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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode VIII

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: O Master Who hast created all things in Thy wisdom, Thou hast established the earth as a weight upon the deep, planting its foundation upon the boundless waters. Wherefore, we all cry out, chanting: Bless the Lord unceasingly, O ye works of the Lord!

¶2

Theotokion: The Preëternal One is conceived in thy womb, O pure Virgin, and the perfect God, Who is born an Infant in the flesh, of thee, the Maiden who knew not wedlock, is seen by men to be perfect God and man, equally enthroned with the Father and the Spirit. Him do we exalt supremely forever.

¶3

The Church of God is glad today, arrayed as in a robe of royal purple; and thy holy monastery, O divinely blessed Sergius, doth possess as a treasure beyond price thy precious body which imparteth divers healings unto all who chant with faith: Bless the Lord unceasingly, O ye works of the Lord!

¶4

Irmos: O children, equal in number to the Trinity, bless ye God, the Father and Creator; hymn ye the Word, Who came down and transformed the fire into dew; and the all-holy Spirit, Who imparteth life unto all, exalt ye supremely forever!

¶5

Theotokion: O pure one who art the portal of the Light, enlighten the eyes of our heart, driving away the cloud of the passions and darkness profound, that the priests may hymn and the people exalt thee supremely for all ages.

¶6

The temple of God is illumined with heavenly light, and therein the assemblies of the pious rejoice, beholding thee, O divinely blessed Sergius, borne in the hands of the hierarchs and venerated with mouth and soul by all the faithful who cry out to Christ: Bless the Lord unceasingly, O ye works of the Lord!

¶7

Standing now with the armies of heaven before the Trinity, and dwelling with the choirs of all the saints, ask thou for forgiveness of sins to be given to those who honor thy memory with faith; and to us who celebrate with splendor the uncovering of thy precious relics grant salvation, that, rejoicing, we may chant: Bless the Lord unceasingly, O ye works of the Lord!

¶8

Christ-loving soldiers, removing your holy bodies from the earth, reverently placed them in coffins, singing as a funeral hymn: Chant, O ye priests! Ye people, exalt the Lord supremely forever!

¶9

Having loved Sion, the dwelling-place of God, and desired to behold the good things of Jerusalem all the days of her life, the holy Elizabeth received burial therein, where priests chant and the people exalt Christ supremely forever.

¶10

The earth was hallowed by the deposition of the sacred relics of the martyrs; for it acquireth them as a wellspring pouring forth all manner of healings, unceasingly curing the bodily and spiritual sufferings of those who exalt Christ supremely forever.

¶11

Triadicon: O God in three Hypostases! Accept the cry of pain of us sinners, which issueth forth from our hearts. Look down upon our suffering land, that therein the priests may continually chant and the people hymn thee for all ages.

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

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