After the first chanting of the Psalter, this sessional hymn, in Tone III: Spec. Mel.: “Awed by the beauty of thy virginity…”—
Thy soul is among the noetic beings of heaven, O all-immaculate one, and thy precious body hath passed over to paradise, away from corruption, to a place of light. Thus, let the Lord recompense the iniquitous, for they have spoken falsehoods against thine honored body. Therefore, with the apostles we cry out: Rejoice, O thou who art full of grace!
At “God is the Lord…”, the troparion of the feast, twice; Glory…, that of the martyr; Now & ever…, that of the feast, once.
After the second chanting of the Psalter, this sessional hymn, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Go thou quickly before…”—
Glory…, Now & ever…: The foregoing is repeated.
The earth was blessed by thy burial, the air was sanctified by thine ascent, O most hymned Mary, and the angels opened unto thee the portals of heaven, where, standing now, thou prayest to thy Son for the peace of the world, O Mother who knewest not wedlock.
Glory…, Now & ever…: The foregoing is repeated.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.