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Ode VIII

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: Once, in Babylon, the fiery furnace divided its activity at the command of God, consuming the Chaldæans, but bedewing the faithful, who chant: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

¶2

Theotokion: O Virgin, thou didst bear in thy womb the Son, the noetic Myrrh poured forth, perfuming mortals with the incense of divinity and delivering from corruption those who cry out: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

¶3

Illumined by divine understanding, thou didst truly become a throne of sensibility; and guided with divine wisdom by the command of God, thou didst shine forth in virtue, crying: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

¶4

By the splendor of thy words, the manifestation of miracles and the purity of thy life thou wast shown to be a mystic chariot bearing the name of the Lord, O venerable one, crying: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

¶5

Adopted by divine grace, thou becamest a fellow heir with Christ and hast received the riches of heaven and the kingdom which will never be superseded, O divinely eloquent one, crying: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

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

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