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Romanian Orthodox Byzantine chant Aposticha of Pascha on Plagal First Tone
Thee, O Christ our Saviour, Who wast incarnate
and yet not parted from the Heavens,
do we magnify with voices of song
For as the Lord Who loveth man, Thou didst accept the Cross and death for the sake of our race.
Despoiling the gates of Hades,
Thou arise on the third day, saving our souls.
The Lord is king; He is clothed with majesty.
The Lord is clothed with strength and He hath gart Himself.
When Thy side was pierced, O Giver of life,
Thou didst pour forth streams of forgiveness, life and salvation for all.
Thou didst accept death in the flesh, there-by granting us immortality
And, whilst dwelling in the grave, Thou didst free us,
and gloriously as God, didst raise us up together with Thyself.
Wherefore, we cry out: O Friend of man, Lord, glory be to Thee.
For He established the world which shall not be shaken.
Strange is Thy crucifiction and decent into Hades, O Friend of man.
For Thou didst despoil it and didst gloriously raise up with Thyself the captives of old,
since Thou art God; Thou didst open Paradise and make us worthy there of.
Wherefore, do Thou grant forgiveness of sins also unto us who glorify Thine arising on the third day
and deem us worthy to dwell in Paradise,
since Thou alone art compasionate
Holiness becometh Thy house, O Lord, unto length of days.
O Thou Who didst accept the passion in the flesh for our sake
and didst arise on the third day:
do Thou heal the passions of our flesh;
and raise us up from grievous transgressions
O Friend of man,
and save us.