ODE III

Eirmos: Come, let us drink a new drink, not one miraculously brought forth from a barren rock, but the Fountain of Incorruption, springing forth from the tomb of Christ, in Whom we are strengthened.

Refrain:

Christ is risen from the dead. Now all things are filled with light; heaven and earth, and the nethermost parts of the earth; let all creation, therefore, celebrate the arising of Christ, whereby it is strengthened. Yesterday I was buried with Thee, O Christ; today I rise with Thine arising. Yesterday I was crucified with Thee; do Thou Thyself glorify me with Thee, O Saviour, in Thy kingdom. Katavasia: Come, let us drink