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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode IV

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: Proclaiming the coming of Thine appearance on earth, O Christ God, the prophet cried out with gladness: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

¶2

Thy virtues were like a divine sheaf of grain; for thou wast honored by God as a shepherd and martyr, O Hippolytus, rejoicing in Him exceedingly.

¶3

Theotokion: When the angels beheld the Son of God issuing forth from thy womb, O pure Virgin, they said with gladness: Glory to thy birthgiving, O Mistress!

¶4

Thou didst surpass the offering of Abel; for thou didst bring reason-endowed sheep unto God, and, rejoicing, didst present the Master with thine own blood.

¶5

Vanquishing with the Spirit the loquacious evil devisings of the heretics, O blessed one, through love thou becamest an excellent hieromartyr of the Master.

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

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