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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode VIII

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: Becoming vanquishers of the tyrant and the flame by Thy grace, taking exceeding care to keep Thy commandments, the children cried out: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

¶2

Thou didst make the irrational passions to thy mind, O pure and blameless virgin, having wedded thyself to the Word and Bridegroom, crying out: Bless the Lord, all ye works; hymn and exalt Him supremely forever!

¶3

Theotokion: O all-pure Virgin Mother, who gavest birth to Jesus, Who was incarnate of thy pure blood: thou hast assembled all the virgins, crying out with them: Bless the Lord, all ye works, and exalt Him supremely forever!

¶4

Having cast down the prince of darkness by your struggles, ye have obtained for us a crown of incorruption, entry into paradise and divine delight in spiritual joy forever, O maidens.

¶5

Having crucified yourselves to the world and been wounded with the love of God, O sacred virgins, with darts of abstinence ye have wounded him who wounded Eve with the taste of sweetness; and ye hymn Christ forever.

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

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