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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode VIII

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: Madly did the Chaldæan tyrant heat the furnace sevenfold for the pious ones; but, beholding them saved by a higher Power, he cried out to the Creator and Deliverer: Ye children, bless; ye priests, hymn; ye people, exalt Him supremely for all ages!

¶2

Having put aside the inconstant wisdom of the Greeks who boast in their subtleties, O glorious martyr, thou didst draw down upon thyself an understanding which falleth not and the unshakable discourse of the Master and God of all, crying out to Him unceasingly: Ye children, bless; ye priests, hymn; ye people, exalt Him supremely for all ages!

¶3

Theotokion: Let the only Immortal One, Who by His word brought all things into being out of nothingness, and received human flesh from thee, O pure one, in His loving-kindness, as God and Benefactor, renew all who chant: Ye children, bless; ye priests, hymn; ye people, exalt Him supremely for all ages!

¶4

Upborne above earthly things by the Spirit, O Thalalæus, beholding the Creator and Deliverer in purity of mind, thou didst endure pangs, suffering with valiant soul, and didst cry out: Ye children, bless; ye priests, hymn; ye people, exalt Him supremely for all ages!

¶5

Having dyed thy vesture with the blood of martyrdom, thou didst noetically clothe thyself therein as with a royal adornment, and with all the athletes and martyrs thou joinest chorus in the mansions of heaven, crying out unceasingly: Ye children, bless; ye priests, hymn; ye people, exalt Him supremely for all ages!

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

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