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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

Springs of thy dogmas gush forth and water the whole Church, O father; and with thy precious blood thou hast hallowed all who follow thee in the Orthodox Faith and cry out: Hymn the Lord and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

¶3

Theotokion: Following the words of the prophets, O Virgin, we proclaim thee to be the Theotokos; for thou gavest birth to the Child named Emmanuel, Who is more ancient than all things. To Him do we now cry out: Hymn the Lord, ye works, and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

¶4

Having thrust aside the threefold waves of life thou hast now anchored in the calm harbor; for thou didst have the Lord, Who createth all things by His hand, as thy helmsman, steering thy passage, O most lauded Paul. Him do we exalt supremely for all ages.

¶5

Dwelling within thee, the thrice radiant light of the all-divine Trinity hath shown thee to be a secondary luminary which enlighteneth the council of the Orthodox and darkeneth the horde of the heretics, O father, who dost chant: Hymn the Lord and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

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

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