Irmos: The birthgiving of the Theotokos saved the pious children in the furnace—then in figure, but now in deed—and it moveth all the world to chant to Thee: Hymn ye the Lord and exalt Him supremely for all ages!
Conversing with God incarnate, unmindful of the flesh, O blessed one, thou wast enriched with heavenly deification, rendered divine by thy closeness to God, and crying out: Hymn ye the Lord, and exalt Him supremely forever!
Theotokion: O thou who art devoid of lusts and defilement, thou art the temple of the All-holy Word Who sanctifieth all things, and Who with the Father is equally without beginning. Wherefore, O Virgin, we hymn and supremely exalt thee forever.
Uniting thyself to Christ with love, thou wast eager to die with Him, O blessed one, proclaiming to thy fellow apostles: “Come, let us accept death with Him, crying out: Hymn ye the Lord, and exalt Him supremely forever!”
O ye apostles, Christ hath shown you to be clouds full of the rain of His will, watering the Church with showers of divine knowledge, O most wise ones, and giving drink unto those who sing: Hymn the Lord, O ye works, and exalt Him supremely forever!
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.