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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode VIII

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: The instruments of ungodliness played other music, but the heralds of godliness, like a harp, chanted: Bless the Lord, O ye works of the Lord!

¶2

The equals of the angels, vying with the ranks of heaven, standing all night in vigils, sang: All ye works of the Lord, bless Christ forever!

¶3

Taking up their cross, with all their heart the martyrs followed after Thee, the Master, chanting: All ye works of the Lord, bless Christ forever!

¶4

Having purified body, soul and spirit equally, consumed in the fire, ye offered yourselves up as whole-burnt offerings to God, O fathers, exalting Christ supremely for all ages.

¶5

Triadicon: Let those who utter blasphemy, saying that Thou Who art indivisible art in two hypostases, be put to shame as ones who worship a deity of four persons; for we worship Thee alone as One of the divine Trinity.

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

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