Irmos: Israel traversed the stormy depths of the sea, which had straightway become as dry land; but the dark waters covered all the chief captains of Egypt together in a watery grave, through the mighty power of the right hand of the Master.
Theotokion: Cause the torrents of my sins to cease, O thou who by thy birthgiving hast caused the corruption of death to wither away, and grant me compunction, O most immaculate Theotokos.
Canon of the feast (originally written in iambic verse), the composition of Cosmas the Monk, in Tone II—
Irmos: O all ye people, chanting a hymn of victory let us sing unto the Lord, Who overwhelmed Pharaoh in the Red Sea, for He hath been glorified.
Theotokion: The Lord Who by nature is incapable of being contained by anything is contained within thee, O Mistress, becoming man in His loving-kindness, that He might save men in His ineffable love.
When the light of the radiant Dawn shone forth upon mortal men, coming forth from the wilderness to the waters of the Jordan, Thou, O King of the Sun, didst bow Thy neck before him, that Thou mightest ransom our forefather from the minions of darkness and cleanse creation of all defilement.
Irmos: Having traversed the depths of the Red Sea with dryshod feet, Israel of old vanquished the might of Amalek in the wilderness by Moses’ arms stretched out in the form of the Cross.
O Word Who art without beginning, Thou hast buried man with Thyself in the stream, and Thou dost lead him forth new again, who had been corrupted by deception; and the mighty voice of the Father testifieth to Thee ineffably, saying: This is My beloved Son, the Child Who is equal to Me by nature.
Canon of the martyrs, the acrostic whereof is: “I honor the glory of Thy martyrs, O Savior”, the composition of Joseph, in Tone VIII—
O wise martyrs, ye have shown yourselves to be precious stars of godly radiance, shining in the firmament of the Church, illumining us with divine splendors.
O glorious ones, ye were shown to be noetic coals set alight by the fire of the Spirit, and ye quenched the fire of idolatry with the streams of your blood.
Drowned in the waters for the sake of Christ Who drowned our impiety in the waters, O martyrs, ye have dried up the rivers of ungodliness.
Canon of the Venerable Martyrs, the acrostic whereof is: “I hymn the great glory of the suffering of the fathers”, the composition of Joseph, in Tone IV—
Having become radiant through abstinence, O most blessed ones, ye were manifestly shown to be godly through the outpouring of your blood. Wherefore, ye rejoice together with the ascetics and martyrs of Christ.
Ye first drowned the noetic pharaoh with a sea of tears, O wise ones, and later destroyed him with the outpouring of your blood, and relegated him to oblivion.
Illumining your asceticism with patience, O favorites of Christ, the Lord, the Bestower of light, rendered your suffering radiant and manifest, shining more brightly than the rays of the sun.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.