The Lord is Risen

Thou, O Savior, didst come forth unbegotten
From the Virgin’s womb, leaving her virginity unsullied;
Just so now Thou hast abolished Death in death.
Thou hast left in the tomb the fine linen of Joseph,
But Thou hast raised from the tomb the ancestor of Joseph;
For Adam came following Thee; Eve came after Thee,
Eve serves Mary,
But all the earth is prostrate before Thee as it sings the song
of victory:
“The Lord is risen.”

Kontakia of Romanos, On the Resurrection I

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