Canon of the Resurrection.

Ode 1. Mode 2 Plagal. The Irmos. Κύματι θαλάσσης.

Crossing the sea as on dry land Israel watched Pharao the pursuer drowning in the deep and they cried out, ‘Let us sing a song of victory’.

Cross-Theotokion.

With your palms that had been stretched out on the Cross, good Jesu, you filled the universe with the Father’s good pleasure. Therefore let us all sing you a song of victory.

Irmos. Ὡς ἐν ἠπείρῳ πεζεύσας.

The end, like a servant girl under orders, with fear approaches you, the Master of life, who through it grant us the prize of unending life and the Resurrection.

Having received your own Creator, as he himself willed, incarnate beyond nature from your womb, pure Virgin, you were revealed as truly Sovereign Lady of all creatures.

Another Canon, of the Cross and Resurrection. Κύματι θαλάσσης.

The God at whom earth and heaven tremble willingly stands at Pilate’s judgement seat on a lawless charge, and is struck in the face by an unjust hand.

You opened wide your divine hands, O Saviour, on your immaculate and life-bringing Cross, and you gathered to knowledge of you, Master, the nations who worship your glorious Crucifixion.

The All-blameless stood by your Cross, O Saviour, weeping floods of tears, as she watched the drops of blood from your side, O Christ, and glorified your immense compassion.

* Mother of God, grant me unstinted grace.

When Eve partook of the food of disobedience of the tree she introduced the curse; but the Pure Virgin abolished it when she bore Christ, the first fruit of blessing.

You bore Christ, the Pearl of the divine lightning. Scatter the fog of my passions and the disorder of my faults, Pure Virgin, by the light of your radiance.

With spiritual eyes Jacob mystically foresaw the expectation of the nations, the God who was incarnate from you, and who delivered us at your mediation.

When rulers had failed from the tribe of Juda, O All-pure, your Son and God came forth from you as leader and now truly reigns over the ends of the earth.