Breaks on thy view, shall come the gladness olden
Shared by the dwellers in those blest domains.
ὑμνοῦμεν σου Χριστέ, τὸ σωτήριον παθος
I
We hymn Thy triumph on the Cross,
Thy victory o’er the grave,
O Christ, immortal Son of God,
Who cam’st Thy folk to save.
II
For, dying on the Cross, the sting