Ode 4. Irmos
Anastasis liturgical translations — translated by Ephrem Lash
‘The Prophet, foreseeing your ineffable mystery, O Christ, proclaimed beforehand, ‘You revealed the mighty love of your strength, merciful Father; for you sent the Only-Begotten, O Good One, to the world as atonement’.’
As you went to your passion, the source of dispassion for all the descendants of Adam, you said to your friends, O Christ, ‘I have desired to share this Passover with you, since the Father has sent me, the Only-Begotten, to the world as atonement’.
As you partook of the cup with the Disciples, O Immortal, you cried, ‘Now I drink no more of the fruit of the vine with you in this life; since the Father has sent me, the Only-Begotten, to the world as atonement’.
O Christ, you said to your friends, ‘I say that in my kingdom I am drinking a new drink beyond understanding; for I shall be with you, God as among gods; for the Father has sent me, the Only-Begotten, to the world as atonement.
The Prophet, foreseeing your ineffable mystery, O Christ, proclaimed beforehand, ‘You revealed the mighty love of your strength, merciful Father; for you sent the Only-Begotten, O Good One, to the world as atonement’.
Translated by Ephrem Lash. Edition lash.en.anastasis.