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| Window in Chester Cathedral |
The day of resurrection,
earth, tell it out abroad!
The passover of gladness
the passover of God!
From death to life eternal,
from earth unto the sky,
our Christ has brought us over
with hymns of victory.
Our hearts be pure from evil,
that we may see aright
the Lord in rays eternal
of resurrection light'
and, listening to his accents,
may hear, so calm and plain,
his own 'All hail!' and, hearing,
may raise the victor strain.
Now let the heavens be joyful,
let earth her song begin,
the round world keep high triumph,
and all that is therein'
let all things seen and unseen
their notes of gladness blend,
for Christ the Lord is risen,
our joy that has no end.
(St John of Damascus translated byJohn Mason Neale)
Singing the Faith
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