Prayer V, of St. Basil the Great

☩ Morning Prayers (version 2) ☩

O Lord Almighty, God of hosts and of all flesh,
Who dwellest on high and lookest down on things that are lowly,
Who searchest the heart and innermost being, and clearly foreknowest the secrets of men;
O unoriginate and everlasting Light, with Whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning:
Do Thou, O Immortal King, receive our supplications which we, daring because of the multitude of Thy compassions,
offer Thee at the present time from defiled lips;
and forgive us our sins, in deed, word, and thought, whether committed by us knowingly or in ignorance, and cleanse us from every defilement of flesh and spirit.
And grant us to pass through the night of the whole present life with watchful heart and sober thought,
ever expecting the coming of the bright and appointed day of Thine Only-begotten Son, our Lord and God and Saviour, Jesus Christ, whereon the judge of all shall come with glory to reward each according to his deeds.
May we not be found fallen and idle, but watching, and upright in activity, ready to accompany Him into the joy and divine palace of His glory,
where there is the ceaseless sound of those that keep festival, and the unspeakable delight of those that behold the ineffable beauty of Thy countenance.
For Thou art the true Light that enlightenest and sanctifiest all, and all creation doth hymn Thee unto the ages of ages.
Amen.

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More from Morning Prayers (version 2)

• Beginning Prayer
• The Prayer of the Publican
• The Beginning Prayer
• Troparia to the Holy Trinity
• Prayer of Saint Basil the Great to the Most Holy Trinity
• Psalm 50
• The Symbol of the Faith (Nicene Creed)
• Prayer I, of St. Macarius the Great
• Prayer II , of St. Macarius the Great
• Prayer III , of St. Macarius the Great
• Prayer IV , of St. Macarius the Great
• Prayer VI, of St. Basil
• Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos
• Prayer to our Lord Jesus Christ
• Prayer IX, to the Holy Guardian Angel
• Prayer X, to the Most Holy Theotokos
• Prayerful Invocation of the Saint Whose Name we bear
• Song to the Most Holy Theotokos
• Troparion to the Cross
• For the Living
• For the Departed
• Final Morning Prayer
• Morning dismissal

☩ Carved with Care and Love ☩