Prayer of St Ephrem the Syrian
English
O Lord and Master of my life, grant not unto me a spirit of slothfulness, of discouragement, of lust of power, of vain babbling. (A great reverence to the earth.)
But vouchsafe unto thy servant the spirit of continence, of meekness, of patience, and of love. (Reverence.)
Yea, O Lord and King, grant that I may perceive my own transgressions, and judge not my brother. For blessed art thou unto ages of ages. Amen.
Church Slavonic
Го́споди и Влады́ко живота́ моего́, дух пра́здности, уны́ния, любонача́лия и праздносло́вия не даждь ми. (покло́н)
Дух же целому́дрия, смиренному́дрия, терпе́ния и любве́ да́руй ми, рабу́ Твоему́. (покло́н)
Ей, Го́споди, Царю́, да́руй ми зре́ти моя́ прегреше́ния и не осужда́ти бра́та моего́, я́ко благослове́н еси́ во ве́ки веко́в. Ами́нь. (покло́н)
Church Slavonic text: Wikisource
English: Isabel Hapgood, Service Book, 1906
The English was read from scans of the 1906 book and has not yet been proofread by a person.