Ascension Hymns
He shook heaven and went up with clouds under His feet
He rode on the Cherubim and flew, He flew on the wings of the wind.

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Afrek Etfe

He shook heaven and went up:  with clouds under His feet:  He rode on the Cherubim and flew:  He flew on the wings of the wind. Afrek `tve af`i `epecyt@  ouoh ou`gnovoc afswpi qa nef[alauj@  afolf `ejen ni,eroubim afhalai@  afhalai `ejen nitenh `nte ni;you. Let the heavens be glad:  and the earth rejoice:  Let all the nations:  of the Orthodox faithful rejoice. Marouounof `nje nivyoui@  ouoh maref;elyl `nje `pkahi@  marourasi `nte nivuly tyrou@  `nte nipictoc `nor;odoxoc. Refrain: For Christ, the Divine, the Only Begotten, ascended to the heavens. Je P=,=c pimonogenyc `nnou] afsenaf `e`pswi `enivyoui. Let us say with the hymnist:  "God has ascended joyfully:  and the Lord, with the sound of the trumpet:  sat on His throne." Marenjoc nem pihumnodoc@  afsenaf `e`pswi `nje `Vnou] qen ou;elyl@  ouoh `P[oic qen ou`cmy `ncalpiggoc@  afhemci hijen pef`;ronoc. Lift up your doors, O you heads:  and be lifted up, you eternal doors:  The King of Glory shall enter:  Jesus Christ is the King of Glory. Vai `nnetenpuly `e`pswi niar,wn@  [ici `mmwten nipuly `n`eneh@  ef`e`i eqoun `nje `pouro `nte `p`wou@  I=y=c P=,=c pe `pouro `nte `p`wou. O clap your hands all you nations:  praise the Lord with a new song:  He, Who ascended to the heaven:  of heavens towards the East. Nie;noc tyrou kwlh `nnetenjij@  hwc `e`P[oic qen ouhwc `mberi@  vy`etafsenaf `e`pswi `e`tve@  `nte `tve canima`nsai. Thus said the Lord to my Lord:  "Sit at My Right Hand:  so that I may put Your enemies:  under Your feet." Pairy] peje `P[oic `mPa[oic@  je hemci cataouinam@  sa ],w `nnekjaji@  capecyt `npek[alauj. He ascended to the heavens:  the angels and the powers:  and the authorities submitted to Him:  according to what was spoken by the Apostle. Afsenaf `e`pswi `enivyoui@  au[nejwou naf `nje hanaggeloc@  nem hanjom nem hanexoucia@  kata `pcaji `mpi`apoctoloc.