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Amor sacerdos immolat. Sparsum cruorem posti- bus Vastator horret angelus : Fugitque divisum mare: Time Hymn ow at the Lamb's high royal feast, In robes of saintly white, we sing, Through the Red Sea in safety brought By Jesus our immortal King.

O depth of love! for us He drains The chalice of His agony ; For us a victim on the cross He meekly lays Him down to die. And as the avenging angel pass'd Of old the blood be- sprinkled door; As the cleft sea a passage gave, Digitized by 708 Vespers for Sundays Merguntur hostes flucti- bus. Jam Pascha nostrum Christus est, Paschalis idem victima, Et pura puris mentibus Sinceritatis azyma.

O vera coeli victima, Subjecta cui sunt tartara, Soluta mortis vincula, Recepta vitae praemia. Victor, subactis inferis, Trophaea Christus ex- plicat ; Cceloque aperto, subdi- tum Regem tenebrarum tra- hit. Ut sis perenne mentibus Paschale, Jesu, gaudium, A morte dira criminum, Then closed to whelm th' Egyptians o'er ; So Christ, our Paschal Sacrifice, Has brought us safe all perils through; While for unleaven'd bread He asks But heart sincere and purpose true.

Hail, purest victim Heav'n could find The powers of hell to overthrow ! Who didst the bonds of death unbind; Who dost the prize of life bestow.

Hail, victor Christ! hail, risen King ! To Thee alone belongs the crown ; Who hast the heavenly gates unbarr'd, And cast the Prince of darkness down.

O Jesu! from the death of sin Keep us, we pray ; so shalt Thou be The everlasting Paschal joy Digitized by Vespers for Sundays 709 Vita* renatos libera. Deo Patri sit gloria, Et Filio, qui a mortuis Surrexit, ac Paraclito, In sempiterna saecula. Amen