(Of the Holy Apostle Thomas) {esphragismenou tou mnematos} _Pentecostarion_, p. 23 I O Christ the God, Who art our life, Thou from the sealed tomb didst rise, And where Thy sad disciples mourned, Appeared to them with glad surprise. II Because Thy mercy, Lord, is great, And all Thy word to them is true, Come with its power even as of old, And every sinful soul renew. III All glory to the Father be, And to the Saviour, Christ the Son; All glory to the Holy Ghost, Now, and while endless ages run. Stichera of The Ascension {ho kyrios anelephthe eis ouranous, hina pempse ton Parakleton to kosmo} _Pentecostarion_, p. 148 I The Lord ascended into heaven That He might from above Send down the promised Paraclete On mission of His love. II And there the Father for His Son Had decked a glorious throne; And clouds, His chariots, bore Him up, That He might claim His own. III O strangest wonder e'er beheld, Since ages hoar began, The angels saw the highest place Given to a Son of Man. IV "O all ye angels praise the Lord," The Holy Spirit commands, "Lift up your gates, ye princes high, Ye nations, clap your hands." V To God the Father throned on high, And to the Son be praise, And to the Spirit--Three in One, From age to age, always. Apolutikion of Pentecost {eulogetos ei, Christe ho Theos hemon} _Pentecostarion_, p. 188 I Blessed art Thou, O Christ, our God, Who to Thy followers gav'st The wisdom they have shed abroad By which the world Thou sav'st. II Thou gav'st to them the Holy Ghost As Thou hadst promise given, When came the day of Pentecost, As breath of God from heaven. III And now by them, Thy faithful few, The world Thou gatherest in,-- As by the net those fishers drew,-- From all the woes of sin. IV To Thee, O Father, glory be, To Thee, O Christ, the Son, And to the Spirit, One in Three, While endless ages run. Theotokion {to ap' aionos apokryphon} _Triodion_, p. 469