Katavasia
of Theophany
(Tone
2)
Ode
1. The Lord mighty in battle /
uncovered
the foundation of the deep /
and
led His servants on dry ground; /
but
He covered their adversaries with the waters, //
for
He hath been glorified.
Ode
3. The Lord who granteth strength unto our kings,
/
and
exalteth the horn of His anointed, /
is
born of a Virgin and cometh unto baptism. /
Therefore
let us, the faithful, cry aloud: //
None
is holy as our God and none is righteous save Thee, O Lord.
Ode
4. He whom Thou hast called, O Lord, ‘The voice
of one crying in the wilderness,’ /
heard
Thy voice when Thou hast thundered upon many waters, /
bearing
witness to Thy Son. /
Wholly
filled with the Spirit that had come, he cried aloud: //
‘Thou
art Christ, the wisdom and the power of God.’
Ode
5. Jesus, the Prince of Life, hath come to set
loose from condemnation Adam the first-formed man; /
and
though as God He needeth no cleansing, /
yet
for the sake of fallen man He is cleansed in the
In
its streams He slew the enmity //
and
bestoweth the peace that passeth all understanding.
Ode
6. The Voice of the Word, the Candlestick of the
Light, the Morning Star and Forerunner of the Sun, /
cried
in the wilderness to all the peoples: /
‘Repent
and be cleansed while there is yet time. /
For
lo, Christ is at hand, //
Who
delivereth the world from corruption.
Ode
7. The breath of the wind heavy with dew /
and
the descent of the angel of God preserved the Holy Children from all harm, /
as
they walked in the fiery furnace. /
Refreshed with dew in the flames, they sang in
thanksgiving: //
‘Blessed
art Thou and praised above all, O Lord God of our fathers.’
Ode
8. The Babylonian furnace, as it poured forth
dew, foreshadowed a marvelous mystery: /
how
the
and
should encompass the Creator, /
when
He was baptized in the flesh. //
Him
do ye peoples bless and exalt above all for ever.
Ode
9. Every tongue is at a loss to praise thee as is
due: /
even
a spirit from the world above is filled with dizziness, when it seeketh to sing
thy praises, O Theotokos. /
But
since thou art good, accept our faith: /
Thou
knowest well our love inspired by God, //
for thou art the Protector of Christians and we magnify thee.