Full Lyrics
VERSE 1
Christians, to the Paschal Victim
Offer your thankful praises!
Victimae paschali laudes
immolent Christiani.
VERSE 2
A Lamb the sheep redeems;
Christ, who only is sinless,
Reconciles sinners to the Father.
Agnus redemit oves:
Christus innocens Patri
reconciliavit peccatores.
VERSE 3
Death and life have contended
in that combat stupendous:
The Prince of life, who died,
reigns immortal.
Mors et vita duello
conflixere mirando:
dux vitae mortuus,
regnat vivus.
VERSE 4
Speak, Mary, declaring
What you saw, wayfaring.
Dic nobis Maria,
quid vidisti in via?
VERSE 5
"The tomb of Christ, who is living,
The glory of Jesus' resurrection;
Sepulcrum Christi viventis,
et gloriam vidi resurgentis:
VERSE 6
Bright angels, attesting,
The shroud and napkin resting.
Angelicos testes,
sudarium, et vestes.
VERSE 7
Yes, Christ my hope is arisen;
To Galilee he goes before you."
Surrexit Christus spes mea:
praecedet suos in Galilaeam.
VERSE 8
Christ indeed from death is risen,
our new life obtaining.
Have mercy, victor King,
ever reigning!
Scimus Christum surrexisse
a mortuis vere:
tu nobis victor Rex,
miserere.
ENDING
Amen. Alleluia.
