Irmos: Madly did the Chaldæan tyrant heat the furnace sevenfold for the pious ones; but, beholding them saved by a higher Power, he cried out to the Creator and Deliverer: Ye children, bless; ye priests, hymn; ye people, exalt Him supremely for all ages!
Having rightly inherited the grace of thy glorious pastor, as Elisha inherited the mantel of Elijah, O father John, thou didst thereby cleave the deep of pleasures in two; and, saved and undrowned, thou wast shown to be a fellow citizen with the angels, crying out with them: Ye people, exalt the Lord supremely forever!
Theotokion: Sanctified by the Spirit, O all-immaculate Theotokos, thou didst truly receive in thy womb the eternal Son Who is without beginning, Who became incarnate within thee to benefit those who chant with faith: Ye children, bless; ye priests, hymn; ye people, exalt Him supremely forever!
Thou didst piously emulate the all-good Lord Who beggared Himself for our sake, O father John, and didst acquire a lack of acquisition rivaling that of the birds; and thou didst also obtain a wealth of eternal good things, chanting: Ye priests, bless; ye people, exalt Him supremely forever!
Rejoicing, O thou who art most rich, thou didst pass over to never-ending life, to incorruptible joy, to gladness past understanding, to beauteous magnificence, to a sojourn with the angels, crying: Ye children, bless; ye priests, hymn; ye people, exalt the Lord supremely forever!
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.