Irmos: Isaiah, rising at dawn out of the night, and beholding the never-waning light of Thy theophany, O Christ, which hath mercifully come to pass for us, cried out: Behold! a Virgin shall conceive in her womb and give birth to the incarnate Word, and all born on earth shall rejoice!
Becoming dust, Thou renewest mortals, O Creator; and the manger, the swaddling-bands and the cave were manifestations of Thy humility. And the betrothed of Thy Mother, Thy supposèd father in the flesh, now followeth the counsel of the Father Who begat Thee.
Bearing gifts unto Thee Who wast born in the cave of Bethlehem of a Mother who knew not man, the kings of the nations show forth Thy death with myrrh, thy royal might with gold, and Thy surpassing divinity with frankincense, offering them to Thee as first-fruits.
O Word Who art consubstantial with the Father, coming forth from the unwedded one, in a cave thou madest Thine abode in the flesh, sitting in the manger as it were a throne. And by Thine awesome dispensation Thou dost amaze the magi and shepherds, and hast filled the angels with awe. Glory to Thy might!
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.