Ode 7.

When the voice of the one crying came forth from a barren womb, Zachary, he loosed the bonds of your tongue to cry out: Blessed are you, Lord God, to the ages.

The Friend of the Bridegroom was born from sterility, the Forerunner, clearly foreshadowing the Offspring of the Virgin to those who cry out with faith: Blessed are you, O God, to the ages.

Thrice-blessed Zachary you became wholly a divine instrument of the Spirit and you foretold that your child would be a prophet, as you cried: Blessed are you, O Lord, to the ages.

Zachary, seeing you to be the fulfilment of the Law and the climax of prophecy, acknowledged it as he cried out: Blessed, O all-pure, is the fruit of your womb.