Ode I, Irmos: Let us sing unto the Lord Who led His people through the Red Sea, for He alone hath gloriously been glorified.
Holy, right-believing king, Edward the Martyr, pray to God for us.
Edward the King, who shone forth in piety and was glorified by God with many miracles, let us hymn with songs of divine beauty.
Holy, right-believing king, Edward the Martyr, pray to God for us.
Now let the English land keep festival, and let the Church be glad, glorifying the memory of the divinely wise king.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Having suffered out of season a murder unrighteous, thou didst acquire boldness before God, O Edward. Wherefore, thou dost bestow healings upon them that honour thee.
Now & ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
The ranks of angels and the choirs of the righteous, monks and laymen, paupers and kings, together hymn the Theotokos.
Ode III, Irmos: Thou art the confirmation of them that flee to Thee, O Lord. Thou art the Light of the benighted, and my spirit doth hymn Thee.
Holy, right-believing king, Edward the Martyr, pray to God for us.
Born in accordance with the providence of God, that thou mightest shine forth in the virtues and show forth an example of piety unto thy people, thou didst bring to a good end the short course of thy life.
Holy, right-believing king, Edward the Martyr, pray to God for us.
To Christ, the King of all, thou wast a good and faithful servant who increased the talent given thee by Him, O wise King Edward. Wherefore, thou didst enter into the joy of thy Lord.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Like unto Abel who was slain in his innocence, thou didst endure unrighteous murder; yet deprived of thy fleeting life, thou now dost dwell in the mansions of Heaven.
Now & ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
The Virgin Theotokos, Queen of Heaven and boast of earthly kings, unshaken pillar of the Church of Christ and unassailable rampart of the Kingdom of God, let us unceasingly hymn.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Sessional Hymn, Tone III: As said the pre-eminent Peter, in every nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is acceptable to Him; thus, from the ends of the earth, the saints and the righteous have entered into the Kingdom of Heaven. Wherefore, do thou also, O holy passion-bearer and king, partaking of everlasting joys together with them, now remember us that honour thee and cry out: Truly wondrous in Thy saints art Thou, O God!
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; now & ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Theotokion, same tone: As an uncultivated vine, O Virgin, thou hast put forth the most comely Cluster of grapes Which poureth forth the wine of salvation for us, gladdening the souls and bodies of all. Wherefore, blessing thee as the cause of good things, with the Angel Gabriel we ever cry out to thee: Rejoice, O greatly joyous one!
Ode IV, Irmos: I have heard of the mystery of Thine Providence, O Lord; I have understood Thy works, and have glorified Thy Divinity.
Holy, right-believing king, Edward the Martyr, pray to God for us.
Emulating a lamb led to the slaughter, O holy Edward, thou didst not struggle against the evildoers that slew thee, but yielded up thy soul into the hands of God in a moment.
Holy, right-believing king, Edward the Martyr, pray to God for us.
Celebrating thy joyous memory, we call thy wonders to mind, O Edward, for thou dost heal the leprous, the paralysed and them that are blind from birth by thy most bold supplications to Christ.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Desiring to glorify thee openly, Christ God bestowed healing power upon thy precious relics, that, beholding the miracles worked thereby, the pious people might praise the Lord for ever.
Now & ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
The divine prophets have announced thee, O Theotokos; the apostles have proclaimed thee; the martyrs have confessed thee, and the divine minstrels and the venerable have hymned thee in songs of beauty divine.
Ode V, Irmos: Waking early, I cry to Thee: Save me, O Lord! For Thou art our God, and we know none other than Thee!
Holy, right-believing king, Edward the Martyr, pray to God for us.
A divine light enlightened the woman who was blind from birth when she touched thy body, O King Edward. Wherefore, her eyes were opened, and she glorified God and thine assistance.
Holy, right-believing king, Edward the Martyr, pray to God for us.
Thy tomb hath been shown to be a wellspring of healings for all that have recourse to it and call upon thee in prayer, O king, beseeching enlightenment and consolation.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Open thou the eyes of our hearts, O Edward who gavest light to the eyes of the blind woman, that we may perceive God’s most wise providence concerning us, and glorify his power.
Now & ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Let us not fall idle in our unceasing praise of her that is more honourable than the cherubim and beyond compare more glorious than the seraphim, gazing with the eyes of our minds upon her greatness, and magnifying her loving-kindness with ardent heart and love divine.
Ode VI, Irmos: As Thou didst deliver the prophet from the nethermost abyss, O Christ our God, as Thou art the Lover of mankind deliver me from my sins, and direct my life, I beseech Thee.
Holy, right-believing king, Edward the Martyr, pray to God for us.
When the impious learned of the uncovering of thy relics and of the miracles which had come to pass, O Edward, they desired to fall prostrate in repentance before them, but the power of the Lord forbade them.
Holy, right-believing king, Edward the Martyr, pray to God for us.
With other kings, thou didst bring glory to the Heavenly Jerusalem, O Edward, laying at the feet of the Lord the twofold crown of kingship and martyrdom, and receiving fitting honour from Him.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Thou didst escape the vile pit of destruction, rendering justice and righteousness and feeding the wretched, claiming for thyself a throne of royal honour, O Edward most wise and right glorious.
Now & ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
May they that do not honour thee as the Theotokos be clothed with shame and confusion, denounced by all creation which unceasingly doth hymn thee.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; now & ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Kontakion, Tone IV: Celebrating the memory of the holy Edward today, and honouring his bright image, let us radiantly weave a wreath of hymns for the twice-crowned king and passion-bearer, crying out to him with fervour: Never cease to beseech Christ our God, that He establish thy homeland in the Orthodox Faith!
Ikos: Lo! the fullness of time is come! Arise, ye Christian people, and, putting off your sackcloth, gird yourselves in gladness, heaping not ashes upon your heads, but joining chorus in God. For behold! the righteous Judge, Who seeth all things, mindful of His mercies and compassion, and wishing to fill the dried-up wellspring of piety with life-bearing streams, hath disclosed unto us the relics of His favourite and passion-bearer, Edward the King, which for many years lay hidden beneath the earth; for when the tempest of persecution was raised against the saints of God by impiety and the holy shrines were destroyed, they were buried in the convent of the Mother of God as a priceless treasure, and there they remained even until these days. But now, through the providence and good pleasure of God, the holy relics are once more given to the faithful, and again the light of Orthodoxy shineth forth in the English land. Wherefore, stand fair adorn thyself, O England, thou land of kings! And all ye that dwell therein, rejoice, crying out to the blessed King Edward, whom the King of kings would fain glorify: Cease not to beseech Christ our God, that He return thy homeland to the Orthodox Faith
Ode VII, Irmos: O Lord God of our fathers, Who in the beginning founded the earth and established the heavens by a word: blessed art Thou unto the ages.
Holy, right-believing king, Edward the Martyr, pray to God for us.
Having fought against the foe, and battling the passions yet more, thou wast shown to be a victor over both: but conquered by humility thou didst render glory unto God, crying out: Blessed art Thou, O God of our fathers!
Holy, right-believing king, Edward the Martyr, pray to God for us.
The ranks of angels and the choirs of the righteous, accompanying the holy king who is received into the Kingdom of Christ, hymn God Who is wondrous in His saints, crying out: Blessed art Thou, O God.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Departing the sin-loving world out of season, thou didst reach the heavenly home, O Edward, where thou dost pray unceasingly to the blessed God of thy fathers on behalf of thine earthly homeland.
Now & ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Fearing not the fiery furnace, the children that prefigured thee, O Virgin, cried out in thanksgiving concerning thee: Blessed art Thou, O God of our fathers!
Ode VIII, Irmos: The Lord Who was glorified on the holy mount and Who revealed the mystery of the Ever-Virgin in the fiery bush, hymn and supremely exalt ye unto all ages!
Holy, right-believing king, Edward the Martyr, pray to God for us.
Celebrating the memory of the divinely honoured king, and marvelling at the wonders that have been wrought by him, rejoicing in God we cry aloud: Hymn ye the Lord, and exalt Him supremely for all ages!
Holy, right-believing king, Edward the Martyr, pray to God for us.
Having vanquished all the wiles of hades and put to shame the schemes of the impious, called to the Heavenly Kingdom thou didst sing, O holy king: Hymn ye the Lord, and exalt Him supremely for all ages!
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Bowing down before thy precious image and calling upon thy name in prayer, O Edward most God-loving king, we hymn the Lord and exalt Him supremely for all ages!
Now & ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
To men thou didst reveal Him upon Whom the angels dare not gaze. Reveal to us also His ineffable mercy, that we may exalt thee supremely for all ages.
Ode IX, Irmos: Saved by thee, O pure Virgin, we confess thee to be the true Theotokos, magnifying thee with the bodiless choirs.
Holy, right-believing king, Edward the Martyr, pray to God for us.
Thou pourest forth healings and receivest the prayers of the faithful, earnestly praying for them that honour thy memory; wherefore, O Edward, we thankfully magnify thee.
Holy, right-believing king, Edward the Martyr, pray to God for us.
Thy memory is glorious and thy rest is with the saints, for thou dost ever stand before the throne of God. Wherefore, we magnify Christ Who gaveth thee to the people as a new intercessor.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
From the East even unto the West the Orthodox Faith doth reach. Wherefore, the saints of God are glorified throughout the world.
Now & ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Thy kinswoman Elizabeth hath taught us to cry out to thee, O all-pure Theotokos: blessed art thou among women and blessed is Christ, the Fruit of thy womb, Whom we magnify unceasingly.
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Troparion, Tone IV: Celebrating the newly-manifest commemoration of the holy King Edward who shone forth of old in the virtues and suffered undeservedly, and bowing down before his precious image, in gladness we cry out: Truly wondrous art Thou in Thy saint, O God!