Irmos: I have heard, O Lord, the mystery of Thy dispensation; I have understood Thy works, and have glorified Thy divinity.
As one more exalted than the prophets, thou wast vouchsafed to behold Him Whom they prophesied, going before Him with the power of Elijah, O blessed Forerunner.
Theotokion: O all-pure one who gavest birth to Him Who hath raised up our lowly nature, save me who, having lived in arrogance of mind, have been brought low.
For the third time thou hast revealed thine all-glorious head, which poureth forth the myrrh of healings and dispelleth the fœtid passions.
Not interred in a jar of clay as before, but in a vessel of silver, thy head is revealed in a holy place, O right wondrous one.
Assembling, draw ye all forth inexhaustible healings from the precious head of the forerunner of Christ, the wellspring given to us.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.