Irmos: Because the words of the tyrant prevailed, the furnace was once heated sevenfold, but therein the children were not consumed, trampling the edict of the king underfoot; and they cried aloud: Hymn the Lord, all ye works of the Lord, and exalt Him supremely for all ages!
Shedding streams of tears from our eyes, ye faithful, let us wash away all defilement of soul, and when Christ cometh to be baptized let us through light behold the Light within light. For the Father beareth witness to Him from heaven, and the appearance of the Holy Spirit shineth forth in the form of a dove.
Irmos: Come ye to the Jordan…
Christ, Who taketh away every tear from every face, cometh forth, painlessly causing the greatly painful afflictions of our souls to cease through water, and restoring by regeneration men who have fallen prey to age, who exalt Him supremely forever.
Irmos: Come ye to the Jordan, all ye who have mocked cruel Herod, the pillar of wickedness! Let us go, O ye faithful, that we may behold Christ the Deliverer, baptized in the flesh by the Forerunner in the streams. Him doth all creation bless, glorifying Him forever.
Souls are rendered sacred through the fire of the Spirit and the divinely bestowed font of baptism of Him Who purifieth us from the passions, Who burneth away all the dross of vile wickedness, and giveth us the grace to cry out in compunction: Thee do we exalt supremely, O Christ, forever!
Having shaken off the sleep of evil from the eyelids of our souls, let us remove wickedness from our hearts, O ye faithful, and bathe our minds with fervent tears, that we may be shown to behold Christ Who hath appeared, glorifying Him forever.
Let us not bear within us the abominable words of evil thoughts, but, having learned divine words, let us offer hymns to the Word Who for our sake hath appeared in the flesh and enlighteneth those in darkness. Him doth all creation bless, glorifying Him forever.
The depth of the hidden mystery of wisdom is now revealed to men, the abyss of the judgments of God is now disclosed to the faithful as God appeareth in the flesh on earth for the restoration of the human race. Him doth all creation bless, glorifying Him forever.
“Thou dost refuse, O John, that thou mightest accomplish it more readily, submitting to Me. Cease now, for thus it doth become us truly to fulfill all righteousness,” the Master said to the servant. Him doth all creation bless, glorifying Him forever.
Then: We praise, we bless, and we worship the Lord, hymning and supremely exalting Him for all ages.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.