Ode III

Irmos: Thy Church rejoiceth in Thee, O Christ, crying aloud: Thou art my strength, O Lord, my refuge and my consolation!

Sessional hymn, in Tone III: Spec. Mel.: “Awed by the beauty of thy virginity…”—

Thou wast gold tried by the fire of the emperor’s tortures, O Chrysanthus, bearing the image of the sufferings of Christ.

Theotokion: Jesus, Who was born of thy womb in the flesh, O Virgin, doth betroth to Himself Daria, the pure martyr, as a bride.

Abandoning the fables of the rhetors, thou didst fish with the nets of the disciples of Him who manifestly made thee wise, O Chrysanthus.

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion—

Thou didst submit to thy spouse, who escorted thee to Christ as a bride, O most wise Daria, forsaking a lover in the flesh for the sake of the precious Faith.

Thou didst desire most comely beauty and didst pass beyond visible beauty; and by thy truly golden words, O blessed Chrysanthus, thou didst lead to Christ the glorious Daria, who endured sufferings and put the torturer to shame. With her be thou mindful of all of us who keep your memory with faith.

Incomprehensible and unapproachable is the awesome mystery of God wrought within thee, O divinely joyous Mistress; for, having conceived the Infinite One, thou gavest birth to Him wrapped in flesh taken from thine all-pure blood. Him do thou ever entreat as thy Son, O pure one, that our souls be saved.

Stavrotheotokion—

Thou didst willingly endure a violent death in crucifixion, O Compassionate One. And she who gave birth to Thee was wounded, beholding Thee. At her entreaties, take pity and save the world, O all-good Lord Who alone lovest mankind and takest away the sins of the world.