: Their amazement at seeing the Creator "accounted among the dead".

For further academic study on the evolution of these chants, you can refer to research on Old Communion Chants at ResearchGate .

: When sung during Sunday Matins, these verses (Troparia) recount the story of the Myrrh-bearing women arriving at the tomb. They emphasize the victory of Christ over death and the liberation of Adam and Eve.

The hymn is structured as a series of stanzas (stihiri) interspersed with the refrain. Key moments described in the text include: