Irmos: Thou hast come, O my Lord, as a light into the world: a holy light turning from the darkness of ignorance those who hymn Thee with faith.
Unable to bear serving those on earth, O Pamphilus, by suffering thou didst adorn the divine life which thou hadst led from thy childhood.
Theotokion: Thou didst set aright the stumbling of Eve, O pure Theotokos, having given birth to God the Word, Who hath set aright the fall of those who have been cast down.
Adorned with godly gray hairs and wisdom, Valens hastened to the Holy City and hath been crowned as a martyr.
Possessed of the mind of Christ, as the namesake of Paul wast thou adorned with the crown of martyrdom, having suffered lawfully, O all-lauded one.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.