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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode IV

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: Christ is my power, my God and my Lord, the honored Church doth sing, crying out in godly manner with a pure mind, keeping festival in the Lord.

¶2

Illumined with the light of the Spirit, O father, thou didst impart light to the blind through thine entreaties, emulating thy Master and God, O divinely inspired one.

¶3

Theotokion: On thee, O all-immaculate one, have I set all hope of my salvation, and I have fled to thy protection. Be thou my helper, O Maiden, delivering me from evil things.

¶4

Thou hast been seen by those sailing afar off at sea, by divine grace piloting to a calm harbor those who with faith invoke thy name, O blessed father Stephen.

¶5

As a sacred minister, thou didst offer thyself as a sacred immolation unto Him Who was slain for thy sake, O Stephen, and, rejoicing, thou hast found rest in the mansions of the first-born.

¶6

Thou wast shown to be wholly healthy on the dry field, O martyr, marvelling with thy precious tongue at the grace given thee abundantly from on high for the correction of men.

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

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