¶1
Irmos: Let us chant unto the Lord, Who led His people through the Red Sea, for He alone hath gloriously been glorified.
¶2
The sound of man’s tongue is unable to recount the most glorious sufferings of the protomartyr, for it falleth short of fitting praise.
¶3
Theotokion: The Virgin gave birth unto Thee, O Christ, the life-bearing Cluster of grapes, Who pourest forth the sweetness of universal salvation.
¶4
The all-prideful superstition of the tyrant hath been set at nought, for in Christ women have piously prevailed like men against him.
¶5
Instructed in the Gospel by thine ineffable words, O most blessed Paul, the virgin betrothed herself to Christ.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.