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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode IX

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: Christ, the Chief Cornerstone uncut by human hands, Who united the two disparate natures, was cut from thee, the unquarried mountain, O Virgin. Wherefore, in gladness we magnify thee, O Theotokos.

¶2

Having now transcended all the senses, thou hast passed on, through love, to the Master, rejoicing, O father, receiving the riches of thy labors, angelic beauty and the everlasting sweetness of paradise.

¶3

Theotokion: Uproot the tares of the transgressions of those who hymn thee, O Mother of God; put down the assaults of temptations; quell the tumult of sin, and still the tempest of tribulations, O Virgin Mother.

¶4

Having received the hope of the blessed and everlasting blessedness with thy disciple and fellow athlete, O God-bearer, watch over those who celebrate your feast.

¶5

Having passed from the earth to the delight of heaven, where the assemblies of the saints and the divine armies of the angels are, O crowned ones, by your supplications save the company of your disciples.

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

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