Irmos: Seated in glory upon the throne of the Godhead, Jesus most divine hath come on a light cloud, and with His incorrupt arm hath saved those who cry: Glory to Thy power, O Christ!
By an angel He Who doeth the will of those who fear Him released thee from bonds and imprisonment, O martyr, who destroyed all ungodliness with the bond of the love of Christ, thy Bridegroom.
Theotokion: The Virgin Queen, adorned with golden vesture, now standeth before the King, her Son, indisputably surpassing the angels, who cry: Glory to Thy power, O Christ!
The true and radiant Sun hath shown forth the all-great mountain, from whence came the Stone that was cut not by the hand of man, which hath crushed all temptations to dust and illumined the faithful, shedding light in rays, O Ever-virgin Theotokos.
Irmos: Perceiving the inscrutable counsel of God — the Incarnation of Thee, the Most High, from the Virgin — the Prophet Habbakuk cried aloud: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!
Having died for the love of Him Who hath slain all the might of death, thou pourest forth the grace of everlasting life and healest those slain by the passions, O Agrippina, adornment of the martyrs of Christ.
The children of Hagar arm themselves against thy people, O pure Theotokos, taking evil counsel, razing cities and destroying the faithful; yet do thou annihilate them all by thy mercy, O most hymned one, granting ascendancy to the Orthodox Faith over their false religion.
Having surpassed all carnal love with the love of thy Bridegroom, thou wast steadfastly patient when thou wast painfully beaten, crying aloud: “The infliction of tortures shall not separate me from Thy love, O Christ!”
O only Mother of God, thou animate heaven who received the great Light, illumining all, dispel the darkness of the misfortunes which have beset us, and vouchsafe unto us communion with the Most High.
Who can describe the courage of Bassa and the chaste Agrippina, who suffered in their desire for blessed union with the Trinity? Through them was the might of the idols mightily shown to be feeble.
David danced before the ark, and the Levites chanted hymns; and all the more doth Russia sing praises before thee as Queen, O pure Theotokos, earnestly giving utterance to thee with voices of entreaty: Rejoice, O ally of our city!
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.