TONE 1:
Troparion: When the stone had been
sealed by the Jews and when the soldiers were
guarding Thy pure Body, O Saviour, Thou didst
rise on the third day and give life to the
world. Therefore, the Powers of Heaven cried to
Thee, O Giver of life: Glory to Thy
Resurrection, O Christ! Glory to Thy Kingdom!
Glory to Thy Providence, O only Lover of men!
Kontakion: Thou didst rise as God from
the tomb with glory and with Thyself didst raise
the world, and the nature of men sings to Thee
as God, and death has vanished, and Adam dances
for joy, O Lord, and Eve, now freed from her
fetters rejoices, crying: Thou, O Christ, art He
Who givest to all resurrection.
TONE 2:
Troparion: When Thou, the Deathless
Life, didst go down to death, then didst Thou
slay hell by the lightning flash of Thy
divinity. And when Thou didst raise the dead
from the lower world, all the Powers of Heaven
cried aloud: Christ our God, Giver of life,
glory to Thee.
Kontakion: Thou didst rise from the
tomb, all-powerful Saviour, and seeing the
miracle, hell was terrified, and the dead rose,
whilst creation at the sight of it rejoices with
Thee, and Adam exults, and the world, O my
Saviour, ever sings to Thee.
TONE 3:
Troparion: Let the Heavens rejoice and
let the earth be glad, for the Lord has done a
mighty act with His arm. He has trampled death
by death and become the First-born of the dead,
He has delivered us from the depths of hell, and
has granted the world His great mercy.
Kontakion: Thou didst rise today from
the grave, O Merciful One, and hast led us out
of the gates of death. Today Adam dances for joy
and Eve rejoices, and with them the Prophets and
Patriarchs unceasingly sing of the divine
triumph of Thy power.
TONE 4:
Troparion: When the women disciples of
the Lord learned from the Angel the glad tidings
of the Resurrection and cast off the ancestral
curse, they exultingly told the Apostles: Death
is despoiled, Christ our God has risen and is
giving the world the great mercy.
Kontakion: My Saviour and Deliverer
from the grave, as God, raised the earth-born
from their chains, and shattered the gates of
hell; and He rose as Lord on the third day.
TONE 5:
Troparion: Let us, the faithful,
praise and adore the Word, co-eternal with the
Father and the Spirit, Who for our salvation was
born of a Virgin. For He was pleased to ascend
the Cross in the flesh, and to endure death, and
to raise the dead by His glorious Resurrection.
Kontakion: Thou didst descend into hell, my
Saviour, and having shattered its gates, as All
Powerful, Thou didst raise the dead with
Thyself, as Creator, and didst deliver Adam from
the curse, O Lover of men. Therefore, we all cry
to Thee: Save us, O Lord.
TONE 6:
Troparion: The Angelic Hosts were
before Thy tomb, the guards became as dead men,
and Mary stood in the sepulchre looking for Thy
pure Body. Thou didst despoil hell, for Thou
wast not tempted by it. Thou didst come and meet
the Virgin to give life. O Lord, Who didst rise
from the dead, glory to Thee.
Kontakion: Having raised all the dead
from the valleys of darkness by His life-giving
hand, Christ our God granted resurrection to the
human dough. For He is the Saviour of all, the
Resurrection and Life and God of all.
TONE 7:
Troparion: Thou hast destroyed death
by Thy Cross, Thou hast opened Paradise to the
thief. Thou hast changed the lamentation of the
Myrrbearers into joy, and Thou hast commanded
Thine Apostles to proclaim that Thou, O Christ
our God, hast risen and grantest the world the
great mercy.
Kontakion: No longer can the dominion
of death hold mortals, for Christ has come down
and has shattered and broken its power. Hell is
bound, and the Prophets rejoice with one voice,
saying: The Saviour has appeared to those who
have faith. Come out, you faithful, for the
Resurrection.
TONE 8:
Troparion: Thou didst come down from
on high, Merciful Saviour, and accept burial for
three days, that Thou mightest free us from our
passions. O Lord, our Life and Resurrection,
glory to Thee.
Kontakion: Having risen from the tomb,
Thou didst raise the dead and resurrect Adam,
and Eve dances with joy at Thy Resurrection. And
all the ends of the earth keep festival at Thy
Rising from the dead, O Most Merciful One
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