Thanksgiving Vespers…

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Everyone capable of thanksgiving is capable of salvation and eternal joy.

Wherefore we Thine unworthy servants offer praise to Thee our Savior,

For Thou hast given all things to us, even our very lives.
Thou hast poured blessings upon us though we are ungrateful and disobedient. Showing mercy rather than righteous vengeance;

Thou didst even give Thyself as a sacrifice to save us.
Accept our hymns as a thanks offering,
and through them enable us with our whole heart;//
to eternally praise Thee the Creator, Benefactor and Savior of our souls.

From nothing Thou hast created all
Nothing exists without Thee.
Despite our fallen nature Thou hast given us every blessing;

life, family, gifts, and the abundance of the earth.
O Father and Creator of All, how can we repay Thee,
 All we can do is offer ourselves in Thanksgiving.
 Crying from the depths of our souls,
We give thanks to Thee our only God;//

We call on Thy Name and recount Thy wondrous deeds.

The time of the Harvest is here,
Let us offer to the owner of the field as first-fruits our hymns of praise.

For the abundant blessings He has given us.
Let us not be ungrateful to our Benefactor, O brethren,
 But let us cry to the Lord of the Harvest;//
O Source of all goodness, glory to Thee.

Thine own of Thine own we offer ourselves as a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Thee,

for the immeasurable mercy Thou hast shown to us sinners.
 Granting us all things which are for our salvation,
which Thou didst achieve through the shedding of Thy Blood.

As we unworthily prepare to draw near Thine Altar, accept our common service as a true Eucharist,

that with boldness we may cry with one accord;//
 O our Savior and Benefactor glory to Thee.

hat tip: Holy Theophany Orthodox Church (OCA), Colorado