Irmos: The bodies of the pious youths, clad in the same purity as their souls, quivered with awe, and the irresistible fire, though fed with boundless fuel, recoiled; but as the ever-living flame faded away, an everlasting hymn was chanted: O all ye works of the Lord, hymn ye the Lord and exalt Him supremely for all ages!
“I shall make all of you My kinfolk, if ye keep My commandments,” Christ telleth men, having issued forth from the womb of the pure one; and, granting peace to them, He now proposeth to look upon the lowly. “Ye who know Me as Lord, hymn and supremely exalt Me for all ages!”
Irmos: Refusing to obey the edict of the tyrant, the three venerable children were cast into the furnace, and confessed God, chanting: Bless the Lord, O ye works of the Lord!
Thy nativity was contrary to the order of the flesh, O Word of God, for flesh and blood did not bring Thy holy flesh into being, but rather the coming of the Holy Spirit and the overshadowing of the Most High. And we who know Thee as Lord hymn and supremely exalt Thee for all ages.
And we chant the irmos: Refusing to obey the edict…, and make a prostration.
Diodion, the acrostic whereof is: “Of the third”, in the same tone—
Let us put away from us the dream of slothfulness, and with vigilance of soul let us greet Christ Who is born of the pure Maiden, crying: Bless the Lord, O ye works of the Lord!
Let good works be sufficient for us, the treasure of our soul, that with radiant countenance we may sing to Christ Who is born: Bless the Lord, O ye works of the Lord!
Having caused our talant to increase through good works, as gifts for the Giver, instead of gold, frankincense and myrrh let us offer them to Christ, Who cometh to be born of the divine Virgin Maiden.
We praise, we bless, and we worship the Lord, hymning and supremely exalting Him for all ages.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.