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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode VIII

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: The birthgiving of the Theotokos saved the pious children in the furnace—then in figure, but now in deed—and it moveth all the world to chant to Thee: Hymn ye the Lord and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

¶2

With divine power thou didst annihilate the destructive hordes of the demons, and thou didst receive the grace to banish ailments and to expel unclean spirits, crying: Hymn the Lord, ye works, and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

¶3

Theotokion: Fill me with divine waters, O Virgin who gavest birth to the Wellspring; deliver me from the burning heat of sin, O portal of divine life; and guide me to life who cry out: Hymn the Lord, ye works, and exalt Him supremely forever!

¶4

Having lived in God-pleasing manner, O most blessed one, thou hast now manifestly fallen into the deserved sleep of the just and hast been transported to endless delight, O venerable one, crying aloud: Hymn the Lord, ye works, and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

¶5

Most gloriously doth thy shrine pour forth healings for those who run to it, O blessed father Palladius, dispelling infirmities and causing sufferings to cease; and bowing down before it we hymn thy life, pangs and divine struggles, O beacon of monastics.

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

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