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:You have come and revealed Yourself,
:O unapproachable Light.
===Forefeast hymns===
Troparion (Tone 4)
:Today the Lord enters the Jordan and cries out to John:
:"Do not be afraid to baptize me.
:For I have come to save Adam, the first-formed man."
Kontakion (Tone 4)
:Prepare, O Zebulon,
:And adorn yourself, O Naphtali;
:River Jordan, cease flowing
:And receive with joy the Master coming to be baptized.
:Adam, rejoice with our First Mother
:And do not hide yourself as you did of old in Paradise;
:For having seen you naked,
:He has appeared to clothe you with the first garment.
:Christ has appeared to renew all creation.
===Eve and Afterfeast hymn===
Troparion (Tone 4)
:Of old, the river Jordan
:Turned back before Elisha's mantle at Elijah's ascension.
:The waters were parted in two
:And the waterway became a dry path.
:This is truly a symbol of baptism
:By which we pass through this mortal life.
:Christ has appeared in the Jordan to sanctify the waters!
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