Axion Estin – It Is Truly Meet

I found this few weeks ago while looking for examples of all the Byzantine tones, and showed Adeline when I found it. She’s really big into icons and took to it immediately, now running up to me and asking to see the ‘itons’. Since she’s into it, and this is actually my favorite tone for Axion Estin. It’s especially beautiful, and I thought I’d share it with you. Adeline can name most of the icons; can you? Well, %85 are either the Panagia or Jesus, but still!

It is truly right to bless thee, O Theotokos,
ever blessed, and most pure, and the Mother of our God.
More honorable than the cherubim,
and beyond compare more glorious than the seraphim.
Without corruption thou gavest birth to God the Word.
True Theotokos, we magnify thee.

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~ by Matthew on August 2, 2010.