PASCHA - Easter

XII. PASCHA

[English]

Sexta passus feria

Die Christus tertia

Resurrexit;

Surgens cum victoria,

Collocat in gloria

Quos dilexit.

Pro fideli populo

Crucis in patibulo

Immolatur;

Clauditur in tumulo,

Tandem in diluculo

Susciatur.

Christi crux et passio

Nobis est praesidio,

Si credamus;

Christ resurrectio

Facit ut a vitio

Resurgamus.

Hostia sufficiens

Christus fuit moriens

Pro peccato;

Sanguinis effusio

Abluit nos, impio

Triumphato.

Morte sua simplici

Nostrae morti duplici

Fert medelam;

Vitae pandit aditum,

Nostrum sanat genitum

Et querelam.

Leo fortis hodie

Dat signum potentiae

Resurgendo,

Principem nequitiae

Per arma justitiae

Devincendo.

Diem istam Dominus

Fecit, in qua facinus

Mundi lavit,

In qua mors occiditur,

In qua vita redditur,

Hostis ruit.

Geminatum igitur

Alleluya canitur

Corde puro,

Quia culpa tollitur

Et vita promittitur

In futuro.

In hoc mundi vespere

Fac tuos resurgere,

Jesu Christe;

Salutaris omnibus

Sit tuis fidelibus

Dies iste! Amen.

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XII. EASTER

[Latin]

Christ, upon the Friday slain,

On the Sunday once again

Rose victorious,

And those, whom He sought in love,

Gathers round Himself above,

Ever glorious.

For His faithful people He,

Offered on the Cross's tree,

Death sustaineth:

To the tomb's enclosure borne,

Life once more at early morn

He regaineth.

Christ's protection we receive

Through His Cross, if we believe,

And His Passion;

While His rising for our sakes

Possible our rising makes

From transgression.

A sufficient sacrifice

Jesus by his death supplies

For all evil:

Through His blood, shed, cleansed are we,

And thus gain the victory

O'er the devil.

He, by dying once for all,

Freedom from death's double thrall

For us gaining,

Opens wide the gate of life,

Thereby healing all our grief

And complaining.

He, the lion strong, to-day

Rising, of his powerful sway

Token showeth;

For iniquity's fell lord,

He with righteousness's sword

Overthroweth.

'Tis the Lord's own day, wherein

All the world, made clean from sin,

He recalleth,

Whereon, death's self being slain,

And our life restored again,

Satan falleth.

Therefore from pure hearts once more

Double alleluias soar

Up to heaven;

Since away man's guilt is ta'en,

And that he shall live again

Promise given.

Jesu Christ! make Thou Thine own

Rise before the sun goes down

O'er creation;

May this day to all who bear

True allegiance to Thee here

Bring salvation! Amen.

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