Trisagion Prayers
for the Dead
PRIEST/BISHOP: Blessed + is our God always: now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
DEACON/PRIEST: Holy God + ,Holy Mighty + ,Holy Immortal +: have mercy on us. Holy God +, Holy Mighty + ,Holy Immortal + ,have mercy on us. Holy God + ,Holy Mighty + , Holy Immortal + ,have mercy on us.
Glory to the Father + ,and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us from our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy God + ,visit and heal our infirmities for Thy Name’s sake.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Glory to the Father + ,and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed by Thy Name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
PRIEST: For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the Father + ,and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit: now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
(The Choir, Deacon or Priest then sings the following Hymns in Tone Four…he may incense and process around the casket, body or Memorial Table if possible)
With the spirits of the righteous made perfect, give rest to the soul of Thy servant, O Saviour; and preserve it in that life of blessedness which is with Thee, O Thou Who lovest mankind.
In the place of Thy rest, O Lord, where all Thy Saints repose, give rest also to the soul of Thy Servant; for Thou only lovest mankind.
Glory to the Father + ,and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
Thou art our God, who descended into Hell, and loosed the bonds of those who were there: Thyself give rest also to the soul of Thy Servant.
Now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
O Virgin, alone pure and immaculate, who without stain didst bring forth God, intercede for the salvation of his/her soul.
PRIEST: Have mercy on us, O God, according to Thy great goodness, we pray Thee: harken and have mercy.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
PRIEST: Again we pray for the repose of the soul of the Servant of God, N., departed this life; and that Thou wilt pardon his/her every transgression, both voluntary and involuntary.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
PRIEST: That the Lord God will establish his/her soul where the Just repose; the mercies of God, the kingdom of heaven, and remission of his/her sins, let us ask of Christ, our Immortal King and our God.
CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord.
PRIEST: Let us pray to the Lord.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
PRIEST: O God of spirits and of all flesh, Who has trampled down Death, and made powerless the Devil, and given life to Thy world: Do Thou the same Lord, give rest to the soul of Thy departed servant, N., in a place of rest, brightness, a place of verdure, a place of repose, whence all sickness, sorrow, and sighing have fled away. Pardon every sin which he/she hath committed, whether by word, or deed, or thought; for Thou art good, and lovest mankind: for there is no man who liveth and sinneth not, and Thou only art without sin, and Thy righteousness is to all eternity, and Thy law is truth.
Let us pray to the Lord.
CHOIR: Lord have mercy.
PRIEST: For Thou art the Resurrection, and the Life, and the Repose of Thy departed servant, N., O Christ our God, and unto Thee we ascribe glory, together with Thy Father + Who is from everlasting, and Thine all-holy, and good, and life-giving Spirit: now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Widsom! O Blessed Theotokos, who art most holy, save us.
CHOIR: More honourable than the Cherubim and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, thou who without stain barest God the Word, and art truly Theotokos, we magnify thee.
PRIEST: Glory to Thee, O Christ our God and our hope, Glory to Thee.
CHOIR: Glory to the Father + ,and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
(The Benediction)
PRIEST: May Christ, our true God, Who hath dominion over the living and the dead: through the intercessions of His all-immaculate and all-blameless holy Mother; by the might of the precious and Life-Giving Cross, of our venerable and God-bearing Fathers; and of all the Saints, establish the soul of His servant, N., departed this life, in His holy mansions, and number him/her among the Just; and have mercy upon us; forasmuch as He is good and loveth mankind.
Through the prayers of our Holy Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy upon us and save us. Amen.
CHOIR: Memory, eternal. Memory, eternal. Memory, eternal.
DEACON/PRIEST: Holy God + ,Holy Mighty + ,Holy Immortal +: have mercy on us. Holy God +, Holy Mighty + ,Holy Immortal + ,have mercy on us. Holy God + ,Holy Mighty + , Holy Immortal + ,have mercy on us.
Glory to the Father + ,and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us from our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy God + ,visit and heal our infirmities for Thy Name’s sake.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Glory to the Father + ,and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed by Thy Name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
PRIEST: For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the Father + ,and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit: now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
(The Choir, Deacon or Priest then sings the following Hymns in Tone Four…he may incense and process around the casket, body or Memorial Table if possible)
With the spirits of the righteous made perfect, give rest to the soul of Thy servant, O Saviour; and preserve it in that life of blessedness which is with Thee, O Thou Who lovest mankind.
In the place of Thy rest, O Lord, where all Thy Saints repose, give rest also to the soul of Thy Servant; for Thou only lovest mankind.
Glory to the Father + ,and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
Thou art our God, who descended into Hell, and loosed the bonds of those who were there: Thyself give rest also to the soul of Thy Servant.
Now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
O Virgin, alone pure and immaculate, who without stain didst bring forth God, intercede for the salvation of his/her soul.
PRIEST: Have mercy on us, O God, according to Thy great goodness, we pray Thee: harken and have mercy.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
PRIEST: Again we pray for the repose of the soul of the Servant of God, N., departed this life; and that Thou wilt pardon his/her every transgression, both voluntary and involuntary.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
PRIEST: That the Lord God will establish his/her soul where the Just repose; the mercies of God, the kingdom of heaven, and remission of his/her sins, let us ask of Christ, our Immortal King and our God.
CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord.
PRIEST: Let us pray to the Lord.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
PRIEST: O God of spirits and of all flesh, Who has trampled down Death, and made powerless the Devil, and given life to Thy world: Do Thou the same Lord, give rest to the soul of Thy departed servant, N., in a place of rest, brightness, a place of verdure, a place of repose, whence all sickness, sorrow, and sighing have fled away. Pardon every sin which he/she hath committed, whether by word, or deed, or thought; for Thou art good, and lovest mankind: for there is no man who liveth and sinneth not, and Thou only art without sin, and Thy righteousness is to all eternity, and Thy law is truth.
Let us pray to the Lord.
CHOIR: Lord have mercy.
PRIEST: For Thou art the Resurrection, and the Life, and the Repose of Thy departed servant, N., O Christ our God, and unto Thee we ascribe glory, together with Thy Father + Who is from everlasting, and Thine all-holy, and good, and life-giving Spirit: now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Widsom! O Blessed Theotokos, who art most holy, save us.
CHOIR: More honourable than the Cherubim and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, thou who without stain barest God the Word, and art truly Theotokos, we magnify thee.
PRIEST: Glory to Thee, O Christ our God and our hope, Glory to Thee.
CHOIR: Glory to the Father + ,and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
(The Benediction)
PRIEST: May Christ, our true God, Who hath dominion over the living and the dead: through the intercessions of His all-immaculate and all-blameless holy Mother; by the might of the precious and Life-Giving Cross, of our venerable and God-bearing Fathers; and of all the Saints, establish the soul of His servant, N., departed this life, in His holy mansions, and number him/her among the Just; and have mercy upon us; forasmuch as He is good and loveth mankind.
Through the prayers of our Holy Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy upon us and save us. Amen.
CHOIR: Memory, eternal. Memory, eternal. Memory, eternal.