Into the dim earth�s lowest parts descending,
And bursting by Thy might the infernal chain
That bound the prisoners, Thou, at three days� ending,
As Jonah from the whale, hast risen again.
Thou brakest not the
seal, Thy surety�s token,
Arising from the tomb Who left�st in birth
The portals of virginity unbroken,
Opening the gates of Heaven to sons of earth.
Thou, Sacrifice ineffable and living,
Didst to the Father by Thyself atone
As God eternal: resurrection giving
To Adam, general parent, by Thine own.
