Orthodox Study
Isaac Lambertsen

Ode IV

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

Rights-risk acceptedServed

¶1

Irmos: Beholding Thee lifted up upon the Cross, O Sun of righteousness, the Church stood rooted in place, crying out as is meet: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

¶2

Having acquired stronger sense in the Faith, O blessed one, thou didst demolish the feeble fortress of deception, and, rejoicing, didst cry out: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

¶3

Theotokion: In manner past recounting, O all-pure one, thou gavest birth to the Word Who became man, uniting in thy womb the hypostases of Him Who is manifest as possessing two wills and activities.

¶4

Beholding the dispassionate Lord of glory lifted up and nailed to the Tree, thou didst confess Him to be the Son of God Who was suffering of His own will, O glorious one.

¶5

Seeing death withering up through the death of the Immortal One, O Longinus, thou didst hasten to die for Him and to live after death with those who suffered right gloriously.

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

Ask about this

Opens in Study with this context for you to review. Answers require sign-in and access.

In the margin · source text