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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode VII

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: Once, in Babylon, the fire stood in awe of the condescension of God; wherefore, the youths, dancing with joyous step in the furnace, as in a meadow, chanted: Blessed art Thou, O God of our fathers!

¶2

As showers from heaven water the thirsting earth, so do thy doctrines ever anoint the hearts of the faithful and teach them to cry continually: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

¶3

Theotokion: Behold, the divinely uttered prophecy of Isaiah hath now been fulfilled! For a Virgin hath conceived God the Word in her womb and given birth to the Bestower of life, to Whom all cry out: Blessed is the God of our fathers!

¶4

With divinely wise understanding didst thou describe the incorporeal intelligences, and, as one blessed, thou hast instructed the Church to chant hymns to them: Blessed is the God of our fathers!

¶5

Thou wast shown to be the secure receptacle of the most Holy Spirit, and, proclaiming in prophecy His inspirations and manifestations, O wise Dionysius, thou didst cry out with gladness: Blessed is the God of our fathers!

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

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