Ode VI

Irmos: Whirled about in the abyss of sin, I call upon the unfathomable abyss of Thy loving-kindness: Lead me up from corruption, O God!

Kontakion, in Tone I: Spec. Mel: “The choir of the angels....”—

Having died to the whole world, O divinely eloquent one, and remaining alive to Christ alone, thou hast passed on to Him, receiving incorruption of life.

Theotokion: Having conceived the pure Lamb Who taketh away the sin of the world, O all-immaculate one, beseech Him to grant remission of transgressions unto thy servants.

Walking nobly, O blessed one, and showing thyself to be a child of the Light and of peace, thou didst recognize Marcion as the first-born of the night and an adversary.

Taught by thy words, O father, we conquer every vile heresy and the wicked assemblies of the ungodly who would introduce two principles.

Offering sacrifices of the virtues unto the Lord as spiritual fruits, O wise Polycarp, thou wast therefore glorified by God as a worthy hierarch. Wherefore, enlightened today by thy words, we hymn thy praiseworthy memory, glorifying the Lord.

Ikos: Having drawn forth the goodness of wisdom, O father, thou didst fill thy flock with the divine knowledge thereof; and thou didst shine forth the threefold Sun of the all-holy and ineffable Godhead and didst teach the one glory, the one Godhead: the unbegottenness of the Father, the generation of the Son and the procession of the Spirit; and the godlessness of idolatry didst thou cut off at the root. And thou didst bring the souls of the faithful as ripe fruits to God in Whose name we have been baptized and in Whom we believe, glorifying the Lord.