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Ode IV

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: Beholding Thee lifted up upon the Cross, O Sun of righteousness, the Church stood rooted in place, crying out as is meet: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

¶2

The opposition of the all-iniquitous did not shake the pillar of thy heart, O martyred passion-bearer; wherefore, afire with zeal for the Faith, thou didst shown thyself to be mightier than fire.

¶3

Theotokion: Thou wast preserved after giving birth as thou wast before birthgiving, O incorrupt Virgin Mother; for thou gavest birth to the Creator of all, Who through thee voluntarily took upon Himself a human body.

¶4

Awakening those held fast in the slumber of impiety, O all-lauded one, by the teachings of the Holy Spirit thou didst raise them up to an understanding of true knowledge.

¶5

Thou didst bring low the loftiness of the demons, yearning for God with exaltation, O Antypas, deified by divine ascents and known to be a God-seer.

Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.

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