4th Week

- I open my mouth with praise,
To Our Lord Jesus Christ,
I praise Mary and cry saying,
Hail to you O Mother of Christ.

- Through You, pride of humanity,
We were returned to the Paradise,
After fifty-five hundred years,
Hail to you O Mother of Christ.

- Gabriel spoke with you,
The head of the angelic ranks,
He preached you with the peace saying,
Hail to you O Mother of Christ.

- "I came from God and was sent to you
With grace O Firstborn Bride,
The Power of the Father overshadows you,"
Hail to you O Mother of Christ.

- You bore, O virgin, the Lord of Glory,
The Holy One will be born of you,
Through you, the promises will come to pass,
Hail to you O Mother of Christ.

- The Creator of all humanity,
For nine full months,
In your womb was hidden,
Hail to you O Mother of Christ.

- You were a virgin and you gave birth,
To the Creator of all spirits,
Upon your arms you carried Him,
Hail to you O Mother of Christ.

- You raised Him as a human,
Complete touchable and manifest,
While He is the Creator of all creation,
Hail to you O Mother of Christ.

You adorned the whole world,
O Mary ti-parthenos,
Until the Father looked down upon you,
Hail to you O Mother of Christ.

- Solomon said in the Song of Songs,
Fragrance of your vestments is dignified,
Even more than the amber,
Hail to you O Mother of Christ.

- Isaiah uttered faithfully,
About you O Firstborn Bride,
That you will give birth to the Lord of Lords,
Hail to you O Mother of Christ.

- Zephaniah explained about your,
Conception of your Holy Son,
Like dew that comes down on wool,
Hail to you O Mother of Christ.

- They spoke of you in many symbols,
You amazed the patriarchs,
And also Jeremiah and Daniel,
Hail to you O Mother of Christ.

- Blessed is she who was seen,
As a burning bush by Moses,
Your conception was inside of it,
Hail to you O Mother of Christ.

- The sweetest aroma came out of you,
And David praised you in his psalms,
He said you are the gate of Zion,
Hail to you O Mother of Christ.

- You are above the Cherubim,
You are the throne of the Lord of hosts,
You are more honored than the Seraphim,
Hail to you O Mother of Christ.

- Sweeter than sugar on my lips,
Is your praise preciously priced,
Intercede on my behalf on judgment day,
Hail to you O Mother of Christ.

- Adam and all his descendants,
Your son set free from the curse,
You delivered your fathers from exile,
Hail to you O Mother of Christ.

- A tabernacle for forgiveness,
An altar of the Lord O most chaste,
No tongue can describe your virtues,
Hail to you O Mother of Christ.

- All the nations of the world,
Praise you with all their heart,
With joyful voices they all sing,
Hail to you O Mother of Christ.

- You are the most beautiful hymn,
Composed by the hand of the Lord of hosts,
You are likened to the throne of God,
Hail to you O Mother of Christ.

- You are the golden censer holding fire,
In the hand of Aaron the priest,
And also the rod of this righteous man,
Hail to you O Mother of Christ.

- You are the morning star shining,
The brightest in all of the sky,
You are the light of our Orthodox faith,
Hail to you O Mother of Christ.

- You are for me the reason why,
I will enter the heavenly paradise,
In spite of all my transgressions,
Hail to you O Mother of Christ.

- Save us, our faithful advocate,
from the deceit of Satan the cursed,
We are your children, please help us,
Hail to you O Mother of Christ.

- I will praise you day and night,
O Mary ti-parthenos,
Hail to the purest of our race,
the intercessor of ni-ekhres-te-ianos.