AT MATINS
Anastasis liturgical translations — translated by Ephrem Lash
**The Canon. Ode 1. Tone 4. Irmos.**
As you now dance with the godlike ranks of the Bodiless Powers around Christ, the Cause of all things, and clearly take delight in the divine splendour, make radiant those who sing your praise.
Womanhood, by grace made manly, by divine power has through weakness cast down the puffed up pride, which boasted immoderately of old that it could wipe out the sea.
Contemplating you fastened to the Cross, O Master, your far famed Martyr endured the pain of tortures, empowered by your might, who gave strength to our nature.
Without seed by the will of the Father you conceived of the divine Spirit the Son of God, and bore in the flesh the One who is of the Father without mother and for our sakes of you without father.
Translated by Ephrem Lash. Edition lash.en.anastasis.