Правило от осквернения - 04. Молитва 1-я, святого Василия Великого - текст песни, слова, перевод, видео

Prayer 1, of St. Basil the Great

Again I have become a wretched man in mind and wicked inclination, serving sin. Again the prince of darkness and parent of passionate pleasures has made me captive, and like a humble servant he forces me to serve by his will and fleshly desire. And what shall I do, my Lord, and Deliverer, and Intercessor for those who trust in You, if I do not return to You again and mourn, and ask for mercy for what I have done; but I fear and tremble, lest by always confessing, and promising to turn away from evil, and sinning every hour: and not returning my prayer to You my God, I will arouse Your longsuffering to indignation. And who will endure Your wrath, O Lord; Knowing therefore the multitude of Thy mercies, and the depth of Thy love for mankind, I again cast myself upon Thy mercy, and cry unto Thee: Forgive me that have sinned. Have mercy upon me who have fallen, give me a helping hand, sunk in the mire of sweets. Do not, O Lord, leave Thy creation to be corrupted by my iniquities and my sins: but compelled by Thy usual mercy and goodness, deliver me from the filth and impurity of the body and the passionate thoughts which always defile my wretched soul: for behold, O Lord, as Thou seest, there is no spot in it that is pure, but it is all leprous, and the whole body is seized with sores. Therefore, O Lover of mankind, physician of souls and bodies and source of mercy, cleanse me with the flow of my tears, pouring them out upon me abundantly: pour out upon me Your love for mankind, and grant me healing and cleansing, and heal my contrition, and turn not Your face away from me, lest, as a thing, the fire of despair consume me: but as You said, O true God, that great joy is in heaven over one sinner who repents, do this also upon me, a sinner, and do not close the ears of Your compassion, in the prayer of my repentance; but open them, and set them before You as incense: for You know the weakness of nature, the Creator, and make easy the creeping of youth, and the heaviness of the body, and You despise sins, and accept the repentance of those who call upon You in truth. For blessed and glorified is Your most honorable and magnificent name, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.