Let the heav-ens re-joice and let _ the earth be glad! For the Lord has shown strength _ with his arm, tram _-pling down death by death, He has be-come the first-born of the dead. He has de-liv-ered us from the depths of the realm of death, and has giv-en great mer-cy to our souls.
The joy-ful mes-sage of the res-ur-rec _ -tion was heard by the faith-ful wo-men from the an _-gel, hav-ing been freed from the an-ces-tral curse, they boast-ed to the a-pos _-tles: “Tri-um-phant-ly death has been o-ver come! Christ our God has ri _-sen, grant-ing great _ mer-cy to the world.”
An-gel-ic pow-ers were be-fore Your grave, and the guards be-came like dead men _, Ma _-ry stood at the grave, seek-ing Your Most Pure Bo-dy _, You cap-tured death, but were not temp-ted by it, O Giv-er of life, You met the Vir-gin _, O Lord, You a-rose from the dead. Glo _ _ _-ry to _ You.
You came to earth from _ heav-en _ O Gra-cious One. You al-lowed Your-self to _ be in the _ grave for three days, that we might be freed _ from _ our pas-sions, O Lord, our life and _ our re-sur-rec-tion _ glo _-ry to You.
