Irmos: Beholding Thee lifted up upon the Cross, O Sun of righteousness, the Church stood rooted in place, crying out as is meet: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!
With divine power, O thou who art manifest in sanctity, thou didst break the jaws of the impious, vanquishing them with thy steadfast discourse; and thou hast taught all to venerate the divine image of the Savior.
Theotokion: In giving birth to God, the Word incarnate, Who before was incorporeal, O most immaculate one, thou didst restore the world. Wherefore, O Bride of God, we honor thee with Orthodox faith.
Thou didst splendidly adorn the divine priesthood by thy confession, subduing the savagery of Leo, O father Nicephorus, thou God-pleasing initiate of ineffable mysteries.
Fighting like a youth with the pious teachings of the honorable Church, O Nicephorus, with wounds inflicted by thy words thou didst drive away the wolves who betrayed the right Faith.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.