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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode VII

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: Once, in Babylon, the youths who had come forth from Judæa trod down the flame of the furnace with their faith in the Trinity, chanting: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

¶2

Having ascended to the heights of Christ’s piety, O martyr Thalalæus, thou didst revile the falsehoods of idolatry which drag men down; and thou dost cry out without ceasing: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

¶3

Theotokion: That He might draw all to the glory of heaven, O Theotokos, the Creator of all things was well-pleased to be born of thee, and to mingle with us in the flesh, as our beneficent God Who loveth mankind.

¶4

Founded firmly upon the rock of the Creator’s love and His divine Faith, O martyr Thalalæus, thou wast in nowise shaken by the threefold billows of tortures, and dost hymn Him in thanksgiving as thy Benefactor.

¶5

Drawing forth abundant waters of the miracles of the grace of the Spirit, thou dost distribute them in abundance unto all who ask, O Thalalæus, crying: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

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

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