Canon of the feast, with 6 troparia, including the irmos; and two canons for the saints, with 8 troparia.
After the first chanting of the Psalter, this sessional hymn, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Joseph marvelled…”—
Thou didst become a babe for my sake, O Ancient of days, and didst partake of purification, O most pure God, that Thou mightest assure me of the flesh Thou didst receive from the Virgin. And Symeon, taught thereby, recognized Thee as God appearing in the flesh; and the elder kissed Thee, our Life, and, rejoicing, cried out: “Release me, for I have seen Thee, the Life of all!”
At “God is the Lord…”, the troparion of the feast, twice; Glory…, that of the saints; Now & ever…: that of the feast, again.
After the second chanting of the Psalter, this sessional hymn, in Tone I: Spec. Mel.: “The choir of the angels…”—
Glory…, Now & ever…: The foregoing is repeated.
He Who is with the Father on the holy throne, coming to earth was born of the Virgin; He Who is unlimited by time became a babe; and Symeon, receiving Him in his arms, said, rejoicing: “Now lettest Thou Thy servant depart, O Compassionate One, gladdening me!”
Glory…, Now & ever…: The foregoing is repeated.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.