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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode VI

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: I pour forth my prayer unto the Lord, and to Him do I declare my grief; for my soul is full of evil and my life hath drawn nigh unto hell, and like Jonah I pray: Lead me up from corruption, O God!

¶2

Kontakion, in Tone II: Spec. Mel.: “The steadfast....”—

¶3

Thou didst in nowise endure wounds, bindings, laceration and burning, as though in another’s body, for shores that pass away; but, receiving a blessed end, thou didst obtain crowns of glory from Christ, O Sabinas. Twice

¶4

Theotokion: By thy birthgiving thou hast set aright our fallen essence, O Virgin Theotokos, who gavest birth unto the Creator and Master Who took upon Himself our weakness and hath saved us from the corruption of death by His sufferings.

¶5

The Church of Christ hath truly been filled with living waters, having been enriched by thee, the fount of miracles, who camest forth from the depths of the river’s waters, for it hath found thee within itself to be a pearl of great price, O Sabinas.

¶6

O God-bearing Sabinas, thou divine scion, unfading bloom, branch heavy-laden with fruit: With thy gladness fill those who with faith honor thy memory, and pray thou unceasingly for us all.

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

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