Iii

Oh, blinded are our eyes, And all are held in night; But like the blind who cries, We cry to Thee for light; In penitence, O Christ, we pray, Give us the radiant light of day.

Ode V. of Metrophanes

(From the Midnight Service for the Sabbath)

{ê ton prôton tôn Angelôn amesôs diakosmon}

Parakletike, p.