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[... salv]ation was revealed to us, [when] they were fed in the wilderness. [Refrain:] Merciful [Lord]... Sharing in sorrow through sufferings, You took upon Yourself the death of the cross, and became the bearer of the wood [of the cross] on account of Adam the first-created. [Refrain:] Merciful Lord... The heavenly hosts were terrified when they saw the Lord upon the cross; the light of the sun was veiled, and the light of the moon grew dim; before the awesome glory of You, the Son of God, darkness fell over the universe. [Refrain:] Merciful Lord... The nations of mankind rejoiced when they heard of Your resurrection; they were adorned with new plumage at the resurrection of Your Holy Only-Begotten. [Refrain:] Merciful [Lord]... By the supplications of the Holy Cross and the silent intercessor, and of the Holy Mother of God and John the Forerunner, and of Saint Stephen the First Martyr, and of the Holy Illuminator, Patriarch of Armenia, and of the holy...