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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode I

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: Thy victorious right arm hath in godly manner been glorified in strength; for as almighty, O Immortal One, it smote the adversary, fashioning anew the path of the deep for the Israelites.

¶2

Theotokion: He who drowned the Egyptians in the deep through the cloud of the Spirit afterwards came through thee, the pure one, to the Egyptians, and through Mark set them free from deception.

¶3

Praising Mark, the beholder of God, I invoke the grace of the Spirit, that, radiantly inspiring me, He may remove mine ignorance and grant me a divine wealth of wisdom.

¶4

Having illumined Thy divinely eloquent one with the light of grace, O Savior, Word of God, as the Cause of all good Thou didst send to the world him who hath preached unto us the glad tidings of Thy coming.

¶5

A disciple of the most wise Peter, and enriched by having been adopted by him, O most glorious Mark, thou wast shown to be an initiate of the mysteries of God and art a joint heir of His glory.

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

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