Recessit pastor noster fons aquae vivae
ad cuius transitum sol obscuratus est:
Nam et ille captus est, qui captivum tenebat primum hominem:
hodie portas mortis et seras pariter Salvator noster disrupit. Verse: Destruxit quidem claustra inferni
et subvertit potentias diaboli.
{Nam et ille…]
Alternative verse
Ante cuius conspectum mors fugit,
Ad cuius vocem mortui resurgent:
Videntes autem eum portae mortis confractae sunt.
English translation
Our Shepherd is departed, the fount of living water,
At whose passing the sun was darkened,
For even he was made captive who was holding captive the first man.
Today the gates of death and their bars as well our Savior has destroyed. Verse: Indeed He has destroyed the strongholds of the underworld
And he has overthrown the powers of the devil.
[For even he…]
Alternative verse
Before whose presence death flees
At whose voice the dead will be raised;
And seeing him the gates of death are broken.
Morre o nosso pastor, fonte de água viva,
em sua morte o Sol escureceu,
Pois foi feito prisioneiro aquele que manteve cativo o primeiro homem.
Hoje os portões e as cadeias da morte o nosso Salvador destruiu. Verse: Ele destruiu os cárceres do submundo
e Ele subjugou as forças do Inferno.
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