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Isaac Lambertsen

Ode VII

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: O Lord God of our fathers, Who in the beginning founded the earth and established the heavens by Thy word: blessed art Thou forever!

¶2

With a sharp stone the ungodly one smashed thy mouth, which preached Christ with boldness in the midst of the all-iniquitous; and having received His glory, thou hast now joined chorus in heaven.

¶3

Theotokion: Thou art my light, O Virgin Theotokos, thou art my joy, my protection and refuge, O blessed one; and I glorify thee who gavest birth unto the God of our fathers.

¶4

Suspended aloft upon a wall, O athlete, and affixed to a hard rock by the great wrath of the tyrant, thou didst not deny Christ, the all-glorious God of our fathers.

¶5

O thy steadfast opposition, O blessed one! O thy fervent love for the Creator, for which He hath adorned thee with an imperishable crown, in that thou didst suffer well.

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

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