ANTIPHONA
ANTIPHONA
Sung every day in the Divine Liturgy, when it is not the Lord’s day, or a Feast.
First Antiphon. First plagal Tone.
i. Stichos. It is good to confess to the Lord, and to offer psalmody to thy Name, O Most High.
At the intercessions of the Theotokos, O Saviour save us.
ii. Stichos. To proclaim thy mercy in the morning, and thy truth by night.
At the intercessions of the Theotokos …
iii. Stichos. That the Lord our God is upright, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
At the intercessions of the Theotokos …
Glory … Both now …
At the intercessions of the Theotokos …
Second Antiphon. First plagal Tone.
i. Stichos. The Lord is become king, he hath put on comeliness: the Lord hath put on power, and girded himself about.
At the intercessions of thy Saints, save us, O Lord.
ii. Stichos. For he hath established the universe, which shall not be shaken.
At the intercessions of thy Saints …
iii. Stichos. To thy House becometh holiness, O Lord, unto length of days.
At the intercessions of thy Saints …
Glory …
At the intercessions of thy Saints …
Both now …
O Only-begotten Son (See page 247).
Third Antiphon. Second Tone.
i. Stichos. Come, let us exult to the Lord, let us sing aloud to God our Saviour.
Save us, O Son of God, who art wonderful in thy Saints, we sing to thee: Alleluia.
ii. Stichos. Let us come before his presence with confession, and sing aloud to him with psalms: for the Lord is a great God, and a great King over all the earth.
Save us …
iii. Stichos. For in his hand are the ends of the earth, and the heights of the mountains are his: for the sea is his, and he made it, and his hands formed the dry land.
Save us …