Irmos: Heaven was stricken with awe, and the ends of the earth were amazed, that God hath appeared in the flesh, and that thy womb became more spacious than the heavens. Wherefore, the ranks of men and angels magnify thee as the Theotokos.
Having shaped the furrow of thy soul with the plough of prayer, O John, thou didst sow therein the life-bearing seeds of the virtues and piety. Wherefore, thou didst reap the grain of godly healings and divine gifts, wherewith thou dost nurture those who hymn thee.
Having finished the race of fasting and kept the faith, O blessed one, as one truly of full spiritual stature thou hast received the crown of righteousness from Christ, and dost now rest with the righteous in the mansions of light, O all-glorious one.
Theotokion: O all-pure one, as thou art the Mother of the Deliverer, thou hast called us back, who rejected the life of heaven and fell accursedly into death, and thou hast vouchsafed that we may hasten to our first homeland. Wherefore, O Mother of God, we unceasingly magnify thee.
Thou hast reaped the rewards for thy pangs, translated to pure perfection devoid of pain, of all change and alteration, unmingled with bitter and adverse mutability; and therein thou hast dwelt. O father, be thou mindful of those who with faith hymn thee before the Master.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.