Hymns from different Christian Traditions - 7

Here we have a photo of inside the Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Kensington, London. I very much doubt they will be celebrating Easter this year as early as 23 March!



Our chosen hymn is the Russian Contakian of the Departed.

Give rest, O Christ, to thy servants with thy Saints:
Where sorrow and pain are no more;
And neither sighing, but life everlasting.

Thou only are immortal, the Creator and Maker of man:
And we are mortal, formed of the earth,
and unto earth we return:

For thou didst ordain, when thou createdst me, saying,
Dust thou art, and unto dust shall thou return.
All we go down to the dust; and, weeping o'er the grave, we make our song:

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Apologies to those of you who are following the Old Rite!