Schola Sancte Scholasticae and St. Cecilia's Abbey, UK
Pluscarden Abbey, Scotland
To the Paschal Victim, Christians, offer a sacrifice of praise.
2. The Lamb has ransomed his sheep; the innocent Christ
has reconciled sinners
with the Father.
3. Death and life confronted each other in a prodigious
battle;
the Prince of life who died, now reigns living.
4. Tell us, Mary, what did you see upon the way?
5. I saw the sepulcher of the living
Christ; I saw the glory
of the Risen One.
6. I saw the angels, his witnesses, the shroud and the
garments.
7. Christ, my Hope,
is risen; he will go before his own into
Galilee.
8. We know that Christ is truly risen from the dead;
9. O Victorious King, have
mercy on us.
Easter Sequence
In the Extraordinary Form of the Mass the Sequence follows the Alleluia chant. In the Ordinary Form the Sequence precedes the Alleluia chant; therefore, the ending “Amen. Alleluia” is omitted.
Note: Music from the Parish Book of Chant (CMAA, 2012, page 142) and used with permission from The Church Music Association of America. Book can be purchased at amazon.com and is also available by download from http://media.musicasacra.com/pdf/pbc-web.pdf