He Himself, from sleep awaking Who spontaneous bears the gloom, Through your seals, and without breaking, Shall come forth and leave the tomb: Death cannot hold Him born of a Virgin's womb. When His heart stern death was rending He would suffer no reprieve. No-He hath not thence descended, Can your chains of death relieve. Three in One, sole Good and Wise. "Have mercy upon me, O LORD: Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death." 75. YE choirs of new Jerusalem, Your sweetest notes employ, The Paschal victory to hymn, In strains of holy joy; How Judah's Lion burst His chains, And crushed the Serpent's head, And brought with Him, from death's domains The long-imprisoned dead. From hell's devouring jaws the prey Alone our Leader bore. His ransomed Hosts pursue their way, Triumphant in His glory now, Earth, heaven, and hell before Him bow, While joyful thus His praise we sing, And keep us evermore. "Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of His dear SoN." 76. JESU, the world's Redeeming LORD, Of Sire Most High Co-equal Word, Of Light invisible true Light, Thine Israel's Keeper day and night; Thou Framer of the world so wide, Who dost the times and seasons guide, Our limbs with daily toil opprest Refresh at night with quiet rest. Meek suppliants, LORD, Thy help we crave, The souls Thy saving Blood doth seal. So, while in darksome house of clay We pray Thee, LORD of Heaven and earth, And SON, Who from the dead art raised, "If we believe that JESUS died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in JESUS will GoD bring with Him." 77. JESU lives! no longer now Can thy terrors, Death, appal us: Thou, O Grave, canst not enthral us. JESU lives! we know full well Alleluia! JESU lives! henceforth is death The Ascension. Alleluia! "While they beheld, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight." 78. HAIL! the day that sees Him rise, Alleluia! Glorious to His native skies, Alleluia! CHRIST, awhile to mortals given, Alleluia! Enters now the highest Heaven. Alleluia! "When He ascended up on high, He led captivity captive, and received gifts for men, and having spoiled principalities and powers, He made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it." 79. AUTHOR of lost man's salvation, JESU! each true heart's Delight, Framer of the new creation, Light of lovers chaste and bright! LORD! what mighty Mercy bowed Thee Bursting through the gulf infernal, Sittest now at GOD's Right Hand. Filled with Thine all-hallowing Light. Thou, the Way, dost heavenward lead us ; Hail! to Heaven in triumph riding, "Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of GoD, angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto Him." 80.0 THOU eternal King most high! And conquering Death and Hell, receive Thou, through the starry orbs, this day, There, seated in Thy majesty, To Thee submissive bow |