Hymns of the Eastern Church (5th ed.) 100. Let Us Rise in Early Morning

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Hymns of the Eastern Church (5th ed.)‎#100

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Text:	Let Us Rise in Early Morning
Author:	John Damascene
Translator:	John Mason Neale

Let us rise in early morning,
And, instead of ointments, bring
Hymns of praises to our Master,
And His Resurrection sing:
We shall see the Sun of Justice
Risen with healing on His wing.

Thy unbounded loving-kindness,
They that groaned in Hades’ chain,
Prisoners, from afar beholding,
Hasten to the light again
And to that eternal Pascha
Wove the dance and raised the strain.

Go ye forth, His Saints, to meet Him!
Go with lamps in every hand!
From the sepulchre He riseth:
Ready for the Bridegroom stand:
And the Pascha of salvation
Hail, with His triumphant band.

Text Information
First Line:	Let Us Rise in Early Morning
Title:	Let Us Rise in Early Morning
Greek Title:	ορθρισωμεν ορθρου βαθεος
Translator:	John Mason Neale (1862)
Author:	John Damascene (780)
Meter:	8,7,8,7,8,7
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1866