The following comes from the Jerusalem Georgian Chantbook (late-4th/early 5th-century), Ode 8, Hymnes of the Resurrection: Fourth Mode in The First Christian Hymnal: The Songs of the Ancient Jerusalem Church (trans. Stephen J. Shoemaker; Middle Eastern Texts Initiative; Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Press, 2018), 130; translation on p. 131
11. He who sanctified the Virgin’s womb by his birth,
Has illuminated us.
We bless Christ God, we sing to him without cease,
For his mercy is everlasting.
My Query: I do not know Georgian, so I am wondering if anyone who follows this blog knows Georgian or knows someone who does. I am wondering about the first line: is there anything that suggests what this sanctification is? One being set aside for a holy purpose merely or does it refer to something more (soteriological)?
