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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode VII

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: In the furnace the Hebrew children boldly trod the flame underfoot and transformed the fire into dew, crying out: Blessed art Thou, O Lord God, forever!

¶2

Having humbled thy body and hallowed thy soul, O wondrous Anastasius, delighting in peace and quietude which transcendeth the earth, thou didst cry to the Creator of all: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

¶3

Theotokion: O all-immaculate Mother of the Son, chosen from before the ages by the heavenly Father, O habitation of the Holy Spirit all adorned, O Mistress Theotokos: blessed art thou!

¶4

Acquiring the faith of Abraham, O blessed one, like a son thou didst offer thy life to the Lord; and showing forth as the father of a multitude of the saved, thou didst cry out in thanksgiving: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

¶5

Ever mindful of things on high, but not of earthly things, thou didst struggle on the mountain, O venerable one, ascending to the heavenly city by the divine ladder of the virtues, and chanting: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

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

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