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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode V

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: Enlighten us with Thy commandments, O Lord, and with Thine upraised arm grant us Thy peace, O Thou Who lovest mankind.

¶2

Together ye rose early unto Christ, the never-waning Light, O divinely wise virgins, and were illumined more than by the radiance of the sun.

¶3

Theotokion: O Maiden, pray thou that I attain a blessed end, that I may escape the endless torments which await me and find salvation.

¶4

Ye manfully gave your members over to tortures, thereby tormenting the tyrant by your ­patience, O right wondrous passion-bearers.

¶5

Ye were shown to be the sacred flower of the martyrs, O most lauded ones, imparting to the Church the sweet fragrance of divine ­understanding.

¶6

By your words was the boastful one struck dumb; and by your patience was he vanquished and sent forth to damnation, O all-praised ones.

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

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