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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode VII

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: O all-hymned Lord God of our fathers, Who saved the children of Abraham in the fire, slaying the Chaldæans whom justice rightly overtook: blessed art Thou!

¶2

Theotokion: Adorned with the beauties of the virtues, O all-immaculate one, thou gavest birth to the Word Who is more comely than the sons of men, and Who adorneth those who hymn thee with beauteous majesty.

¶3

As thou gavest birth to the Mother of true Life, O Anna, thou hast been translated to the true life and light, crying out: O Lord God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

¶4

As mother of the Mother of the Deliverer, O Anna, thou hast gone up from earth to heaven, adorned with the virtues, crying out in praise: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

¶5

O God-bearer, thou hast departed for never-ending life, for the vast plain of the meadow of paradise, for the unwaning light, crying out: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

¶6

Arrayed in the virtues and adorned with the beauty of divine gifts, thou hast been translated to God, crying out unceasingly: O all-hymned Lord God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

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

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