Irmos: The birthgiving of the Theotokos saved the pious children in the furnace — then in figure, but now in deed — and it moveth all the world to chant to Thee: Hymn ye the Lord and exalt Him supremely for all ages!
Emulating the pious youths, O all-pure Theotokos, hymning thy wonders, which the Lord hath wrought to thy glory, we chant: Hymn the Lord, O ye works, and exalt Him for all ages!
Truly blessed was he who was vouchsafed to hear thy divine praises from the angel, O all-holy and all-immaculate Virgin, as was Thy Son’s good pleasure; for thereby he hath taught all to hymn thee worthily and to exalt thee supremely for all ages.
It was resolved as is meet to call the place where this miracle took place “Hymnody”, for this name doth forever fix the miracle in our memory, O all-pure one, that we may hymn and exalt thee supremely for all ages.
To this day the kellion wherein thy divine icon, before which the beginning of thy hymn was first chanted, O pure Virgin, is manifestly called “It Is Truly Meet”, that all may hymn thee as is meet and exalt thee supremely for all ages.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.