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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode IX

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: God the Lord, the Son of the unoriginate Father, hath revealed Himself to us incarnate of the Virgin, to enlighten those in darkness and to gather the dispersed. Wherefore, we magnify the all-hymned Theotokos.

¶2

Now Christ is visible to thee not in indistinct images. He Who before was seen as in a glass darkly, is seen face to face in true manifestation, O namesake of the gifts of our Savior and God. Twice

¶3

Theotokion: The first Adam, who fell prey to corruption through disobedience, was restored by thee, O Mother of God; for, having ineffably given birth without corruption to the incarnate Word, thou didst uproot corruption, causing incorruption to blossom forth.

¶4

Thy divine desire was fulfilled, O Theodore: for thou didst reach the end of thy life, which with compunction thou didst behold from afar through thine asceticism; and having attained it, thou didst set aside all desires, O boast of fasters, splendor of monastics.

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

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