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Ode IV

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: Thou didst come forth from the Virgin, neither a mediator nor an angel, but Thyself incarnate, O Lord, and hast saved me, the whole man; wherefore, I cry to thee: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

¶2

With frequent wounds of abstinence thou didst wound the passions of Egypt, O Theodore, and thou hast guided to the land of heaven those who piously and venerably follow thee.

¶3

Theotokion: At the dread hour, O all-pure and immaculate one, save and deliver me who am condemned, and rescue me from Gehenna, that I may bless and honor thee as is meet.

¶4

With the embroidery of the virtues, O Theodore, thou didst fashion for thyself vesture pleasing and most pure, and having arrayed thyself therein, thou hast entered into the bridal-chamber on high.

¶5

Thy body fallen in through desiccation, thou didst labor to cover thy flesh with hair-cloth, O Theodore; wherefore, noetic gladness shone forth upon thee through the divine Spirit.

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

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