Excerpt from The Canon of the Nativity

Christ is born, glorify him.

Christ is from heaven, go to meet him.

Christ is on earth, be ye lifted up.

Sing to the Lord, all the earth.

Sing out with gladness, all ye people.

For he is glorified.

'To the Son begotten of the Father

without change before the ages,

and in these last times without seed made flesh from a Virgin,

to Christ God let us cry aloud:

Thou hast exalted our horn. Holy are Thou, O Lord!'

Rod of the root of Jesse,

and flower that blossomed from his stem, O Christ,

Thou hast sprung from the Virgin.

From the Mountain overshadowed by the forest

Thou hast come, made flesh from her that knew not wedlock,

O God who art not formed from matter.

Glory to Thy power, O Lord.

'As Thou art God of peace and Father of mercies,

Thou hast sent us Thy Angel of great counsel,

Who grants us peace;

so we are guided by the knowledge of God,

watching before dawn we glorify Thee, only Lover of mankind'.