O Virgin Pure

O Virgin Pure
by St Nektarios of Aegina
Performed by Radobice Fass

With loving dedication to the congregation of St Luke Serbian Orthodox Church in McLean, VA, especially Ms Alexia Kolias, choir director, and our beloved Father John Vitko.

1
O virgin pure, immaculate:
O lady Theotokos
Rejoice, bride unwedded

O fleece bedewed with every grace,
O Virgin Queen and Mother
Rejoice, bride unwedded

More radiant than the rays of sun
and higher than the heavens
O rejoice, bride unwedded

Delight of virgin choruses,
superior to the angels
O rejoice, bride unwedded

Much brighter than the firmament
and purer than the sun's light
O rejoice, bride unwedded

More holy than the multitude
of all the heavenly armies
O rejoice, bride unwedded

2

O ever-virgin Mary,
of all the world, the lady
Rejoice, bride unwedded

O bride all-pure, immaculate:
O lady Panagia
Rejoice, bride unwedded

O Mary bride and queen of all,
our cause of jubilation
O rejoice, bride unwedded

Majestic maiden queen of all:
O our most holy mother
O rejoice, bride unwedded

More honored than the Cherubim:
beyond compare more glorious
O rejoice, bride unwedded

The immaterial Seraphim
and greater than angelic thrones
O rejoice, bride unwedded

3
Rejoice, O song of Cherubim:
Rejoice O hymn of angels
Rejoice, bride unwedded

Rejoice, O ode of Seraphim:
the joy of the archangels
Rejoice, bride unwedded

Rejoice, O peace and happiness
the harbor of salvation
O rejoice, bride unwedded

O sacred chamber of the Word:
O flower of incorruption
O rejoice, bride unwedded

Rejoice delightful paradise
of blessed life eternal
O rejoice, bride unwedded

Rejoice, O wood and tree of life:
the fount of immortality
O rejoice, bride unwedded

4
I supplicate you, lady:
now do I call upon thee
Rejoice, bride unwedded

And I beseech you, queen of all:
I beg of you your favor
Rejoice, bride unwedded

Majestic maiden spotless one:
O lady Panagia
O rejoice, bride unwedded

I call upon you fervently:
O sacred, hallowed temple
O rejoice, bride unwedded

Assist me and deliver me,
protect me from the enemy
O rejoice, bride unwedded

And make me an inheritor
of blessed life eternal
O rejoice, bride unwedded