Irmos: I will sacrifice to Thee with a voice of praise, O Lord, the Church crieth unto Thee, cleansed of the blood of demons by the blood which, for mercy’s sake, flowed from Thy side.
Kontakion, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Thou hast appeared today…” —
Shining radiantly with spiritual rays, O divinely wise one, thou hast appeared to the Churches as an upright pillar and cloud guiding them to a heavenly inheritance.
Theotokion: Most gloriously have the laws of nature been set aside; for a Virgin giveth birth and a maiden who knew not wedlock, having conceived the Creator and Lord of all, nourisheth Him.
Thou didst dedicate thy whole life to God, and, remaining a leader for the whole world, thou wast glorified, O blessed father manifest in sanctity.
Thy divinely inspired discourse cut apart the bonds of ungodly heresies with the two-edged sword of the Comforter, and hath shown the light of truth unto all.
As thou hast received a crown of victory from God in heaven, O Nicephorus, save those who honor thee with faith as a hierarch of Christ and teacher.
Ikos: The great hierarch stood, set like an unassailable city of God upon a mountain, protecting the world with his prayers, and conquering hordes of the ungodly; and he remained unharmed, untouched by the bolts of the enemy, bearing the King and Lord of all in his heart. Wherefore, he illumineth those who venerate Christ in His icons and, from the heights of the virtues and the tower of good works, with his sling he raineth down stones upon the hordes of the enemy, yet mercifully openeth its gates for those who with faith hymn him as a hierarch of Christ and teacher.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.