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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode IV

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: Thou art my strength, O Lord, Thou art my power; Thou art my God, Thou art my joy, Who, without leaving the bosom of the Father, hast visited our lowliness. Wherefore, with the Prophet Habbakuk I cry unto Thee: Glory to Thy power, O Thou Who lovest mankind!

¶2

Invested with the power of Christ, O Patrick, thou becamest His priest, and, having manifestly followed in His steps, thou didst offer thyself to the one Benefactor through tortures, crying out in piety: Glory to Thy power, O Thou Who lovest mankind!

¶3

Theotokion: Having acquired the most immaculate one who gave birth to Thee, O Christ, as a weapon, the wise martyrs vanquished the wiles of falsehood and manifestly spurned the blandishments of the tyrants. And now, revealed as crown-bearers, they cry aloud: Glory to Thy power, O Thou Who lovest mankind!

¶4

Thou wast revealed to be a divine sacred minister, O father Acacius, delighting in divine radiance, and showing thyself to be a true martyr of Christ, thou didst spit upon the falsehood of idolatry. Wherefore, thou criest out with joyous conscience: Glory to Thy power, O Thou Who lovest mankind!

¶5

Joining chorus and rejoicing with the company of Thy martyrs, O Christ, Menander is now resplendent in Thy radiance and, magnificently adorned with effulgence, in heaven he crieth out to Thee, the Master, rejoicing: Glory to Thy power, O Thou Who lovest mankind!

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

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