By St. Theophan the Recluse
Pascha, the Lord’s Pascha!
The
Lord has led us from death to life by means of His Resurrection.
And this Resurrection “the angels hymn
in the heavens,” having seen the brightness of the
deified human nature in the glory foreordained for it, in
the countenance of the Lord and Redeemer.
All Who truly
believe in Him and cleave to Him with all their soul are
changed into His image by the power of His Resurrection.
Glory, O Lord, to Thy most glorious Resurrection!
The
angels hymn, rejoicing with us and foreseeing the filling
of their assembly.
Vouchsafe unto us also with pure hearts, O
Lord, to glorify Thee Resurrected; seeing in Thy Resurrection the severing of our consuming decay, the
sowing of a most bright new life, and the dawn of future
eternal glory, into which Thou hast gone before us by Thy
Resurrection for our sake.
The tongues not only of men but
also of angels have insufficient strength to express
Thine unspeakable mercy toward us, O most gloriously Resurrected Lord!