O come ye all and see a strange and fearful sight made manifest to all, the image now beheld, and vex yourselves no more with transient things. To-day divided from the body is a soul, and is translated to th’ eternal world; for in a way it goeth wherein never yet it went, and to the Judge who no respect of persons hath, where stand the Angels’ hosts. My brethren, fearful is that judgment-seat, where naked all of us shall stand, and some be crown’d and some be sham’d. Then let us to th’ immortal King exclaim, When thou shalt try the secrets of mankind, O spare thy servant whom thou hast receiv’d, Lord, Lover of mankind. _Both now. Theotokion._ Through her entreaties who to thee gave birth, O Christ, and those of thy Forerunner, and of apostles, prophets, hierarchs, venerables, and just, and of all Saints, unto thy sleeping servant give thou rest. _Then_, It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord.... _The whole._ Trisagion. _After_ Our Father.... Our Saviour, rest thy servant with the just, and place him in thy courts, as it is written, as being good despising his iniquities, both willing ones and those unwilling, and all those done in knowledge and in ignorance, O lover of mankind. In thy resting-place, O Lord, where all thy Saints repose, O rest thy servant’s soul; for thou alone art lover of mankind. O holy Mother of describeless Light, revering thee with angels’ songs, we magnify thee piously. _The deacon saith,_ Have mercy upon us, O God, according to thy great mercy, we pray thee, hear and have mercy. _Vide page 139._ _After the exclamation of the prayer the kiss is given, while the choir singeth the stichera, tone ii._ Come, brethren, let us give the last kiss.... _And the rest, as hath previously been written in the order for laymen._ _Then, Glory, tone vi._ Me, lying voiceless.... _Both now. The theotokion._ _And giving forth to the grave the priests sing the irmi of the great canon, that is to say,_ A help and protection.... _And the rest._ _Trisagion._ _After_ Our Father.... In thy resting-place, O Lord.... O only pure and spotless Virgin.... _Then_, Have mercy upon us, O God.... _and the rest as customarily_. O God of spirits.... _And the remains are buried._ _And the full dismissal is made._ [Illustration] _Chapter XIX._ THE OFFICE OF THE BURIAL OF A BABE. _After the priest hath given the blessing, the singers sing,_ Whoso dwelleth under the defence of the Most High....[48] _And after this_, Alleluia, _in tone viii_. _Verse._ Blessed is he whom thou hast chosen.... _Verse._ And his remembrance is to generation and generation. _Trisagion._ _And after_ Our Father.... For thine is the kingdom. _Then_, Thou who man-lovingly in depth of wisdom.... _Glory._ Our Maker, and our Author, and our God. _Both now._