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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode I

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: Traversing the deep on foot, as though it were dry land, and seeing the tyrant Pharaoh drowned, Israel cried aloud: Let us chant unto God a hymn of victory!

¶2

Illumine my mind with the light which most manifestly abideth in thee, O martyr, that with divine hymnody I may praise thee, the martyr of Christ and steadfast athlete.

¶3

Theotokion: Having adorned thyself with the comeliness of the virtues, thou didst give birth to Him Who is more comely than all men and Who doth wisely adorn us with His own beauties, O most immaculate one.

¶4

Taught by the instruction of the angel of God, O blessed one, thou didst truly transcend the flesh, like an angel on earth, restraining the lusts and adorning thyself

¶5

Having kept the commandments of God, thou didst openly revile the iniquity of the heathens, O venerable one; and having convinced many by sacred miracles, thou didst lead them to God by thy teachings.

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

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