Aurora lucis rutilat,
Coelum laudibus intonat, Mundus exultans iubilat, Gemens infernus ululat,
Cum rex ille fortissimus, Mortis confractis viribus, Pede conculcans Tartara Solvit a poena miseros!
Ille, qui clausus lapide Custoditur sub milite, Triumphans pompa nobili Victor surgit de funere.
Solutis iam gemitibus Et inferni doloribus,
"Quia surrexit Dominus!" Resplendens clamat angelus..
Tristes erant apostoli
De nece sui Domini,
Quem poena mortis crudeli
Servi damnarant impii.
Crimson glows the ruddy morning, Alleluias fill the skies,
Earth rejoices, hell is mourning, Mingled groans and shouts arise;
For the King, renowned, all glorious, Comes His captive saints to free, Over death and hell victorious, Pain and woe before Him flee!
Vain the rock with sealéd portal, Him no Roman guard can keep, Lo! in triumph clad, immortal,
He, the Victor, wakes from sleep.
Groans forevermore are ended, Ended now the woes of hell, "Jesus hath from death ascended!" Angels bright the message tell.
Chosen ones, with visage mournful, Wept their Lord, betrayed and slain
By the cruel, base and scornful, Tortured, agonized with pain.
Sermone blando angelus Praedixit mulieribus;
"In Galilaea Dominus Videndus est quantocius!"
Illae dum pergunt concite Apostolis hoc dicere, Videntes eum vivere Osculantur pedes Domini.
Quo agnito discipuli In Galilaeam propere Pergunt videre faciem Desideratam Domini.
Claro paschali gaudio Sol mundo nitet radio, Cum Christum iam apostoli Visu cernunt corporeo.
Ostensa sibi vulnera In Christi carne fulgida Resurrexisse Dominum Voce fatentur publica.
Rex Christe clementissime, Tu corda nostra posside,
Ut tibi laudes debitas Reddamus omni tempore!
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