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Holy of holies, Trinity, purify us [to be] a dwelling for thee; grant [us], with the children of the bridal chamber, to rest with thee upon the bed; grant the petition of the friend, the loan of the three loaves of bread. [Refrain cue: For...] Visible light thou didst create, the daytime and the night thou didst divide; cause to dawn upon us, O Lord, in the night, the intelligible ray; grant at all times the shelter of thy protecting right hand. [Refrain cue: For...] May the fire of thy love, cast upon earth, be kindled in our souls; may it purify the thoughts of our hearts, [and] cause the light of thy knowledge to shine; may it awaken us from the sleep of death, [and] inflame our minds with thy flame. [Refrain cue: For...] Unto thee we look, O unapproachable Light, hidden from sensible light; who for our sake wast laid in the pit, and didst sleep in the tomb; sleep with us, O watchful Nature, [and] repel the operation of the Evil One. [Refrain cue: For...]