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From the Latin (18th cent.?). Tr. Francis Pott (1832-1909)
Finata Jam Sunt proelia.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
THE strife is o'er, the battle done;
The victory of life is won;
The song of triumph has begun.
Alleluia!
The victory of life is won;
The song of triumph has begun.
Alleluia!
The powers of death have done their worst,
But Christ their legions hath dispersed;
Let shouts of holy joy outburst.
But Christ their legions hath dispersed;
Let shouts of holy joy outburst.
The three sad days have quickly sped;
He rises glorious from the dead;
All glory to our risen head!
He rises glorious from the dead;
All glory to our risen head!
He brake the fast-bound chains of hell;
The bars from heaven's high portals fell;
Let hymns of praise his triumph tell.
The bars from heaven's high portals fell;
Let hymns of praise his triumph tell.
Lord, by the stripes which wounded thee,
From death's dread sting thy servants free,
That we may live, and sing to thee.
Alleluia!
From death's dread sting thy servants free,
That we may live, and sing to thee.
Alleluia!
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