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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode IV

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: I have heard of Thy glorious dispensation, O Christ God, how Thou wast born of the Virgin, that Thou mightest save from deception those who cry: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

¶2

The blameless Job hath been shown forth to us as a most exemplary model and animate pillar, and he hath made us his emulators, who cry: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

¶3

Theotokion: We hymn thee, O all-glorious Bride of God who knewest not wedlock, and gavest birth to the Savior in the flesh, and without ceasing we cry out to thee thus: Rejoice, O intercessor for thy servants!

¶4

O all-blessed Job, He Who healeth the crime which was committed in Eden healed the sufferings which thine innocent soul endured with forbearance and patience on the dung-hill.

¶5

Considering with his holy mind, Job chanted: “Having received good things from the Lord, shall I not then steadfastly endure my pangs? Glory to Thy power, O Lord!”

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

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