Ode 1. Tone 1. Irmos.

Let us all sing [11] a song of victory to God, who has done amazing wonders with uplifted arm [12] , and saved Israel, for he has been glorified [13] .

D Enslaved to the passions of sin, I fall before you, Lord, that you may declare me free of them, as I glorify your goodness.

As a throne formed of fire [14] you bear the Creator; as a living bridal chamber and palace of delight, you hold the King, who became what we are, without change and confusion [15] .

E Wretch that I am, I have been wounded by the sword of sin and died. And seeing me lying there the enemy rejoices. O Lord, who raise the dead, give me life and save me.

of which the Acrostic is:

Of the Martyrs

Listen to the voice of those who cry to you, blest Saint. Joseph [16] .

Χ The choirs of Champions have been glorified, for with their limbs they glorified Christ, who put on flesh and through suffering made corruption vanish.

Ο Towers and champions of the Church, the glorious Martyrs endured unshaken by the assaults of the foe. At their intercessions, O God, give life to us all.

Another Canon, to the honoured Forerunner,

The same Irmos.

F You were called ‘Voice of the Word’ [17] , blest Saint. Therefore, O Forerunner, receive our voices that we bring to you, freeing us from evils by your mediation.

W Shining out like the dawn, like the sun, you enlighten the ends of the earth and darken the wicked spirits. Therefore dispel the gloom darkness of my soul.

N To the dead, blest Forerunner, you preached the coming of our life [18] . Therefore put to death the passions that slay me, and show me to be a partaker of divine radiance.

H All-holy Lady, who alone gave birth in time to the immaculate incarnate Son, heal all the chronic passions of my wretched soul.