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Ode I

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: He Who is mighty in battle cast the chariots of Pharaoh and his power into the sea. Let us chant a new hymn, for He hath been glorified!

¶2

Having truly mounted the noetic chariot, thou didst drown the captains of the noetic Egypt in the streams of thy blood, O Callinicus, boast of martyrs.

¶3

Theotokion: O pure Virgin Mother, we know thee to be her who gave birth unto God, whom the choir of the prophets foresaw as the portal of heaven and the bush unburnt.

¶4

Clothed in divine vesture, O all-blessed and wise one, thou didst divest thyself of earthly garments, and didst hasten to the contest and put the enemy to shame.

¶5

Having broken the subtle snares of the enemy with the bonds of thy suffering, thou didst cast him, helpless, to the ground, O Callinicus, and didst trample him under thy feet.

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

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