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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode VIII

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: The children in Babylon, consumed by zeal divine, manfully trampled the tyrant and the flame underfoot; and, cast into the midst of the fire, bedewed they chanted: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

¶2

Strengthened by the power of the Spirit, on the wings of thy virtues thou didst soar aloft to the heavens, O divinely wise one; and for all these years thou hast now dwelt where time is never-ending. Pray that we also may attain thereto, who chant: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

¶3

Theotokion: Standing before the throne of the Trinity, O Virgin Mother, and gazing continually upon the glory of the Godhead in three Hypostases, pray for us sinners, that we, who with hymns glorify thee and the Lord Who was born of thee, may not be deprived of the glory of heaven.

¶4

From the house of the Mother of God thou hast passed over to the most radiant Jerusalem, the abode of God. Dwelling with the angels among the citizens of heaven, mediate for us, that we who hymn the Lord with songs at thy memorial may be reckoned among their number.

¶5

O Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Thou single Essence of the Trinity, possessed of one kingship, power and authority: Deliver us from the power of the prince of darkness through the supplications of our God-bearing fathers of the Caves, for with them we, who bless Thee as the Lord forever, bring Nestor before Thee to make entreaty.

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

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