Give Rest, O Christ, To Your Servant With Your Saints

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Give rest, O Christ, to your servant with your saints

Translator: W. J. Birkbeck
Tune: CONTAKION OF THE DEAD
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Give rest, O Christ,
to thy servant with thy saints,
where sorrow and pain are no more;
neither sighing, but life everlasting.

Thou only art immortal,
the Creator and Maker of man;
and we are mortal, formed of the earth,
and unto earth shall we return;
for so thou didst ordain
when thou createdst me, saying:
'Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.'
All we go down to the dust,
and, weeping o'er the grave we make our song:
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Give rest, O Christ,
to thy servant with thy saints,
where sorrow and pain are no more;
neither sighing, but life everlasting.

Source: Ancient and Modern: hymns and songs for refreshing worship #351

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First Line:	Give rest, O Christ, to your servant with your saints
Title:	Give Rest, O Christ, To Your Servant With Your Saints
Russian Title:	So svyatymi upokoy Khriste
Translator:	W. J. Birkbeck
Meter:	Irregular
Source:	Eastern Orthodox Memorial Service
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain