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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode VIII

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: Madly did the Chaldæan tyrant heat the furnace sevenfold for the pious ones; but, beholding them saved by a higher Power, he cried out to the Creator and Deliverer: Ye children, bless; ye priests, hymn; ye people, exalt Him supremely for all ages!

¶2

Theotokion: O all-holy Mistress, helper of the world, mighty refuge of the sorrowful, sole aid of thy servants who are in need: Rescue thine inheritance from divers misfortunes and sorrows, that we may cry out with faith: Rejoice, O joy and salvation of the world!

¶3

Adorned with the beauties of the virtues, thou didst weave thy most sacred vesture, O all-praised Tychon; wherefore, telling of thine end and the manifestation of sweet fragrance, thou didst urge those round about thee to glorify the Savior, O blessed one, proclaiming: Exalt Christ supremely forever!

¶4

Irmos: The King of heaven, Whom the hosts of angels hymn, praise and exalt ye supremely for all ages!

¶5

Theotokion: O most good Mistress who gavest birth in the flesh to the all-good God, purify my heart, which hath been tormented by the passions, that I may glorify thee with faith and love.

¶6

Ignoring the law of the body, like an incorporeal being thou didst run whither the crown of higher knowledge was prepared for thee, O divinely wise one; for it was not for flesh and blood that thou didst promise to live, O Tychon. Wherefore, thou beholdest the beauties of the kingdom of Christ, with Whom thou reignest for all ages.

¶7

Thou wast a victor over all the enemies of Christ, and didst undergo torture because of thy conscience, voluntarily sacrificing thyself, O wise Tychon; for before all thy tormenters thou didst cry aloud: “Christ is God! Let the memory of those falsely called gods perish forever!”

¶8

Thou didst water the ground of thy heart with torrents of tears, O Tikhon our venerable father, and, standing immovably in prayer, thou didst glorify the Creator of all.

¶9

By thy watchful vigils and frequent sighs, O blessed father Tikhon, the grace of the Holy Spirit grew within thee and revealed thee as glorious.

¶10

By the sufferings of asceticism and thy valiant struggles, O all-blessed father Tikhon, thou didst cause the divine grain to grow, wherewith thou dost feed those who piously honor thy memory.

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

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