tr., John Brownlie 8,8,8,8,8,8 Kurie, ho ton Lesten (Antiphonon ID' Echos pl. d^1) II ho autos I When Thou wert crucified by men, O Christ, for Thy companion then Thou didst accept the base and vile, Whose hand was stained with blood the while; O, number us with him, we pray! Thou who art good and kind alway. Few were his words, but Thou didst hear; His faith was great, and Thou wert near; And first of men, with glad surprise, He entered opened Paradise. Be Thou for evermore adored! The needy's prayer was not abhorred. |