Processional Hymn for the Theotokos Joy of Canada Pilgrimage
O thornless rose of ineffable beauty,
thou didst bud forth on the border of paradise.
For through thine unopened gate, the gate was opened
and through thy sacred icon
thou dost call the Canadian people to enter in,
proclaiming thyself to be their protectress
and defence against the enemy.
Wherefore we cry unto thee: Rejoice joy of Canada.
Rejoice, fragrant blossom of Paradise,
Rejoice, vine that bore the fruit of life,
Rejoice, garden in which God united with the human nature,
Rejoice, gate of Paradise,
Rejoice, ladder from heaven to earth,
Rejoice, restoration of Eve,
Rejoice, mother of the New Adam,
Rejoice, mother of Him Who bruised Satan’s head,
Rejoice, Joy of Canada.
From the Akathist Hymn for the Theotokos, "Joy of Canada" written by Archbishop Lazar Puhalo, Monastery of All Saints of North America.
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thou didst bud forth on the border of paradise.
For through thine unopened gate, the gate was opened
and through thy sacred icon
thou dost call the Canadian people to enter in,
proclaiming thyself to be their protectress
and defence against the enemy.
Wherefore we cry unto thee: Rejoice joy of Canada.
Rejoice, fragrant blossom of Paradise,
Rejoice, vine that bore the fruit of life,
Rejoice, garden in which God united with the human nature,
Rejoice, gate of Paradise,
Rejoice, ladder from heaven to earth,
Rejoice, restoration of Eve,
Rejoice, mother of the New Adam,
Rejoice, mother of Him Who bruised Satan’s head,
Rejoice, Joy of Canada.
From the Akathist Hymn for the Theotokos, "Joy of Canada" written by Archbishop Lazar Puhalo, Monastery of All Saints of North America.
CHIN-Canadian Heritage Information Network
CHIN-Canadian Heritage Information Network
© 1995, CHIN-Canadian Heritage Information Network. All Rights Reserved.
