Ode 7. Irmos.

Of the Bodiless Powers. Same Irmos.

We the faithful recognise you, O Mother of God, as a spiritual furnace; for as he, the highly exalted, saved the three Children, so he wholly refashioned me, humanity, in your womb, the God of our fathers. praised and glorified above all.

Once Daniel, with virtue as his companion, muzzled lions; imitate him, my soul, and by your return to God make the one who always roars like a lion and seeks to seize you ever without effect.

By excess of prodigal dissolution, Lord, I have dreadfully befouled my soul; as you have exceeding goodness, then, O Christ, receive me as the Prodigal, and have pity on me, who sing: God of our Fathers, praised and highly glorious.

Of the Martyrs.

Firmly strengthened by the law of Christ, the unconquerable Martyrs bravely eradicated the counsels of the lawless, dying like professionals as they sang: God of our Fathers, praised and highly glorious.

Divinely shining Martyrs of the Lord, visibly aflame with the light of the Trinity, you passed through the darkness of punishments and the fog of error as you sang: God of our Fathers, praised and highly glorious.

The laws of nature are made new in you, O all-blameless, for outside the laws of the flesh you bear Christ, the lawgiver who ordains by law redemption for all who sing: God of our Fathers, praised and highly glorious.

You, Master, are Light without beginning, shining out from Light, the Father. you set in array lights, the armies of the Angels, mirrors that reflect your lightning flash that never sets, God of our Fathers, praised and highly glorious.

You, the Lord of all things, clearly save the race of mortals by angelic powers, for you have set them over all who believe and who with right belief sing your praise, God of our Fathers, praised and highly glorious.

Tongue and mind have no strength to tell out the glory of your wonders and your works, Master, for you decked with glory the whole order of the heavenly Powers, God of our Fathers, praised and highly glorious.

The Son, who before was without mother from the Father and became without father as one of us for our sake, became incarnate from you, holy Maiden. Him the regiments of Bodiless Powers now worship, God of our Fathers, praised and highly glorious.