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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode VII

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: In the furnace the Hebrew children boldly trod the flame underfoot and transformed the fire into dew, crying out: Blessed art Thou, O Lord God, forever!

¶2

Defending thyself with the power of the Spirit and the armor of the Cross, thou didst bring down, as though he were a foul bird, the author of evil, who of old boasted unrestrainedly that he would lay hold of all creation.

¶3

Theotokion: That He might deify my nature, the most Perfect One, Who by His word brought forth all things, sustaining and strengthening them, ineffably became a babe and issueth forth from thee, O pure one.

¶4

Bearing thy cross upon thy shoulders, thou didst follow the Lord with all thy soul, and didst receive His divine glory, as a fulfiller of His commandments, O Andronicus.

¶5

The grace of myrrh, which is ever poured forth for the faithful, revealeth thy boldness before the Lord and is like unto the fluidity of water.

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

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