Christ, We Sing Thy Saving Passion

Christ

we sing Thy sav­ing pass­ion

Thine aris­ing glo­ri­fy;

Death for ev­er to abol­ish

Thou up­on the cross did die;

Then from Ha­des Thou didst hast­en

As alone om­ni­po­tent;

Grant us peace in life

Re­deem­er

Joy when earth­ly life is spent.

Sing we now Thy con­des­cen­sion

Christ

with God the Fa­ther One;

We in lof­ty hymns will praise Thee

Mary-Mo­ther’s bless­èd Son.

Thou for us as man didst suf­fer

Willingly the cross didst bear

That Thy re­sur­rect­ion glo­ry

We

the sons of men

may share.

Coming as from brid­al cham­ber

Robed with ori­ent morn­ing light

Bringing to the world sal­va­tion

Spoiling Hell of all her might;

Raising by Thy re­sur­rect­ion

Man to dig­ni­ty most high;

Christ

may we with pure thanks­giv­ing

Thee for ev­er glo­ri­fy.