Victimae paschali laudes
Praise the Paschal victim

Victimae paschali laudes
Christians, to the Paschal victim offer your thankful praises!


Agnus redemit oves:
A lamb the sheep redeemeth:
Christus innocens Patri
Christ, who only is sinless,
reconciliavit peccatores.
reconcileth sinners to the Father.


Mors et vita duello
Death and life have contended
conflixere mirando:
in that combat stupendous:
dux vitae mortuus,
the Prince of life, who died,
regnat vivus.
reigns immortal.


Dic nobis Maria,
Speak, Mary, declaring
quid vidisti in via?
what thou sawest, wayfaring:


Sepulcrum Christi viventis,
The tomb of Christ, who is living,
et gloriam vidi resurgentis:
the glory of Jesus' resurrection;


Angelicos testes,
Bright angels attesting,
sudarium, et vestes.
the shroud and napkin resting.


Surrexit Christus spes mea:
Yea, Christ my hope is arisen;
praecedet suos in Galilaeam.
to Galilee he will go before you.


Scimus Christum surrexisse a mortuis vere:
We know Christ indeed from death is risen, our new life obtaining;
tu nobis, victor Rex, miserere.
have mercy, victor King, ever reigning!
Amen.
Amen.