The answer
“The deacon says: Stand with trembling. Look towards the East. Let us attend. The priest says: The Lord be with you all. And the people answer: And with your spirit. Then he says: Lift up your hearts to the Lord. The people say: We have them with the Lord. Then he says: Let us give thanks to the Lord. The people say: You are worthy, O righteous One. Then he begins with suitable prayers as ordained by our fathers the Apostles.”1560
Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty
Notes
1560 In the Coptic rite of St. Basil’s Liturgy, the deacon says, “Stand in the fear of God …”