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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode III

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: The Church of Christ hath been confirmed by faith; for it crieth out unceasingly in hymns, chanting: Holy art Thou, O Lord! Thee doth my spirit hymn!

¶2

Sessional hymn, in Tone III: Spec. Mel.: Of the divine Faith…” —

¶3

Denouncing the iniquitous, O Amos, thou didst show forth the righteousness of the Lord, crying out, O divinely revealed one: Holy art Thou, O Lord, Who savest our souls!

¶4

Theotokion: Confessing thy divine birthgiving, and thee to be our intercessor, O Virgin, I have been firmly established; and made rich, I cry out: Rejoice, O Bride of God, my hope and my help!

¶5

Thou wast shown to be a pillar of the New Testament, O prophet, supporting the roof thereof, O divinely manifest one, and crying out: Holy art Thou, O Lord, Who savest our souls!

¶6

Glory…, Now & ever…, of the Pentecostarion, or this theotokion —

¶7

Having mastered divine things, O divinely eloquent and godly Prophet Amos, thou didst cry out, enlightening the people: Holy art Thou, O Lord, Who savest our souls!

¶8

A prophet, a divine instrument of the Comforter, wast thou, O blessed one, ever manifestly called by His grace; for thou givest utterance to the revelation of things unknown, and illuminest with faith those who have recourse unto thee. O glorious Amos, entreat Christ God to grant us great mercy.

¶9

Though the one Lord became man, taking flesh in thy womb, yet did He not separate Himself from the divine essence, remaining God, and preserving thee, His Mother, even after giving birth, an immaculate Virgin as thou wast before birthgiving. Him do thou earnestly entreat, that He grant us great mercy.

¶10

Stavrotheotokion —

¶11

The undefiled ewe-lamb of the Word, the incorrupt Mother and Virgin, beholding Him Who sprang forth from her without pain hanging upon the Cross, lamenting maternally, cried out: “Woe is me, O my Child! How is it that Thou sufferest willingly, wishing to deliver man from the indignity of the passions?”

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

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