1And the Lord stretched out His hand, and said: Come to me, all my saints, who have my image and likeness. Do you, who have been condemned through the tree and the devil and death, now see the devil and death condemned through the tree. Immediately all the saints were brought together under the hand of the Lord. And the Lord, holding Adam by the right hand, said to him: Peace be to you, with all your children, my righteous ones! And Adam fell down at the knees of the Lord, and with tearful entreaty praying, said with a loud voice: I will extol You, O Lord; for You have lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. O Lord God, I cried unto You, and You have healed me. O Lord, You have brought out my soul from the powers below; You have saved me from them that go down into the pit. Sing praises to the Lord, all His saints, and confess to the memory of His holiness; since there is anger in His indignation, and life in His goodwill. In like manner also all the saints of God, falling on their knees at the feet of the Lord, said with one voice: You have come, O Redeemer of the world: as You have foretold by the law and Your prophets, so have You fulfilled by Your deeds. You have redeemed the living by Your cross; and by the death of the cross You have come down to us, to rescue us from the powers below, and from death, by Your majesty. O Lord, as You have set the title of Your glory in heaven, and hast erected as the title of redemption Your cross upon earth, so, O Lord, set in Hades the sign of the victory of Your cross, that death may no more have dominion.
2And the Lord, stretching forth His hand, made the sign of the cross upon Adam and upon all His saints; and holding Adam by the right hand, went up from the powers below: and all the saints followed Him. Then holy David cried out aloud, saying: Sing unto the Lord a new song, for He has done wonderful things; His right hand and His holy arm have brought salvation to Himself. The Lord has made known His salvation; His righteousness has He revealed in the sight of the heathen. And all the multitude of the saints answered, saying: This is glory to all His saints. Amen, alleluia.
3And after this the prophet Habacuc cried out, saying: You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to deliver Your elect. Habakkuk 3:13 And all the saints answered, saying: Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord; God is the Lord, and He has shone upon us. Amen, alleluia. In like manner after this the prophet Michæas as also cried out, saying: Who is a God like you, O Lord, taking away iniquities and passing by sins? And now You withhold Your anger for a testimony against us, because You delight in mercy. And You turn again, and have compassion upon us, and pardon all our iniquities; and all our sins have You sunk in the multitude of death, as You have sworn unto our fathers in the days of old. Micah 7:18-20 And all the saints answered, saying: This is our God to eternity, and for ever and ever; and He will direct us for evermore. Amen, alleluia. So also all the prophets, quoting the sacred writings concerning His praises, and all the saints crying, Amen, alleluia, followed the Lord.