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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode I

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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Irmos: Having traversed the water as though it were dry land, and escaped the evil of Egypt, the Israelite cried aloud: Let us chant unto our Deliverer and God!

¶2

Thou hast been known as a star shining with divine light, radiantly illumining with the splendor of martyrdom all who honor thee with pure faith, O Hermias.

¶3

Theotokion: O holy Virgin Mother of Christ, thou glory of the martyrs and joy of the angels, with them entreat thy Son, that He have pity and save thy servants.

¶4

With thy gaze fixed constantly upon God, disdaining all things in this life, O wise martyr, thou didst enter upon the struggles of martyrdom and didst mightily vanquish the enemy.

¶5

Comely of vision and soul, O martyr Hermias, thou didst enlist in the army of the King of heaven, and didst utterly cast down the enemy.

¶6

Thou didst not offer sacrifice to idols, O blessed one, and when thy teeth were pulled from their sockets, thou didst break the jaws of the noetic lions, arrayed in the never-fading wreath of victory.

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

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