Irmos: Neither in wisdom, nor in power, nor yet in riches do we boast, but in Thee, O Christ, the hypostatic Wisdom of the Father; for none is holy save Thee, O Thou Who lovest mankind.
Sessional hymn, in tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Thou hast appeared…”—
O earth so sadly choked with the thorns of the passions, dance thou, leaping up; for, lo! the immortal Husbandman now cometh, removing the curse from thee.
Glory…, Now & ever…: Another sessional hymn, in Tone III: Spec. Mel.: “Awed by the beauty of thy virginity…”—
Prepare thyself, O undefiled Virgin, thou divine fleece; for upon thee will God descend like rain, to dry up the torrents of transgression.
Be thou well adorned, O divine scroll; for by the finger of the Father will the divine Word incarnate be written upon thee, annulling the transgression of my irrationality.
O golden lamp, bear aloft the fire of the Godhead which shineth forth through thee, bestowing light upon the world; for thereby is the darkness of our evils broken.
With the descent of the all-holy Spirit and at the cry of the archangel thou didst conceive Him Who is equally enthroned with the Father and of one essence with Him, O Theotokos, thou restoration of Adam.
Today all creation rejoiceth, for the angel crieth out to thee “Rejoice!”, O blessed Mary, all-pure Mother of Christ God. Today the arrogance of the serpent is cast into darkness; for the bond of the forefather’s curse hath been broken. Wherefore, we cry out to thee for all things: Rejoice, O joyous one!
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.