Ode 3. The Irmos.

Glory, Both now.

**Theotokion.**

Your Church, O Christ, rejoices at you as she cries: you, Lord, are my strength, my refuge and my foundation.

You opened springs of life-giving waters for the Church, O Good One, as you cried: If any thirst, let them with fervour come and drink.

You said clearly that you would be lifted up from earth to heaven; but you promised to send the Holy Spirit from heaven.

The Lord, by nature giver of life and born of a Virgin, as he is compassionate has given immortality to all the faithful.

My heart has been established.

Do not judge according to appearance, O Jews, said the Master, as he stood teaching in the temple, as it is written, at the mid-point of the feast according to the law.

Do not judge according to appearance, O Jews; for Christ has come, whom the Prophets declared would come from Sion, and call back the world.

If you do not believe the words, O Jews, be convinced by the Master’s works: why do you err, rejecting the Holy One of whom Moses wrote in the Law?

If the Messias must surely come, O Jews, now that Christ the Messias has come, why do you err, and reject the Just One, of whom Moses wrote in the Law?

We worship you, Father in Essence without beginning; we hymn your Son alike without beginning, and devoutly praise the all-holy Spirit, as Three, one God by nature.

Being one of the Trinity, you were seen to have become flesh without changing your Essence, Lord, or burning the incorrupt womb of her who bore you, though you are wholly God and fire.

My heart has been established in the Lord; my horn has been exalted in my God; my mouth has been enlarged against my foes; I have been glad in my salvation.

Kathisma. Tone 8.

The Wisdom and Word.

Standing in the midst of the Temple at the mid-point of the feast inspired by God, you cried out: Whoever thirsts, let them come to me and drink; for whoever drinks of this divine stream of mine, rivers of my teachings will flow from his belly; whoever believes in me, who have been sent from my divine Begetter, will be glorified with me. Therefore we cry to you: Glory to you, Christ God, for you have richly poured out for your servants the streams of your love for mankind.

**Same Melody.**

As you make the water of wisdom and life well up for the world, you invite all, O Saviour, to draw the streams of salvation; for one who accepts your divine law, by it quenches the burning coals of error; and so they will never thirst, nor ever have their fill of you, Master, heavenly King. Therefore we glorify your might, Christ God, as we ask you to send down richly on your servants forgiveness of offences.