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!
Surrounded by all manner of threefold waves, O most glorious one, and caught fast by the temptations of life, all of us, the faithful, bring thee before the Master as a most speedy intercessor, a helper and champion, crying: Cease not to pray for those who praise thy most honorable memory!
Theotokion: The Maker and Author of creation, in that He is compassionate, shared flesh with man which He had received of thee, O Mother of God who knewest not wedlock. Wherefore, we, the faithful, truly glorify thee as the Theotokos, ever singing and crying out: O ye people, exalt Christ above all for ever!
Irmos: Trampling down the fire and flame in the furnace, the divinely eloquent youths did chant: Bless the Lord, O ye works of the Lord!
Bound with the chains of my sins, O thou who art most rich, and fettered with the shackles of my transgressions, I flee to thy protection, asking remission, O crowned one. But as thou hast wondrous boldness before the Master of all, O divinely wise one, entreat thou, that they that praise Christ be saved forever.
Theotokion: Fulfilling the dispensation of God concerning us, and uniting those on earth to those in heaven, through the Holy Spirit thou didst conceive in thy womb, O all-immaculate one, and gavest birth for us to the God of all, Whom all the works of the Lord hymn and exalt supremely for all ages.
Illumined with the splendor of martyrdom, O all-praised one, thou wast numbered among the angelic choirs. Ever rejoicing in spiritual fellowship with them, O martyr, with miracles of healing dost thou enlighten those who praise thee with love, chanting: O ye people, exalt Christ above all for ever!
Many alms didst thou give to the people, O holy hierarch, when the rich were lacking in mercy and in their avarice neglected to help the poor; and when thou didst speak to Abramius, the cellarer of the Lavra of Saint Sergius, the granaries were opened: the people were fed, and they blessed the Lord.
“Even though the sea of life doth foam, even though it is lashed to fury by the tempest of dangers, yet doth the ship of Christ not sink; for we stand upon the rock of Faith and righteousness!” Thus didst thou say, O holy hierarch, and thus was it so. And, lo! the Orthodox celebrate and bless the Lord.
Like a good helmsman didst thou guide the ship of Russia to the calm harbor of the Orthodox Church, O holy hierarch; and, lo! our land is seasoned with the grace of the Holy Spirit and blesseth the Lord.
O holy hierarch, thou didst say to those who fear the Lord: “Fear not, little flock, for it hath been the good pleasure of the heavenly Father to grant us victory over the enemy, and peace!” Thus didst thou believe, and thus didst thou receive according to thy faith. And, lo! the Holy Church rejoiceth in the Orthodoxy of our land and blesseth the Lord.
They who rose up against thee mocked thee, casting dust and sand in thy face, thinking that thou wouldst pose no threat to the traitors and rebels; yet thou didst endure it all for righteousness’ sake, blessing the Lord.
“Holy Russia, which is beloved of God, shall not perish!” thou didst say to the traitors, betrayers and all our enemies, O holy hierarch; “If the Lord doth not build, in vain do ye labor! Repent and bless ye the Lord!”
“We know not what to call you,” thou didst say to the rebels and traitors, O holy hierarch; “Ye have apostatized from God, have fallen away from the catholic and apostolic Church; ye have forgotten the vows of our Orthodox Faith: to stand until death for the house of the all-holy Theotokos, for the Orthodox Faith and the fatherland! Repent and convert, and bless ye the Lord!”
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.