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Irmos: Let us chant unto the Lord, Who led His people through the Red Sea, for He alone hath gloriously been glorified.
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O Zoticus, entreat Christ, that He enlighten from on high my darkened thoughts, that I may hymn thee worthily.
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Theotokion: The human race is edified because of thee, O Virgin, for, without leaving the highest, God came down to earth.
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Thou didst show thyself to be an emulator of the angels by thy life on earth, O divinely wise one, spurning the beauties of life as was fitting.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.