I cried out the stichera to the Lord.
By Your honorable cross, O Christ, You put the devil to shame, and by Your resurrection You dulled the sting of sin, and You saved us from the gates of death: we glorify You, Only Begotten.
Theotokos.
In the Black Sea, the image of the unartificed Bride was sometimes painted. There Moses, the divider of water: here is Gabriel, the minister of miracles. Then the depth of the procession was unfathomable for Israel: now the Virgin has given birth to Christ without seed. The sea, after the passing of Israel, remained impassable: the Immaculate Sea, after the birth of Immanuel, remained imperishable. This one, and this one before, appear as a man, O God, have mercy on us. Once upon a time in the Red Sea there was shown the image of a Bride who had not known marriage. There is Moses, the divider of the waters; Here is Gabriel, the servant of the miracle. Then Israel walked through the depths without watering their feet; Now the Virgin gave birth to Christ without a husband. The sea, after Israel crossed, remained impassable; The Immaculate One, after the birth of Emmanuel, remained intact. Eternal and pre-eternal, appearing as man, God, have mercy on us.
Stichera on verse.
To you the incarnate Savior Christ, and not separated from heaven, we magnify in the voice of singing: as you accepted the cross and death for our race, as the lover of mankind, the Lord, who opened the gates of hell, rose again for three days, saving our souls.
Troparion.
Let us sing and worship the co-original Word of the Father and the Spirit, born of the Virgin for our salvation, as He deigned the flesh to ascend to the cross, and to endure death, and to resurrect the dead by His glorious resurrection.
Prokeimenon.
Arise, O Lord my God, may Your hand be exalted, for You reign forever. (Ps.9:33).
Irmosy.
1. Christ shook the horse and rider in the Red Sea, crushing the battle with a high arm, and saved Israel, singing a victorious song.
3. Having planted the earth on nothing by Thy commandment, and having hung the uncontrollably heavy one on the immovable, Christ, the stone of Thy commandments, establish Thy Church, the only one who is blessed and most loving of mankind.
4. Understanding Thy divine exhaustion, Habakkuk, O Christ, cried out to Thee with trembling: Thou hast come for the salvation of Thy people, to save Thy anointed ones. Christ, who destroys battles, with a high hand plunged horse and rider into the Red Sea, and saved Israel, who was singing a song of victory.
Christ, Who by Thy commandment established Thy Church on nothing and hung the earth, which weighs uncontrollably, establish Thy Church, the only good and philanthropic one, on the unshakable rock of Thy commandments.
Having shrewdly realized Your Divine exhaustion (humiliation), Habakkuk cried out to You with trembling, Christ: You have come to save Your people, to save Your anointed.
5. Dress yourself in light like a robe, to You in the morning and I call to You: enlighten my darkened soul, Christ, for He alone is blessed.
6. Raging with a choking storm, Lord Christ, tame the sea of passions, and raise me from aphids, for I am blessed. Lord Christ! tame the sea of passions, agitated by a storm destructive to the soul, and lead me from destruction, like a merciful one.
7. Exalted Lord of the fathers, extinguish the flame, the youths sing in agreement; God, blessed are you.
8. To you, the Almighty, in the cave of the children, the world’s face is intertwined, I will tell you: do all things, sing to the Lord and exalt to all ages. The youths in the cave, forming a worldwide choir, sang to You, the Creator of everything: all creations, sing praises to the Lord and exalt them to all ages.
9. Isaiah, rejoice: I had a virgin with child and gave birth to a son, Immanuel, God and man, His name is East: He is magnified, We honor the Virgin.
At the liturgy there is a prokeimenon.
You, Lord, have preserved us and kept us from this generation and forever (Ps. 11:8).