poia tou biou truphe diamenei lupes ametochos; Euchologion, p.413 tr., John Brownlie 7.6.7.6 I What joy of life abideth, Without the smart of woe? What glory lingers fadeless Upon our world below? II All is a fleeting shadow, And all a fitful gleam, For death with cruel swiftness, Dissolves the illusive dream. III O Christ a light unfailing, A beauty lasting, rare, Shines in Thy face to charm us, And cheer us everywhere. IV Where Thou art aye abiding, Where we that light may see, Grant us, O Christ our Saviour, For evermore to be. |