The Trisagion

An alternative to the Kyrie

Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy Immortal One, Have mercy upon us.

Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, Ἅγιος ἰσχυρός, Ἅγιος ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.

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Original-language source · public domain

Provenance

Byzantine, c.451

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

One of the oldest surviving formulas of Christian corporate prayer, the Trisagion is a threefold cry of praise first documented in the minutes of the Council of Chalcedon (451). It traveled from Byzantium into Western Good Friday worship and then into modern Anglican prayer books, where it appears as an alternative to the Kyrie.

Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy Immortal One, Have mercy upon us.

Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, Ἅγιος ἰσχυρός, Ἅγιος ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.

Turn your device sideways to read the texts side by side.

Original-language source · public domain

Provenance

Byzantine, c.451

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

One of the oldest surviving formulas of Christian corporate prayer, the Trisagion is a threefold cry of praise first documented in the minutes of the Council of Chalcedon (451). It traveled from Byzantium into Western Good Friday worship and then into modern Anglican prayer books, where it appears as an alternative to the Kyrie.