Orthodox Shrines of the Russian North - The Solovski Monastery, Part I

great ektene ; o gentle light ; from my youth ; in the red sea ; by the prophets you made known unto us the way of salvation ; he who illumined the whole universe with his light ; the eyewitnesses of the world had to see ; the tomb and death ; i shall open my mouth ; now the powers of heaven ;the embrace of the father ; you rescued zions captives from baylon ; from my youth do many passions war against me ; you kept zion's captives safe from the deception ; taking up into heaven ; having the divine grace of the teacher ; o, saint father savvatiy ; the most high than the heavens