Irmos: The Red Sea is parted by that which was cut down, and the wave-ridden deep is dried up, becoming both a path for the defenseless and a grave for the armed. And a hymn of beauty divine is chanted: Christ our God hath gloriously been glorified!
The infinite, all-effecting and munificent Wisdom of God hath built a house for Himself of the pure Mother who hath not known man; and now He cometh to the streams of the Jordan, enriching mortals with His divinity for their restoration.
Elucidating the mysteries, the Wisdom of God summoneth to the light all among the nations who before lay in the lightless darkness of ignorance, leading them up to knowledge of the truth and to the light through baptism which cleanseth men’s hearts and edifieth them through the Spirit.
Let us now hearken to the utterances of the prophets which were prompted by the Spirit; for Christ Who baptizeth in the Spirit and in fire cometh to the Jordan. Come ye to Him and be enlightened, for your faces shall not be ashamed.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.