Aposticha stichera, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Thou hast given a sign…”—

When John the Forerunner beheld Thee coming to him, O Master, he was filled with awe, and as a guileless servant he cried out with fear: “What humility is this, O Savior, what poverty, wherein Thou hast clothed Thyself, lifting lowly man up in the richness of Thy goodness, in that Thou art compassionate, having clothed Thyself in him?”

Troparion of the Forerunner, in Tone II—

Stichos: The sea beheld and fled, Jordan turned back.

Glory…, Now & ever…: Troparion of the feast, in Tone I—

“Come unto Me Who am accomplishing the mystery of salvation!” Thou didst respond to the Forerunner; and he obeyed Thee with fear, O Savior of all, and was not overcome with awe. “For, restoring Adam, who was crushed by sin, I am baptized as a man in the waters of the Jordan, to which thou seest that I am come, though I am undefiled by nature.”

Stichos: What aileth thee, O sea, that thou fleddest? And thou, O Jordan, that thou didst turn back?

“Who among mortals hath seen the Sun cleansed? John, answering, said, “ Him Who clotheth the sky with clouds stripped utterly naked, and Him Who createth the springs and rivers entering the waters? I marvel at Thine ineffable dispensation, O Master! Burden not Thy servant with fearsome commands!”

Glory…, the composition of Byzantius, in Tone IV—

As a lover of the Spirit, a swallow who is clearly the harbinger of the gracious dispensation of God the King, Who shone forth brightly upon the human race from the pure one, unto the restoration of men, O Forerunner, thou didst shine forth, utterly uplifting the spirits of the downcast, and guiding aright the hearts of those who are baptized in repentance, that they may receive everlasting life, O blessed God-pleaser.

Now & ever…, in the same tone—

Come ye, let us emulate the wise virgins! Come ye, let us greet the Master Who hath appeared unto us! For He hath come to John like a Bridegroom. The Jordan, seeing Thee, was afraid and ceased its flow. And John cried out: “I dare not touch the head of the Immortal One!” The Spirit descended in the form of a dove, to sanctify the water. And a voice was heard from heaven, saying: “This is my Son Who hath come into the world to save the human race!” O Lord, glory be to Thee!

The memory of the righteous is celebrated with hymns of praise, but the Lord’s testimony is sufficient for thee, O Forerunner. Thou wast truly shown to be more honorable than the prophets, in that thou wast counted worthy to baptize in the streams Him Whom thou didst proclaim. Wherefore, having suffered, rejoicing, for the truth, unto those in hades also thou didst proclaim God, Who had manifested Himself in the flesh, Who taketh away the sin of the world, and granteth us great mercy.

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!