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Isaac Lambertsen

At the aposticha, these stichera idiomela, in Tone IV—

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

O all ye nations, clap your hands! Shout unto God in jubilation, O ye who love the martyrs! For He ascended the Tree, and having descended into the tomb, overthrew hades, and He raised up with Himself the dead, who cry to Him: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia to Christ Who hath arisen!

¶2

Troparion, in Tone IV—

¶3

Stichos: The righteous man shall flourish like a palm-tree, and like a cedar in Lebanon shall he be multiplied.

¶4

Glory…, Now & ever…: Troparion from the Pentecostarion.

¶5

Joining chorus together, let us offer the chanting of hymns unto Christ our Savior, for the valiant athlete, vanquishing the enemy oppressor, hath cast him down. Wherefore, we all chant unceasingly: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia to Christ Who hath arisen!

¶6

Stichos: They that are planted in the house of the Lord, in the courts of our God they shall blossom forth.

¶7

Thou hast been shown to be the beauty of the martyrs and the glory of the righteous, O crown-bearing George; for, having trampled down to the ground the mindlessness of the enemy with courage of mind and wisdom of soul, thou criest with us: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia to Christ Who hath arisen!

¶8

Glory…, in the same tone—

¶9

Come, ye who love the martyrs, let us offer the chanting of hymns to Christ Who hath risen from the tomb; for today the noetic springtime hath shone forth for us, producing spiritual flowers, the universal commemoration of the wise great martyr George. And honoring him as is meet, we receive fountains of healing. Let us now entreat him, that he unceasingly pray to Christ the Savior, that He grant peace to the whole world and great mercy to our souls.

¶10

Now & ever…: Doxasticon from the Pentecostarion.

¶11

With faith thou didst fight the good fight, O athlete of Christ, didst denounce the ungodliness of the tyrants and didst offer thyself to God as a right acceptable sacrifice. Wherefore, thou hast received a crown of victory, O holy one, and by thy supplications dost bestow the forgiveness of transgressions upon all.

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

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