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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode V

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: All things are filled with awe at thy divine glory; for thou, O Virgin who hast not known wedlock, didst contain within thy womb Him Who is God over all, and gavest birth to the timeless Son, granting peace unto all who hymn thee.

¶2

Strengthened by Christ, O glorious and holy hierarch, thou didst denounce the falsehood of idolatry, and thou didst mock the high priest thereof as a filthy bird, O wise martyr, mightily finishing the race of faith. Twice

¶3

Theotokion: Possessing the divine likeness of thy countenance for exemplary veneration, O pure and all-immaculate Theotokos, rendered brilliant by thine entreaties and help, with reason we all ever drive away the assembly of the heretics.

¶4

Like another Moses, thou didst manifestly part the sea of impiety with the staff of the Faith, O all-blessed Basil, and didst lead the new Israel to the promised land, to the light of divine knowledge.

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

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