[p. 92]

[Praised by] the heavenly ones, Your glorifying angels: have mercy on this Your creation. According to the Law of Moses You were presented in the temple, that You might present human nature to the Father in heaven; through the supplications of the holy elder released by You from [his] bonds: have mercy on Your [creation]. King of the fiery [hosts], who with earthly mortals did walk by [divine] dispensation (*tnōrinabar* [according to the incarnate economy]), [and] did bear passions in human manner; who for our sake took all this upon Yourself in humility: have mercy on Your creat[ion].

RUBRIC: After the Gospel of Saint Mark, [in the] Second and Fourth Mode (*jayn* [liturgical tone/mode]).

[Tone] 2 (Banj, *šarakan* tone 2 / plagal 2) / [Tone] 4 (Danj, *šarakan* tone 4 / plagal 4): We who are gathered at the departure of your servant from the world, we entreat of you with weeping and implore, saying this: be [the] companion on the way [towards] the departure of this sleeping one; in the luminous mansions of your Father, grant rest to our deceased. At the beginning of our salvation, you were baptized in the Jordan; [the baptism] which you granted, new...