A HYMN FOR LOW SUNDAY
Translated from the
Latin by Francis Pott, 1861
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
1 The strife is o'er, the battle done;
the victory of life is won;
the song of triumph has begun.
Alleluia!
2 The powers of death have done their worst,
but Christ their legions has dispersed.
Let shouts of holy joy outburst.
Alleluia!
3 The three sad days are quickly sped;
he rises glorious from the dead.
All glory to our risen Head.
Alleluia!
4 He closed the yawning gates
of hell;
the bars from heaven's high
portals fell.
Let hymns of praise his
triumph tell.
Alleluia!
5 Lord, by the stripes which
wounded thee,
from death's dread sting thy
servants free,
that we may live and sing to
thee.
Alleluia!
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
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