As we sing the triumphant hymns! Let heavens rejoice in a worthy manner, the earth be glad, and the whole world, visible and the invisible, keep the Feast. For Christ our eternal joy has risen! Eirmos ...

Rejoice and be glad, O virgin Mary, alleluia. For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia. Let us pray. O God, who gave joy to the world through the resurrection of thy son, our Lord Jesus Christ ...