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350. Give rest, O Christ

Give rest, O Christ,
to thy servant with thy saints,
where sorrow and pain are no more;
neither sighing, but life everlasting.

Thou only art immortal,
the Creator and Maker of man;
and we are mortal, formed of the earth,
and unto earth shall we return;
for so thou didst ordain
when thou createdst me, saying:
'Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.'
All we go down to the dust,
and, weeping o'er the grave we make our song:
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Give rest, O Christ,
to thy servant with thy saints,
where sorrow and pain are no more;
neither sighing, but life everlasting.

Text Information
First Line: Give rest, O Christ
Translator: W. J. Birkbeck, 1869-1916
Language: English
Publication Date: 2000
Scripture: ; ; ;
Topic: Funerals, Commemoration, Remembrance and All Souls
Source: Russian
Tune Information
Name: CONTAKION OF THE DEAD
Key: a minor
Source: Kiev Melody



Media
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