Hymns of the Christian Church.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. |
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| Greek Hymns |
| | | The Day of Resurrection |
| | | St. John of Damascus. Tr. John Mason Neale (circa 780) |
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| ’TIS the day of resurrection,— | |
| Earth, tell it out abroad,— | |
| The passover of gladness, | |
| The passover of God. | |
| From death to life eternal, | 5 |
| From this world to the sky, | |
| Our Christ hath brought us over | |
| With hymns of victory. | |
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| Our hearts be pure from evil, | |
| That we may see aright | 10 |
| 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, | 15 |
| May raise the victor-strain. | |
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| Now let the heavens be joyful, | |
| Let earth her song begin, | |
| Let the round world keep triumph | |
| And all that is therein, | 20 |
| Invisible and visible, | |
| Their notes let all things blend; | |
| For Christ the Lord hath risen, | |
| Our joy that hath no end. | |
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