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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode V

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: Thou hast come, O my Lord, as a light into the world: a holy light turning from the darkness of ignorance those who hymn Thee with faith.

¶2

With the divine lightning-flashes of thy most wise preaching thou hast enlightened those held fast by the night of unbelief, O divinely wise and most blessed one.

¶3

Theotokion: The Lord chose thee alone out of all generations, O Theotokos, and became incarnate of thee, deifying mankind.

¶4

The divine river which proceeded from thy heart hath drowned the torrents of falsehood and given drink to the minds of the faithful, O all-blessed one.

¶5

Enlivened by goodly hope, thou didst endure the ripping away of thy four limbs, sanctifying the earth by thy blood, O thou who pleased God.

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

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