¶1
Irmos: Glory to Thee! Glory to Thee, O Jesus, Son of God, Who hast shone forth the light, hast illumined the morning, and made manifest the day!
¶2
Theotokion: Unable to keep silent, creation doth offer thee the angel’s salutation, O Virgin: Rejoice, O pure Mother of Jesus, the Son of God!
¶3
Glory to Thee! Glory to Thee, O God incarnate, Whose good pleasure it was to take flesh of the pure Virgin! did Joseph cry aloud.
¶4
Glory to Thee! Glory to Thee, O Jesus, Son of God, Who wast born of the Virgin and hast rendered the memory of David and James illustrious!
¶5
Jesus, the Son of God, Whom the prophet David, by divine inspiration, called Rain upon the fleece, hath James preached.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.