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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode VII

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: The children of Abraham in the Persian furnace, afire with love of piety more than with the flame, cried out: Blessed art Thou in the temple of Thy glory, O Lord!

¶2

Tried by wounding more than gold is tried in the fire, O divinely wise one, thou wast shown to be a pillar of the virtues, repelling the assaults of the demons, and crying: Blessed art Thou, O my God, Lord of our fathers!

¶3

Theotokion: Without corrupting thy virginity in the least, O Maiden, the Word of the Father made His abode within thee; and the glorious choir of the martyrs hath venerated thee, confessing thee to be the pure Theotokos.

¶4

After thine end, thy body, which had been secretly cast forth, O martyr, emitting the radiance of divine healings, dispelled the harm wrought by the demons through the divine power of Him Who made thee manifest.

¶5

Wholly enjoying divine favor, O most blessed one, without hesitation thou didst give thy body over to wounding, and as thou didst desire, O venerable one, thou standest, crowned, before the Almighty in the heavens.

¶6

As a shepherd of the reason-endowed sheep, O wise one, thou didst preserve them unharmed by the noetic wolves; and abiding with them in the fold of heaven, thou standest before the ultimate Object of holy desires.

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

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