Saturday, March 07, 2009

My Favorite Lenten Hymn

Let my prayer arise in Thy sight as incense, and let the lifting up of my hands be an evening sacrifice.
Lord, I have called to Thee, hear me! Attend to the voice of my prayer when I call to Thee!
Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord, a. secure around my lips!
Incline not my heart to words of evil, to invent excuses for my sins.
Let my prayer arise in Thy sight as incense, and let the lifting up of my hands Be an evening sacrifice.


In the Orthodox Church in America the hymn usually sounds like this.

When the Carpatho-Russians pray it it sounds like this:

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