Irmos: Beholding the sea of life surging with the tempest of temptations, fleeing to Thy calm haven I cry unto Thee: Lead up my life from corruption, O greatly Merciful One!
Kontakion, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Thou hast appeared today…” —
Thy tongue wisely sharpened by the Spirit like the pen of a scribe, thou didst inscribe the word of grace upon the hearts of the pious at the behest of God, O most sacred father.
Theotokion: The Word made His abode within thy womb without seed and revealed Himself as perfect man, restoring nature in godly manner, as He alone knew how to do, O God-receiving and most immaculate Maiden.
Learning things divine as one who entereth the mystic holy of holies, with the radiance of the Trinity and by the Spirit thou renderest men faithful, O sacred father, most perfect Metrophanes.
Pushing back the turgid commands of the impious with the streams of thy precepts, thou wast shown to be like a river of peace, watering the congregations of the faithful with piety, O most honored and holy hierarch.
From childhood thou wast shown to be a precious vessel, becoming a chosen hierarch of God; and to Him thou hast cried out with gladness: O Christ, Thou art equal to the Father and the Spirit!
Ikos: Such a high priest, an initiate and minister of the Word, befitted us — as the divine Paul, the instrument of Christ, crieth out — ever offering service to God as one blameless and honorable. And though seen to be clad in a corrupt body, he converseth in his service with the incorporeal ones, removing the offenses of the people with a just scale. And now, as a great hierarch, Metrophanes hath appeared unto us, preaching with boldness: O Christ, Thou art equal to the Father and the Spirit.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.