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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode III

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: Establishing me upon the rock of faith, Thou hast enlarged my mouth against mine enemies, for my spirit doth exult when I chant: There is none holy as our God, and none righteous save Thee, O Lord!

¶2

Sessional hymn, in Tone V—

¶3

Theotokion: Now hast thou truly made wondrous upon us thy benefactions and mercies, O Mistress; wherefore, we glorify thy great loving-kindness.

¶4

As a most precious diamond thou didst shine forth unto the adornment of the Church of Russia, resplendent in the innocence of thy life, that we, the unworthy, may also delight in the light of Christ.

¶5

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion—

¶6

With the fervor of the Faith warm thou our hearts and rescue us from the darkness of sin, and root thou the spirit of piety and the fear of God within us who bless thy memory.

¶7

Steadfast in the love of Christ, thou didst show thyself to be a river watering the land of Siberia with the teaching of thy discourses, O divinely blessed Sophronius; wherefore, we celebrate thy memory with love.

¶8

Truly blessed, yea thrice blessed, art thou, O hierarch Sophronius! Cleaving unto God with perfect love, thou didst love all men, laying down thy life for thy flock, doing good to the unfortunate, and watering souls with humility and submission to divine Providence; wherefore, we call thee blessed.

¶9

An invincible rampart art thou for us Christians, O Virgin Theotokos; for, fleeing to thee, we remain unscathed, and though we sin again, we have thee as our advocate. Wherefore, giving thanks we cry to thee: Rejoice, O thou who art full of grace! The Lord is with thee!

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

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