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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode V

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: Waking at dawn, we cry to Thee: Save us, O Lord! For Thou art our God, and we know none other than Thee.

¶2

Theotokion: Thou hast delivered mankind from mortality and corruption, for without seed thou hast given birth unto God Who is by nature the Bestower of life, for the benefit of those who praise thee with faith.

¶3

Thou hast been shown to be a radiant and constant star, the liberator of captives, the enricher of the poor, the physician of the sick, the ally of kings and the confirmation of the Russian land.

¶4

The all-glorious Alexander hath been shown to be a wonder-worker in the Russian land, shining like a most radiant beacon amid the whole world, and illumining all who languish amid the darkness of the passions.

¶5

Thy right wondrous and all-glorious memory hath shone forth in the land of Russia, O blessed one, and bringeth gladness to the assemblies of the faithful.

¶6

The gates of Eden have been opened for thee, O blessed one, and ineffable and thrice-radiant light hath shone forth in the unshakable kingdom of heaven; and, rejoicing, thou hast received the gladness of the righteous.

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

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