Irmos: Foreseeing Thine advent from the Virgin, Habbakuk cried out in awe: Incarnate, Thou hast come from Thæman, O Deliverer, to restore Adam who had been expelled!
The Lord now cometh and draweth nigh, the Expectation of the nations and Salvation of the world. Prepare thou the cave, O city of Bethlehem! O shepherds, haste ye with the magi!
Having mingled with men in the might of Thy divinity, by unconfused union in the guise of the flesh, O Savior, Thou restorest and savest Adam by assuming it.
Manifesting Himself in the flesh, the Word entereth matter and dwelleth among us in His ineffable providence. Come, ye faithful! Let us behold His glory, the glory as of the Only-begotten of God the Father!
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.