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[RUBRIC: Canon of the Holy Prophets. *Harcʿ* [“Fathers” hymn]. *Šarakan* [hymn] in the Fourth Mode.]

[Harcʿ (Fathers), Tone] 8: O You who blended rational souls with our earthy nature, to have the capacity to receive the divine and spiritual graces descended from on high: Blessed [are You], Lord God of our fathers! O You who bestowed upon pure souls in Israel the spirit of prophecy, by which You made known beforehand through manifold types the ineffable mystery of Your Incarnation: Blessed [are You]... O You whose uncreated essence’s coming-to-be they saw as having [already] come to pass, Your Spirit having imprinted upon their sovereign minds the form of the reality by supreme wonders beyond words: Blessed [are You], Lord God... [Gorcʿkʿ (Works)]: Bless the Lord, all works of the Lord; bless [and] exalt Him!