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Irmos: Let us chant unto the Lord, Who led His people through the Red Sea, for He alone hath gloriously been glorified.
¶2
Katavasia according to the typicon.
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How can I, who am unworthy, hymn the sea of thy wonders and the incalculable richness of thy mercy?
¶4
Where thine all-hymned name is invoked with faith, O most good Mistress, there doth thy mercy shine forth like the day, and all grief is banished.
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Thou dost embrace the whole world with godly love, O Bride of God; wherefore, every breath and creature doth unceasingly glorify thee, the Mother of Life.
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O the ineffable mercy! O the priceless treasure which thou hast revealed to us, O Theotokos, giving us thy holy icon!
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.