¶1
Irmos: I rise early unto Thee, O Word of God, Who, in Thy loving-kindness, didst immutably debase Thyself and didst dispassionately subject Thyself to sufferings. Grant peace unto me who have fallen, O Thou Who lovest mankind.
¶2
Having purified our minds and cleansed ourselves by partaking of the Mystery of the awesome dispensation, let us go forth to meet Christ, all ye faithful, Who cometh to cleanse us with the streams of the Jordan.
¶3
O friends, behold the voice of the Word, the luminary of the Sun, the friend of the Bridegroom, who crieth out to the people: “Repent and haste ye to purify yourselves to meet the Creator!”
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.