Irmos: Becoming vanquishers of the tyrant and the flame by Thy grace, taking exceeding care to keep Thy commandments, the children cried out: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!
Strengthened by the true law, O athlete Hermias, rejoicing, thou didst hold the edict of the iniquitous in contempt; and, enduring great struggles, O blessed one, thou didst receive the habitations in the highest forever.
Theotokion: Thou hast been shown to be more spacious than the heavens, O thou who contained God within thy womb. Him do thou earnestly entreat, O Virgin, that He deliver me from the sin which besetteth me, that, having accomplished deeds of piety, I may bless thee with faith.
“I am not daunted by the pangs decreed by any temporal statute, neither will I offer worship unto those things which are not gods!” thou didst cry aloud, O most blessed one; “I will only worship the Lord Jesus Who was crucified under Pontius Pilate!”
Like an innocent lamb thou didst go forth to be slaughtered for Him Who like a lamb was slain for our sake and hath removed from the earth all abominable sacrifices, O martyr Hermias; wherefore, in laudation we hymn thee as is meet.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.