III

Women bear the spices, sad,
In the early morning grey,
But they wiped their tears away,
For the angel made them glad.

IV

Tell the tidings far abroad,
"He is risen even as He said,"
Life immortal from the dead
Is the gift of Christ our God.

V

Glory, glory evermore,
To the Christ who died to save,
Wresting victory from the grave,
To the Christ we now adore.

{kai ho ti an aitesete touto poieso}

I

O ever ready to forgive,
Thou merciful and mild,
I long before Thy face to live
As trustful as a child.

II

Thy Spirit leads me to repent,
And cast my care on Thee;
I come to Him whom Thou hast sent,
And bring my guilt with me.

III

O ever ready to bestow
The help I daily need,
Be Thou my strength where'er I go,
My present Friend indeed.

IV

Then shall I live for evermore
Rejoicing in Thy love,
And follow, if Thou goest before,
To better things above.

{me nyx edexato}

I

O Son of God, on Thee we call,
Blest Jesu, ere the darkness fall,
Come near us in Thy grace;
We own the sins that mar our life,
And stem our efforts in the strife,
And shamed we hide our face.

II

The morning came, and hope was clear,
And void the soul of doubt and fear;
But ere the noontide shone,
The light was darkened in the sky,
For thickest clouds came rolling nigh,
And all our peace was gone.

III

And now the night is bringing dread,
For guilt is resting on our head;--
O Christ, our prayers hear,
Who bore our sorrows on the Cross,
Who paid for us our priceless loss,--
And come in mercy near.

IV

Give us to know Thy strength is given
To all who tread the path to heaven--
That we may fail to gain,
And fall to rise, and forward press
In light and dark, in storm and stress
Of fear and doubt and pain.