HYMN TO THE RESURRECTION:
Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ,
let us worship, the holy Lord Jesus,
the only Sinless One!
We venerate Thy Cross, O Christ,
and Thy Holy Resurrection
we praise and glorify;
for Thou art our God,
and we know no other than Thee;
we call on Thy name.
Come, all you faithful,
let us venerate Christ’s Holy Resurrection!
For, behold, through the Cross
joy has come into all the world.
Let us ever bless the Lord,
praising His Resurrection.
By enduring the Cross for us,
He destroyed death by death!
PASCHAL HYMN TO THE THEOTOKOS:
The angel cried
to the Lady Full of Grace:
Rejoice, Rejoice O Pure Virgin!
Again I say: Rejoice!
Thy Son has risen from His three days in the tomb!
With Himself He has raised all the dead!
Rejoice, rejoice all ye people!
Shine! Shine! Shine, O New Jerusalem!
The Glory of the Lord
has shone itself on you!
Exalt now, exalt,
and be ye glad, O Zion!
Be radiant, O Pure Theotokos,
in the Resurrection
– the Resurrection of thy Son!
THE PASCHAL TROPARION:
Christ is risen from the dead,
trampling down death by death,
and upon those in the tombs bestowing life!