ODE IX

Refrain:

Magnify, O my soul, Christ the Giver of life, Who rose from the grave on the third day. Eirmos: Shine, shine, O new Jerusalem, for the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee; dance now and be glad, O Sion, and do thou exult, O pure Theotokos, in the arising of Him, Whom thou didst bear.

Refrain:

Magnify, O my soul, Him Who willingly suffered, and was buried, and rose from the grave on the third day. Shine, shine, Refrain: Christ is the new Pascha, the living Sacrifice, the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world. Shine, shine, Refrain: The angel cried unto her that is full of grace: O pure Virgin, rejoice! and again I say, Rejoice! for thy Son is risen from the grave on the third day, and hath raised the dead, O ye people, be joyful! Shine, shine, Refrain: Having slept, Thou didst awake the dead of the ages, roaring royally as the Lion of Judah. O how divine, how loving, how sweet is Thy voice! For Thou hast truly promised to be with us unto the end of the age, O Christ; having this foundation of hope, we faithful rejoice.

Refrain:

Mary Magdalene ran to the sepulchre, and having seen Christ, she questioned Him as though He were the gardener. O how divine, how loving, repeat.

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The shining angel to the women cried: Cease from tears, for Christ is risen. O how divine, how loving, repeat.

Refrain:

Christ is risen, trampling down death, and raising the dead, O ye people, be joyful. O how divine, how loving, repeat.

Refrain:

Today all creation is glad and rejoiceth, for Christ is risen, and hades is led in captivity. O great and most sacred Pascha, Christ! O Wisdom and Word of God and Power! Grant us more perfectly to partake of Thee, in the unwaning day of Thy kingdom.

Refrain:

Today the Master hath led hades captive, and raised the fettered, whom from ages it had held in bitter bondage. O great and most sacred Pascha, Refrain: Magnify, O my soul, the dominion of the Tri-hypostatic and Indivisible Godhead. O great and most sacred Pascha, Refrain: Rejoice, O Virgin, rejoice; rejoice, O blessed one; rejoice, O most glorified one:

for thy Son is risen on the third day from the grave. O great and most sacred Pascha, Refrain: Magnify, O my soul, Christ the Giver of life, Who rose from the grave on the third day. Katavasia: Shine, shine,

Exaposteilarion, Third Tone:

Having fallen asleep in the flesh, as a mortal, O King and Lord, on the third day Thou didst rise again, raising up Adam from corruption, and abolishing death: O Pascha of incorruption, salvation of the world! Thrice.