He has lifted me to the Heavens; you He has put to flight;
For the rest of time I share the throne, I am no longer subject to you.
He took my body that He might make it new;
He will make it immortal and cause it to share His throne.
I shall reign with Him, for I have been resurrected with Him.
No longer are you my master; but I rule over you.
My pledge of surety is now on high,
But you are trampled on below by those who cry,
`Where, O Death, is your victory, or where your strength?
God has destroyed your strength
Through the Resurrection.’
St. Romanos the Melodist – Kontakion on the Resurrection III
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