First tone

The troparion of the Resurrection

When the stone had been sealed by the Jews and when the soldiers were guarding Thy pure Body, O Savior, Thou didst rise on the third day and give life to the world. Therefore, the powers of heaven cried to Thee, O giver of life: Glory to Thy resurrection, O Christ! Glory to Thy kingdom! Glory to Thy providence, O only lover of men!

The kontakion of the Resurrection

Thou didst rise as God from the tomb with glory and with Thyself didst raise the world, and the nature of men sings to Thee as God, and death has vanished, and Adam dances for joy, O Lord, and Eve, now freed from her fetters rejoices, crying: Thou, O Christ, art He Who givest to all resurrection.

The prokeimenon

Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we have hoped in Thee. Stichos: Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous; praise is meet for the upright. Alleluia: O God Who givest avengement unto me and hast subdued peoples under me. Stichos: It is He that magnifieth the salvation of His king and worketh mercy for His anointed, for David and for his seed unto eternity.

Verses on the beatitudes

Through food, the enemy led Adam out of Paradise; and through the Cross Christ led the thief back into it crying: Remember me, O Lord, when Thou comest into Thy kingdom.

I venerate Thy sufferings and glorify Thy resurrection. With Adam and with the thief I raise a shining cry to Thee: Remember me, O Lord, when Thou comest into Thy kingdom.

Without sin, hast Thou been crucified, and of Thine own will hast Thou been laid in the tomb. But Thou as God hast risen raising Adam with Thyself, crying: Remember me, when Thou comest into Thy kingdom.

On the third day, O Christ our God, Thou hast raised from the tomb the temple of Thy “body raising with Thyself Adam and those descending from him, crying: Remember me when Thou comest into Thy kingdom.

The women bearing myrrh came early in the morning lamenting to Thy tomb, O Christ our God, and they found there an angel in shining white seated and crying; What do ye seek? Christ is risen, weep no more.

O Lord, Thine apostles as Thou hast ordered them were beside Thee on the mountain and seeing Thee. O Savior, they worshipped and Thou hast sent them forth to teach and to baptize the nations.