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