Hymns of the Eastern Church (5th ed.) 102. Into the Dim Earth's Lowest Parts Descending

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Hymns of the Eastern Church (5th ed.)‎#102

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Text:	Into the Dim Earth's Lowest Parts Descending
Author:	John Damascene
Translator:	John Mason Neale

102. Into the Dim Earth's Lowest Parts Descending

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Into the dim earth’s lowest parts descending,
And bursting by Thy might the infernal chain
That bound the prisoners, Thou, at three days’ ending,
As Jonah from the whale, hast risen again.

Thou brakest not the seal, Thy surety’s token,
Arising from the Tomb Who left’st in Birth
The portals of Virginity unbroken,
Opening the gates of heaven to sons of earth.

Thou, Sacrifice ineffable and living,
Didst to the FATHER by Thyself atone
As GOD eternal: resurrection giving
To Adam, general parent, by Thine own.

Text Information
First Line:	Into the Dim Earth's Lowest Parts Descending
Title:	Into the Dim Earth's Lowest Parts Descending
Greek Title:	κατηλθες εν τοις κατωτατοις
Translator:	John Mason Neale (1862)
Author:	John Damascene (780)
Meter:	11,10,11,10
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1866