Second tone

The troparion of the Resurrection

When Thou, the deathless life, didst go down to death, then didst Thou slay hell by the lightening 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.

The kontakion of the Resurrection

Thou didst rise from the tomb, all-powerful Savior, 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 Savior, ever sings to Thee.

The prokeimenon

The Lord is my strength and my song, and He is become my salvation. Stichos: With chastisement hath the Lord chastened men but He hath not given me over unto death. Alleluia: The Lord hear thee in the day of affliction; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee. Stichos: O Lord, save the king, and hearken unto us in the day when we call upon Thee.

Verses on the beatitudes

We offer Thee the voice of the thief and cry aloud to Thee; Remember us, O Savior in Thy kingdom.

We bring Thee the cross for the forgiveness of offences. For us hast Thou accepted it, O lover of mankind.

We venerate, O Master, Thy tomb and Thy rising, through which Thou hast delivered the world from corruption, O lover of mankind.

By Thy death, O Lord, death has been swallowed up, and by Thy resurrection, Savior, has the world been saved.

Those sleeping in darkness have seen Thee, the light, and they have risen out of the nethermost parts of hell, O Christ.

Risen from the tomb Thou hast met the women bearing myrrh and told the disciples to proclaim Thy rising.