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Ode VIII

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: Becoming vanquishers of the tyrant and the flame by Thy grace, taking exceeding care to keep Thy commandments, the children cried out: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

¶2

Thou didst triumph over the tormentors and the unclean spirits, O athlete Eupsychius, and art the glory and boast of the faithful, who praise thee with sacred hymns and exalt Christ for all ages.

¶3

Theotokion: O merciful Virgin who gavest birth to the merciful Word, freely take pity on me, who am lacking in loving-kindness, am accursed because of my boundless transgressions, who am unrepentant and have wasted my life in slothfulness.

¶4

The sanctified people of Cæsaria hymn thee, O all-blessed martyr; for thy body, lying therein, poureth forth streams of healings, which overwhelm the passions and divinely bedew the hearts of the faithful.

¶5

Having bravely entered the arena of struggles, O martyr, thou wast lacerated in all thy members, and thine inner parts were laid bare; yet thou didst show thyself to be wholly unshaken, O invincible one. Wherefore, thou hast received crowns of victory.

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

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