Ode 3. Irmos.

O Mother of God, as living and ungrudging source, establish those united in spiritual fellowship who sing you hymns of praise, and in your divine glory grant them crowns of glory.

From you, as land untilled, grew the divine Ear of corn. Hail, living Table that held the Bread of Life! [8] Hail, Sovereign Lady, never failing spring of the living Water [9] .

Heifer, who gave birth for the faithful to the unblemished sacrificial Victim, [10] hail! Hail, Ewe-lamb that bore the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of all the world! [11] Hail, fervent mercy‑seat! [12]

Hail, radiant dawn, who alone bears Christ the Sun! Hail, dwelling‑place of the Light! Hail, you that dispersed the gloom and utterly destroyed the demons of the darkness.

Hail, only gate through which the Word alone has passed! [13] By your birth giving, Sovereign Lady, you smashed the bars and gates [14] of Hell. Hail, All-praised, divine entrance of the saved!