-16)
And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house. And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully. And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner. And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold. And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. (Luke 19:1-10)
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