V1 -I went to church in my best skirt (or “shirt”)
And I crossed myself at (or “saw the cross from”) the door
He was lyin’ there and I drew near
And I fell on my face to the floor
I kissed the cross and I kissed His feet,
Gave thanks and I did implore
“Have mercy, oh, on me oh Lord”
And I fell on my face to the floor
Then I fell to the floor once more, once more (or “to the floor once more”)
Yeah, I fell on my face to the floor
And in my head I was thinkin’
ChorusChrist is risen from the dead
Trampling down death by death
And upon those in the tombs,
Bestowing life!(x1, x2, x3, x3)
V2- The lights were out and with a shout
Sounds “Come receive the light!”
Our candles burned and we all turned
To process ‘round the church in white
Father knocked three times with a cross in his hand
And the doors opened up with flight
“Christ is risen!” with victory’s fight
In the dark the bells do ring this night
Yeah, we sang the Truth with might, with might
In the dark we sang that night
And all with joy, we were singin’
V3 - When we go in, then so begins
A Paschal hymnal flow
In the Liturgy, we worship He
Who brought us out of death below
Deacon’s censor burns, he proclaims God’s Word
Like the smoke, (up) our prayers do go
The celebrations grow and grow
For the gifts, to Christ, our lives we owe
Smiles to be seen from row to row
With a joyous Paschal glow
And on our faces it is written
Bridge(Sung - Paschal melody)
Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered
Let those who hate Him flee from before His face
As smoke vanishes so let them vanish
As wax melts before the fire
So the sinners will perish before the face of God
But let the righteous be glad
Today a sacred Pascha is revealed to us
Pascha, the Pascha of the Lord, Holy Day of holy days
This is the day which the Lord has made
Let us rejoice and be glad in it
Let us call Brothers even those that hate us
Let us forgive all by the Resurrection
And so let us cry
V4 - Our baskets spread, the prayers are read
To bless the food and all
Father makes the round, our voices sound
The splashes rise and fall
Now we break the fast, and we feast ‘til dawn
In our tightly packed church hall
God’s grace has crushed our sins so small
As we’ve answered to Christ Jesus’ call
We remember Him our all in all
Who broke down sin’s own wall
We ask our God to bless us, bidding
And I crossed myself at (or “saw the cross from”) the door
He was lyin’ there and I drew near
And I fell on my face to the floor
I kissed the cross and I kissed His feet,
Gave thanks and I did implore
“Have mercy, oh, on me oh Lord”
And I fell on my face to the floor
Then I fell to the floor once more, once more (or “to the floor once more”)
Yeah, I fell on my face to the floor
And in my head I was thinkin’
ChorusChrist is risen from the dead
Trampling down death by death
And upon those in the tombs,
Bestowing life!(x1, x2, x3, x3)
V2- The lights were out and with a shout
Sounds “Come receive the light!”
Our candles burned and we all turned
To process ‘round the church in white
Father knocked three times with a cross in his hand
And the doors opened up with flight
“Christ is risen!” with victory’s fight
In the dark the bells do ring this night
Yeah, we sang the Truth with might, with might
In the dark we sang that night
And all with joy, we were singin’
V3 - When we go in, then so begins
A Paschal hymnal flow
In the Liturgy, we worship He
Who brought us out of death below
Deacon’s censor burns, he proclaims God’s Word
Like the smoke, (up) our prayers do go
The celebrations grow and grow
For the gifts, to Christ, our lives we owe
Smiles to be seen from row to row
With a joyous Paschal glow
And on our faces it is written
Bridge(Sung - Paschal melody)
Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered
Let those who hate Him flee from before His face
As smoke vanishes so let them vanish
As wax melts before the fire
So the sinners will perish before the face of God
But let the righteous be glad
Today a sacred Pascha is revealed to us
Pascha, the Pascha of the Lord, Holy Day of holy days
This is the day which the Lord has made
Let us rejoice and be glad in it
Let us call Brothers even those that hate us
Let us forgive all by the Resurrection
And so let us cry
V4 - Our baskets spread, the prayers are read
To bless the food and all
Father makes the round, our voices sound
The splashes rise and fall
Now we break the fast, and we feast ‘til dawn
In our tightly packed church hall
God’s grace has crushed our sins so small
As we’ve answered to Christ Jesus’ call
We remember Him our all in all
Who broke down sin’s own wall
We ask our God to bless us, bidding
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