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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode VII

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: The supremely exalted Lord of our fathers quenched the flame and bedewed the children, who sang together: Blessed art Thou, O God!

¶2

Katavasia: The children raised together in piety, disdaining the ungodly command, feared not the threat of the fire, but, standing in the midst of the flame, they chanted: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

¶3

The most patient and mighty Alypius, beset by winter over many years, was most gloriously warmed by the fervor of the Spirit.

¶4

Theotokion: The Unapproachable One received noetic and animate flesh of thee, O Ever-virgin, that He might save those who chant: Blessed art Thou, O God!

¶5

Irmos: O Lord God of our fathers, Who in the beginning founded the earth and established the heavens by Thy word: blessed art Thou forever!

¶6

Possessed of a way of life which led thee toward the heights of heaven, thou didst disdain the body as something which was destined to decompose; and when it began to putrefy, thou didst pay no heed to thy pain.

¶7

Theotokion: Lead our mind captive to obedience to the Faith, O Theotokos, keep our spirit and soul most perfect, and preserve our bodies undefiled until the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¶8

Spurning all love of pleasure, O father, thou didst suffer, contending against winter and the heat of day, chanting whilst exposed to the elements: Blessed is the God of our fathers!

¶9

Those who that are afflicted in the flesh have received strength and healing from thee, O father; and those who sorrow in spirit and are overcome by the grief of life have found spiritual comfort in compunctionately calling upon the holy and glorious name of thee, who glorifiest the God of Israel, Who is wondrous in His saints.

¶10

O father whose name betokeneth innocence, thy light hath so shone before men that, seeing thy good works and thy many miracles, they glorify the God of Israel, wondrous in His saints, Who worketh wonders through thee.

¶11

Triadicon: O God, heal Thou our spiritual ailments through the supplications of the saint whom Thou hast glorified, and who with tender solicitude doth hasten to the aid of those who are in need of his active assistance before Thee, O Holy Trinity.

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

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