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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode V

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: With Thy divine light illumine the souls of those who with love rise at dawn unto Thee, O Good One, that they may know Thee, O Word of God, to be the true God Who calleth all forth from the darkness of sin.

¶2

As preachers of God the glorious ones cast down graven images and the temples of the idols, raising up through grace the hearts of men like a tabernacle fallen through disobedience.

¶3

Theotokion: Illumined by the divine Spirit, the sacred Isaiah cried out of old in sanctity: Behold, a Virgin shall receive the infinite God, Who will become incarnate in His loving-kindness!

¶4

As steeds of God roiling the sea of ungodliness, by divine preaching the all-glorious ones truly brought life to those who before were drowning therein.

¶5

As our saviors, visited by God with your divine visitations, ye have saved those drowning in the pain of the madness of idolatry.

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

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