Ode 8. In the furnace Israel’s Youths.

The Fathers, moving out, as from head-quarters, from  the inspired teaching of the Apostles and Prophets, proclaimed: Christ, the Lord of all, is one in person, double in natures, double in energies.

Another. The Chaldean tyrant.

Wholly to banish every shameless error and blasphemy the Fathers of the Church proclaimed that the Lord possessed uncreated energy and will proper to his nature, and again created, as Man and as Creator.

Of the Trinity

Holding in their hands the word of God like a sword you wholly con­founded the enemies of true religion as you declared the energy and will of the Saviour and likewise all that was natural to him to be double, just as his natures.

You are wholly Maiden, wholly fair, wholly formed of light, light-bearing and god-bearing, wholly unique and resplendent; therefore enlighten the eyes of my heart, Sovereign Lady, as I breathe forth your glory and am wounded with longing for you.

Let faces be ashamed and the mouths be muzzled of those who do not proclaim one Son in two natures without division, without change and without confusion; for we orthodox all agree in holding that Christ acts and wills not indeed by one and then another person, but in accordance with both natures.

You that bear the name of Jacob the Patchwork, inscribing his name on your­selves, tell us plainly: Were you of old baptised in his appellation in the font? Therefore, having deserted Christ for that man’s sake, like him you rave, being clearly without shame.

The fourth Council in Chalcedon overthrew the dread Dioskoros, Eftyches and Severos, finally thrusting out of the Church of Christ the Master their thorny error that con­founds the natures of the Saviour. Holding to right belief with it, let us then hate them.

The Godhead of triple light, shining out with a single beam from one three-personned nature, Begetter without beginning, Word of the Fa­ther identical in nature and Spirit equal in kingship and consubstantial, you Youths bless, you Priests praise, you people highly exalt to all the ages.