The Reproaches from the Mass of the Presanctified on Good Friday
I.
My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you? Answer me!
I led you out of Egypt, from slavery to freedom,
but you led your Savior to the cross.
My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you? Answer me!
Holy is God!
Holy and Strong!
Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us!
For forty years I led you safely throught the desert.
I fed you with manna from heaven
and brought you to a land of plenty;
but you led your Savior to a cross.
What more could I have done for you?
I planted you as my faires vine,
but you yielded only bitterness:
when I was thirsty you gave me vinegar to drink,
and you pierced your Sacior with a lance.
Holy is God!
Holy and Strong!
Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us!
II.
For your sake I scourged your captors and their firstborn sons,
but you brought your scourges down on me.
My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you? Answer me!
I led you from slavery to freedom
and drowned your captors in the seas,
but you handed me over to your high priests.
My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you? Answer me!
I opened the seda beofre you,
but you opened my side with a spear.
My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you? Answer me!
I led you on your way in a pilar of cloud,
but you led me to Pilate's court.
My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you? Answer me!
How have I offended you? Answer me!
I led you out of Egypt, from slavery to freedom,
but you led your Savior to the cross.
My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you? Answer me!
Holy is God!
Holy and Strong!
Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us!
For forty years I led you safely throught the desert.
I fed you with manna from heaven
and brought you to a land of plenty;
but you led your Savior to a cross.
What more could I have done for you?
I planted you as my faires vine,
but you yielded only bitterness:
when I was thirsty you gave me vinegar to drink,
and you pierced your Sacior with a lance.
Holy is God!
Holy and Strong!
Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us!
II.
For your sake I scourged your captors and their firstborn sons,
but you brought your scourges down on me.
My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you? Answer me!
I led you from slavery to freedom
and drowned your captors in the seas,
but you handed me over to your high priests.
My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you? Answer me!
I opened the seda beofre you,
but you opened my side with a spear.
My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you? Answer me!
I led you on your way in a pilar of cloud,
but you led me to Pilate's court.
My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you? Answer me!
