Unto God be glory,
Peace to men be given,
This His will who dwelleth
In the heights of heaven.
Σήμερον ὁ Ἅδης στένων βοᾷ
(στιχηρὰ ἰδιόμελα of the Holy and Great Sabbath)
I
To-day the groans of Hades rise,—
‘Ah, better far for me
The Son of Man had never died