Hailing The Way, The Truth And The Life — All the deceased will arise at the sound of the trumpet and sing praise to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, the Resurrector of their bodies. O Father who created Adam from dust, O Son who by your cross delivered Adam’s race from ruin, resurrect me and set me at your right hand, that I might glorify your name!
You do I worship, O Christ our Savior. You are the Resurrector and Savior of all the departed who were baptized in your name and confessed your cross and your death. Blessed is Christ who promised life and resurrection to Adam’s children in the day of His coming. We too shall arise and exalt him along with the saints who have been pleasing to him. Praise to you! By your Resurrection didn’t you grant all the mortal race the hope of life and resurrection? And we offer you praise, for you are the Resurrector of all flesh.
You mortals, exalt and praise Him who by his death emptied the dominion of death and promised all the mortal race life and resurrection. May the soul that has sought refuge in your cross and inherited eternal incorruptible treasure praise and exalt you together with the spirits that number her among your ranks.
Fitting it is to worship the Father who sent us His Only-Begotten Son, who saved our race from death and Satan, and sits at the right hand of His Father entreating his compassion on behalf of all of us.
Saint Ephrem, who lived in the 4th century, was one of the first to introduce song into the Church’s public worship as a means of instruction for the faithful.
Courtesy of Holy Myrrh-Bearers Church of Swarthmore.
