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Text:Apolutikion
Translator:John Brownlie

81. Apolutikion

Thy Birth upon our world hath given,
O Christ, the truth from highest heaven;
And they who served the stars of night,
Are taught to own a truer Light.
Led by the stars' ethereal sheen,
The Sun of Righteousness is seen;
And night that in their bosom dwells,
The Dayspring from on high dispels.

Text Information
First Line: Thy Birth upon our world hath given
Title: Apolutikion
Greek Title: ἡ γέννησίς σου Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν
Translator: John Brownlie
Meter: 8.8.8.8 D
Language: English
Publication Date: 1902
Source: Horologion, p. 252
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