Irmos: Establishing me upon the rock of faith, Thou hast enlarged my mouth against mine enemies, for my spirit doth exult when I chant: There is none holy as our God, and none righteous save Thee, O Lord!
Sessional hymn, in Tone I: Spec. Mel.: “Thy tomb, O Savior…”—
Through transitory things thou didst earn things which are lasting and abide forever, O divinely eloquent one; for thou didst live a different life, crying: There is none as holy as our God, and none more righteous than Thee, O Lord!
Theotokion: We hymn the all-pure Theotokos Mary as the mediatress who made manifest our salvation. O ye who are divinely wise, let us chant: There is none as immaculate as thee, O most immaculate one, and none more pure than thee, O Mistress!
Divine grace was poured forth in thy lips, enlarging thy mouth, and thou didst receive gifts of wisdom, and didst cry: There is none as holy as our God, and none more righteous than Thee, O Lord!
Glory…, Now & ever…: sessional hymn from the Pentecostarion, or this theotokion—
Thou didst subdue the passions through abstinence, didst illumine thy mind with divine vision, and wast spiritually active, crying: There is none as holy as our God, and none more righteous than Thee, O Lord!
Having sanctified thyself with a perfect life, thou wast shown a priest of God Most High, and, strengthened by Him, thou didst shut the mouths of the heretics which were opened against the icon of Christ; and, persecuted, O father, thou didst finish thy course.
O pure Virgin Theotokos who knewest not wedlock, thou only intercessor and protection of the faithful: from misfortunes, tribulations and evil circumstances deliver all who place their trust in thee, O Maiden, and by thy divine supplications save thou our souls.
Stavrotheotokion—
The most immaculate Mother, seeing Thee stretched out, dead, upon the Cross, O Christ, cried aloud: “O my Son Who art equally unoriginate with the Father and the Spirit, what is this ineffable dispensation whereby thou hast saved the creation of Thine own hands, O Compassionate One?”
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.