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The Akathist Hymn

 

This is a long poem of praise that contemplates Mary through a succession of images of extraordinary poetry that seeks to speak, with ever-new words, the mystery of she who welcomes God and gives Him to the world.


Rejoice, radiance of joy,
Rejoice, through whom evil has vanished,
Rejoice, you who lift Adam from his fall,
Rejoice, through whom Eve no longer weeps.
Rejoice, mountain inaccessible to human thoughts,
Rejoice, miracle proclaimed by the angels,
Rejoice, for you become the throne and palace of the King,
Rejoice, you who bear Him who bears all things.
Rejoice, Mother of the Lamb and the Shepherd,
Rejoice, fold of the one flock,
Rejoice, mystery of divine Wisdom,
Rejoice, Mother of the unending Light.
Rejoice, you who inspire the apostles’ words,
Rejoice, for your teaching surpasses all knowledge,
Rejoice, you who enlighten the minds of believers,
Rejoice, you are the strength of Christ’s witnesses.
Rejoice, our Advocate before the just and good Judge,
Rejoice, reconciliation for many sinners,
Rejoice, protective cloak of those who have no other recourse,
Rejoice, tenderness that surpasses all love,
Rejoice, you who deliver us from death and the grave,
Rejoice, through whom Paradise opens once more,
Rejoice, key to the kingdom of Christ,
Rejoice, hope of eternal blessings.
Rejoice, temple of the God of all infinity,
Rejoice, shrine where divine Wisdom rests,
Rejoice, land of promise,
Rejoice, tabernacle of the living God.
Rejoice, ark gilded by the Spirit,
Rejoice, inexhaustible treasure of Life,
Rejoice, you give us the God of Love,
Rejoice, you open the gates of Paradise to us.
Rejoice, garden of the Lord, friend of humanity,
Rejoice, you who bore the Sower of our life,
Rejoice, ladder through whom God descended from heaven,
Rejoice, joy of all generations.
Rejoice, bridal chamber of the Word of God,
Rejoice, you who unite believers to the Lord,
Rejoice, servant at the Wedding Feast,
Rejoice, dazzling gate of light.
Rejoice, star announcing the rising sun,
Rejoice, through whom God becomes a little child,
Rejoice, for you renew all creation,
Rejoice, in you we adore the Creator.
Rejoice, beginning of Christ’s marvels,
Rejoice, you who open us to the ineffable secret,
Rejoice, faith of those who pray in silence,
Rejoice, abyss impenetrable even to angels.
Rejoice, radiance of the true Sun,
Rejoice, brightness of the unsetting Light,
Rejoice, you who bear the inaccessible Light,
Rejoice, for you enlighten our hearts.
Rejoice, whose birth pours streams of living water upon the world,
Rejoice, living image of the water of baptism,
Rejoice, cup from which we draw joy,
Rejoice, inexhaustible wellspring of joy.
Rejoice, through whom Hell is stripped bare,
Rejoice, you who know the splendor of grace,
Rejoice, you who make our faith unshakable,
Rejoice, you who clothe us in glory.
Rejoice, radiance of the Resurrection,
Rejoice, tree whose mysterious fruit nourishes believers,
Rejoice, tree of shade and coolness,
Rejoice, God’s goodwill toward sinners.
Rejoice, through whom the heavens rejoice with the earth,
Rejoice, through whom the earth exults with the heavens,
Rejoice, dawn of the unending day,
Rejoice, pillar of fire that guides us through the darkness.
Rejoice, Virgin chosen by the Father from all eternity,
Rejoice, Mother of the Son of God come to save humanity,
Rejoice, dwelling place of the Holy Spirit,
Rejoice, through you we give thanks to the Holy Trinity.