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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode VIII

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: Once, in Babylon, the fiery furnace divided its activity at the command of God, consuming the Chaldæans, but bedewing the faithful, who chant: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

¶2

At the divine command, O wise one, thou didst manifestly learn from the angel the habit of fasters, wherein the children of piety are now nurtured, who cry out in hymns: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

¶3

Theotokion: O Virgin Mother of God, in piety we call thee the portal of the Light, for in manner transcending nature thou gavest birth to the Effulgence of the Father, Who united Himself to the coarseness of the flesh, O all-pure one. Him do all of us, the works of the Lord, hymn as Lord.

¶4

Thy life of asceticism, resplendent with great radiance like that of lightning, O most wise one, hath shone forth upon all who cry out to the Creator with piety: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

¶5

Glorifying Thee Who wast ineffably begotten before time of the unbegotten Father, O Christ, the glorious Pachomius preached Thee and the most Holy Spirit, knowing the one nature and Godhead of the Trinity.

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

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