The reader continues by reading the Six Psalms (3, 37, 62, 87, 102 and 142), while the priest stands before the holy table and begins the twelve Orthros prayers. During the Glory following the first three psalms, the priest exits the sanctuary through the north door and continues the Orthros prayers standing before the icon of Christ.
I
We give thanks unto thee, O Lord our God, who hast raised us up from our beds and hast put into our mouths a word of praise, that we may worship and call upon thy holy name. And we entreat thee, by thy mercies which thou hast exercised always in our life, send down now also thine aid upon those who stand before the face of thy holy glory and await the rich mercy which is from thee. And grant that they may always, with fear and love, adore thee, praise thee, hymn thee and worship thine inexpressible goodness. For unto thee are due all glory, honor and worship to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
II
Out of the night our spirit awaketh at dawn unto thee, O our God; for thy commandments are a light upon the earth. Teach us to perfect righteousness and holiness in thy fear; for we glorify thee, our God, who doth truly exist. Incline thine ear, and hear us, and be mindful, O Lord, of the names of all those who are with us and pray with us, and save them by thy might. Bless thy people, and sanctify thine inheritance. Give peace to thy world, to thy churches, to the priests, to all civil authorities and all thy people. For blessed and glorified is thine all-honorable and majestic name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
III
Out of the night our spirit awaketh at dawn unto thee, O God; for thy commandments are a light. Teach us thy righteousness, thy commandments and thy statutes, O God. Enlighten the eyes of our understanding, lest at any time we sleep unto death in sins. Dispel all darkness from our hearts. Graciously give unto us the Sun of righteousness, and by thy Holy Spirit preserve our life unassailed. Guide our steps into the way of peace. Grant us to behold the dawn and the day with joy, that we may raise our morning prayers unto thee. For thine is the might, and thine is the kingdom and power and glory of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
IV
Master God, holy and unsearchable, who didst command the light to shine forth from the darkness, who hast refreshed us by the slumber of the night and hast raised us up to glorify and supplicate thy goodness: Being implored of thine own tender loving-kindness, receive us also now who worship thee and render thanks unto thee according to the measure of our strength; and grant us all our petitions which are unto salvation. Make us sons of the light and of the day and heirs of thine everlasting good things. Be mindful, O Lord, in the multitude of thy mercies, of all thy people here present with us and who pray with us and all our brethren on land, on sea, in the air and in every place of thy dominion, who are in need of thy love for mankind and of thy help, and grant unto all thy great mercy, that being preserved in safety of soul and body, we may with boldness magnify thy wondrous and blessed name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
V
O Treasury of good things, Fountain eternal, O holy Father who workest wonders, all-powerful and almighty: We worship thee and pray thee, calling thy mercies and thy compassions to the aid and defense of our lowliness. Be mindful of thy servants, O Lord; receive the morning prayers of us all as incense before thee; and let none of us be found reprobate, but encompass us with thy compassions. Be mindful, O Lord, of those who watch and sing to the glory of thine only-begotten Son, who is our God, and thy Holy Spirit. Be thou their Helper and their Support. Receive thou their supplications upon thy most heavenly and ideal altar. For thou art our God, and unto thee we ascribe glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
VI
We give thanks unto thee, O Lord God of our salvation; for thou doest all things which are for the welfare of our souls, that we may ever look upward unto thee, the Saviour and Benefactor of our souls. For thou hast refreshed us in that part of the night which is past and hast raised us up from our beds and hast led us to stand here in worship of thy precious name. Wherefore we entreat thee, O Lord, give us grace and power, that we may be vouchsafed with understanding to sing praise unto thee and to pray without ceasing, in fear and trembling working out our own salvation, through the help of thy Christ. Be mindful, O Lord, of those who cry aloud unto thee in the night; hearken unto them, and have mercy, and crush under their feet invisible and warring enemies. For thou art the King of peace and the Saviour of our souls, and unto thee we ascribe glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
VII
O God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hast raised us up from our beds and hast gathered us together at this hour of prayer: Grant us grace in the opening of our mouth, and receive our thanksgivings as we have power to make them, and instruct us in thy statutes. For we know not how to pray as we ought unless thou, O Lord, by thy Holy Spirit, dost guide us. Wherefore, we beseech thee: Forgive, remit, pardon whatsoever sins we may have committed unto this present hour, whether by word or deed or thought, whether voluntarily or involuntarily; for if thou wilt be extreme to mark iniquity, O Lord, Lord, who shall stand? For with thee is redemption. For thou only art holy, a mighty Helper and the Defender of our life, and our song shall ever be of thee. Blessed and glorified be the might of thy kingdom of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
VIII
O Lord our God, who hast banished from us the sluggishness of sleep and hast called us together by a holy bidding, that in the night also we may lift up our hands and confess thy righteous judgments: Receive our prayers, petitions, confessions and nocturnal adoration and grant unto us, O God, faith unashamed, hope unwavering, love unfeigned. Bless our comings and our goings, our deeds and works and words and thoughts. And grant that we may come to the beginning of this day praising, singing and blessing the goodness of thine ineffable beneficence. For blessed is thine all-holy name, and glorified is thy kingdom of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
IX
Illumine our hearts, O Master who lovest mankind, with the pure understanding of thy gospel teachings; implant in us also the fear of thy blessed commandments, that trampling down all carnal desires, we may enter upon a spiritual manner of living, both thinking and doing such things as are well-pleasing unto thee. For thou art our Sanctification and Illumination, and unto thee we ascribe glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
X
O Lord our God, who hast granted unto men pardon through repentance and hast set for us the repentance of the prophet David as an example of the acknowledgement of sin and of confession which is unto forgiveness: Do thou thyself, O Master, have mercy on us according to thy great mercy, notwithstanding the manifold and great iniquities into which we have fallen; and according to the multitude of thy compassions, blot out our transgressions. Against thee have we sinned, O Lord, thou who knowest the hidden and secret things in the heart of men and who alone hast power to forgive sins; and as thou hast created a clean heart within us and established us with thy governing Spirit and made known unto us the joy of thy salvation, cast us not away from thy presence. But inasmuch as thou art good and lovest mankind, graciously vouchsafe that even until our uttermost breath, we may offer unto thee the sacrifice of righteousness and an oblation upon thy holy altar. Through the mercy and compassions and love for mankind of thine only-begotten Son, with whom thou art blessed, together with thine all-holy and good and life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
XI
O God, our God, who hast brought into being by thy will all the powers endowed with speech and reason, we pray thee and supplicate thee: Receive our praise, which together with all thy creatures we offer according to our strength, and reward us with the rich gifts of thy goodness. For unto thee every knee doth bow, whether in heaven or on earth or in the regions under the earth, and every breath and created being doth sing thine ineffable glory, for thou only art the true and most merciful God. For all the powers of heaven praise thee, and unto thee we ascribe glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
XII
We praise thee, we hymn thee, we bless thee, we give thanks unto thee, O God of our fathers, that thou hast brought us in safety through the shades of night and hast shown unto us once again the light of day. And we entreat of thy goodness: Be gracious unto our sins, and receive our prayer in thy great tenderness. For we flee unto thee, the merciful and almighty God. Illumine our hearts with the true Sun of thy righteousness; enlighten our mind and guard all our senses, that walking uprightly as in the day, in the way of thy commandments, we may attain unto life eternal, for with thee is the fountain of life, and may graciously be vouchsafed to come unto the fruition of the light unapproachable. For thou art our God, and unto thee we ascribe glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
At the conclusion of the Orthros prayers, the priest kisses the icon of Christ on the iconostasis, enters the sanctuary through the south door and comes to stand before the holy table, facing east.