Irmos: The ungodly perceive not Thy glory, O Christ; but, waking at dawn out of the night, we hymn Thee, O Only-begotten One Who lovest mankind, Thou effulgence of the glory of the Father’s divinity.
Thou didst carry thy cross upon thy shoulders without stumbling, following Christ Who leadeth thee to life incorruptible and bringeth thee into never-waning light, O thou who art most rich.
Theotokion: Lifting up our voices together to hymn thy birthgiving, we call thee the most pure Theotokos who for us gavest birth in the flesh to the true God, the Only-begotten of the Father.
When Adam disobeyed in Eden, the deadly tree brought death into the world; but the life-bearing Cross, which hath now appeared, hath illumined the ends of the world.
Irmos: Glory to Thee! Glory to Thee, O Jesus, Son of God, Who hast shone forth the light, hast illumined the morning, and made manifest the day!
The bitter wounds of thy body and the severing of thy members have won for thee never-ending sustenance, the crown of martyrdom and the joy of the angels, O most blessed one.
Theotokion: Thou didst not know the pangs of motherhood, O Maiden, having conceived God and given birth to Him in the flesh supernaturally; wherefore, we all glorify thee as is meet.
The Father, Who by His Word created the primal light, now traceth a radiant Cross, bearing witness to the divinity of His crucified Son.
O ever most memorable one, thou hast been shown to be a youth innocent, chaste and meek, mighty against the carnal passions, fearsome to the demons and aloof from the infidels.
Through faith, in the Father we behold Thee, the Son, the Light above the flood-chambers of the firmament in never-waning light, O Christ, and Thy Spirit hath shone forth upon our souls.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.