| James and Mary Ford, eds. Every Day in the Year. 1902. | | | | April 9 | | Easter Morning | | By Edmund Spenser (1552?–1599) |
| | | | Easter is a movable feast in the Church Calendar, but April 9 has been accepted as the date of the Resurrection. |
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MOST glorious Lord of life, that on this day | |
| Didst make thy triumph over death and sin, | |
| And, having harrowed hell, didst bring away | |
| Captivity thence captive, us to win; | |
| This joyous day, dear Lord, with joy begin, | 5 |
| And grant that we, for whom thou didst die, | |
| Being with thy dear blood clean washed from sin, | |
| May live for ever in felicity: | |
| And that thy love we weighing worthily | |
| May likewise love Thee for the same again: | 10 |
| And for thy sake, that all like dear didst buy, | |
| With love may one another entertain. | |
| So let us love, dear Love, like as we ought; | |
| Love is the lesson which the Lord us taught. | | | |
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