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Ἡ ζωὴ ἐν τάφῳ, κατετέθης Χριστέ,
καὶ Ἀγγέλων στρατιαὶ ἐξεπλήττοντο,
συγκατάβασιν δοξάζουσαι τὴν σήν.
καὶ Ἀγγέλων στρατιαὶ ἐξεπλήττοντο,
συγκατάβασιν δοξάζουσαι τὴν σήν.
In the tomb they laid you, * you, O Christ,
who are Life; * in amazement angel armies
lift up their song * as they glorify your self-
abasement, Lord.
Ἄξιόν ἐστι, μεγαλύνειν σε τὸν
Ζωοδότην, τὸν ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ τὰς χεῖρας
Ζωοδότην, τὸν ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ τὰς χεῖρας
ἐκτείναντα, καὶ συντρίψαντα τὸ κράτος τοῦ
ἐχθροῦ.
ἐχθροῦ.
It is right indeed * we should magnify
the one who grants life, * you, that stretched
your hands wide upon the Cross, * broke and
smashed the might and power of the foe.
Αἱ γενεαὶ πᾶσαι, ὕμνον τῇ Ταφῇ σου,
προσφέρουσι Χριστέ μου.
προσφέρουσι Χριστέ μου.
Each generation offers, * my Christ, for
your entombment * in hymns and songs its
praises.
