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Ode VIII

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: God, Who descended into the fiery furnace for the Hebrew children and transformed the flame into dew, hymn ye as Lord, O ye works, and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

¶2

Thy most pure mind, illumined with divine purity, didst thou consciously turn away from the darkness of the demons and the gloom of the passions, O venerable one, crying out: Hymn the Lord, all ye works, and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

¶3

Theotokion: O Virgin Theotokos who, being a fountain of life, gavest birth unto the Water of life: Water my soul which is wasting away in the flame of sin, that I may glorify thee for all ages.

¶4

With a rain of incessant tears didst thou quench the fiery darts of the enemy, O wise one, and, kindled with the love of Christ, thou didst utterly consume the rife thorns of the pleasures, O most blessed one.

¶5

By thy supplications, O all-wise one, from temptations and tribulations preserve thou this flock, which thou hast gathered together by thy teachings, and who with faith celebrate thy sacred and honored divine memory which is full of light.

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

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