Aposticha stichera idiomela, the composition of Anatolius, in Tone II—
Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen
Seeing Thee coming to him at the River Jordan, John said: “O Christ God, wherefore hast Thou come to Thy servant? O Lord, since Thou art free of defilement, in whose name shall I baptize Thee? The Father? But Thou bearest Him within Thee. The Son? But Thou Thyself art Him incarnate. The Holy Spirit? Thou knowest how to give Him to the mouths of the faithful. O God Who hast appeared, have mercy upon us!
Troparion of the feast, in Tone I—
Stichos: The sea beheld and fled, Jordan turned back.
The waters saw Thee, O God, the waters saw Thee and were afraid; for the cherubim are unable to gaze upon Thy glory, and the seraphim cannot bear to look upon Thee; yet, standing before Thee in fear, the cherubim bear Thee up and the seraphim glorify Thy power. With them, O Compassionate One, we declare Thy praise, saying: O God Who hast appeared, have mercy upon us!
Stichos: What aileth thee, O sea, that thou fleddest? And thou Jordan, that thou didst turn back?
Today the Creator of heaven and earth approacheth the Jordan in the flesh; the Sinless One asketh baptism, that He may cleanse the world of the falsehood of the enemy. And the Master of all is baptized by a servant, and through water granteth cleansing unto the human race. To Him let us cry out: O our God Who hast appeared, glory be to Thee!
Glory…, Now & ever…, the composition of Theophanes, in Tone VI—
Beholding the Sun Who shone forth from the Virgin asking for baptism in the Jordan, the radiant luminary who shone forth from the barren woman cried out to Him with fear and joy: “Do Thou sanctify me by Thy divine epiphany, O Master!”
Then, “Now lettest Thou Thy servant depart…”, and Trisagion through Our Father…
When Thou wast baptized in the Jordan, O Lord, the worship of the Trinity was made manifest: for the voice of the Father bore witness unto Thee, calling Thee His beloved Son; and the Spirit in the form of a dove confirmed the certainty of the word. O Christ God, Who hast appeared and enlightened the world, glory be to Thee! Thrice
And the Blessing of the Loaves, as usual. Then, “Blessed be the name of the Lord from henceforth and for evermore!” Thrice. And Psalm 33: “I will bless the Lord at all times…” up to and including the words: “those who seek the Lord shall not be deprived of any good thing.”
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.