Henry Charles Beeching, ed. (1859–1919). Lyra Sacra: A Book of Religious Verse. 1903.
By Edmund Spenser (1552?1599)Easter Day
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 diddest 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. | |