To Prostachthen Akathistos Ymnos Saint Sophia LA CA. April 11, 2008

Mr. Menelaos TrIgonis, Protopsalter of Saint Sophia's Cathedral, in Los Angeles California, chanting "Το Προσταχθέν", "To Prostachthen"-"That which has been secretly ordered" - Kathisma, Plagal Fourth Mode, during the First Salutations to the Virgin Mary service, April 11. 2008.
Here is the text of the hymn:
Απολυτίκιον. Ηχος πλ. δ.

Το προσταχθέν μυστικώς λαβών εν γνώσει,
εν τη σκηνή του Ιωσήφ σπουδή επέστη,
ο ασώματος λέγων τη απειρογάμω.
Ο κλίνας τη καταβάσει τους ουρανούς,
χωρείται αναλλοιώτως όλος εν σοί.
Ον και βλέπων εν μήτρα σου,
λαβόντα δούλου μορφήν,
εξίσταμαι κραυγάζων σοι. Χαίρε,
Νύμφη ανύμφευτε.

English rendering:

When he perceived what had secretly been ordered,
to the abode of Joseph urgently reported
the unbodied one and said unto the Unwedded:
The Lord who has bowed the heavens in His descent,
in you is contained completely and without change;
and be­holding Him in your womb
taking the form of a slave,
astounded I cry out to you:
Rejoice, O unwedded Bride.

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Troparion, automelon.

Tone Plagal 4th.

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When he perceived what had secretly been ordered,

to the abode of Joseph urgently reported

the unbodied one and said to the unto the unwedded;

The Lord who has bowed the heavensin His descent,

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in you is contained completely and without change;

and beholding Him in your womb

taking the form of a slave,

astounded I cry out to you:

Rejoice, O unwedded Bride,

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Ἦχος πλ. δ'

Τὸ προσταχθὲν μυστικῶς, λαβὼν ἐν γνώσει, ἐν τῇ σκηνῇ τοῦ Ἰωσήφ, σπουδῇ ἐπέστη, ὁ Ἀσώματος λέγων τῇ Ἀπειρογάμῳ·

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ὁ κλίνας τῇ καταβάσει τοὺς οὐρανούς, χωρεῖται ἀναλλοιώτως ὅλος ἐν σοί. Ὃν καὶ βλέπων ἐν μήτρᾳ σου, λαβόντα δούλου μορφήν, ἐξίσταμαι κραυγάζειν σοι, χαῖρε, Νύμφη ἀνύμφευτε!