Irmos: Lament not in vain, O ye who are being choked by knots of despair and have become subject to evil, but in compunction of soul let us approach Him Who cleanseth all things, for He alone is pure and granteth forgiveness through baptism.
Before Thou didst cause wonder in thy strange and supernatural nativity from the Virgin, O Word of God; and now, all-gloriously performing a great mystery through honorable participation, we magnify the font which hath become fruitful through the divine Spirit.
The irmos is chanted again, whereupon we make a prostration.
The earth was hallowed by Thy holy nativity, O Word, when the heavens proclaimed Thy glory by the star; and now the nature of water is blessed as Thou art baptized in the flesh, and the race of mortals hath regained its primal nobility.
Let all the earth rejoice! Let heaven be glad! Let the world exult! Let the rivers clap their hands, and let the springs, the lakes and the depths of the sea rejoice together! For Christ cometh to purify and save Adam through divine baptism!
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.