I will open my mouth and declare,
With hymns and praise I will compose,
About Him who came and suffered for us,
Christ was crucified buried then He arose.
أنا أفتح فمي وأتكلم،
ونشئ مديحاً بانسجام،
في من أتانا وتألم،
المسيح صُلب وقُبر ثم قام.
The Father knew of what would come,
That is the reason why He chose,
To plan redemption through His only Son,
Christ was crucified buried then He arose.
بدأ ذلك في علمه،
قبل بداية الأيام،
فدبر الفداء بإبنه،
المسيح صُلب وقُبر ثم قام.
The prophets prophesied His coming,
And they wrote down upon their scrolls,
They saw the Virgin Mary, His new heaven,
Christ was crucified buried then He arose.
تأهلت عن وصفه الحكماء،
وكذا جميع أولى الأفهام،
حين راوا مريم له شبه سماء،
المسيح صُلب وقُبر ثم قام.
He came and dwelt among us,
We had in our midst the Lord of hosts,
But He hid His divinity from Satan,
Christ was crucified buried then He arose.
جاءنا الإله رب الصباؤوت،
متجسداً وبيننا اقام،
وعن الشيطان أخفي اللاهوت،
المسيح صُلب وقُبر ثم قام.
By His free will He came to the cross,
And of our punishment, He did dispose,
To give light to those who are in darkness,
Christ was crucified buried then He arose.
حقاً أتى إلى الصلبوت،
لخلاص الذين في الظلام،
الكلمة الأزلي ذاق الموت،
المسيح صُلب وقُبر ثم قام.
Because of His unlimited love,
Freedom and life to us He bestows,
And the gift of living daily with Him,
Christ was crucified buried then He arose.
خلصنا الرب القدوس،
بالمزايا والعطايا والأنعام،
وبموته أحيا النفوس،
المسيح صُلب وقُبر ثم قام.
He destroyed the power of death,
And He defeated all His foes,
He is the living immortal God,
Christ was crucified buried then He arose.
داس سلطان الموت،
وظفر بالعدو الظفر التمام،
هو الحي الذي لا يموت،
المسيح صُلب وقُبر ثم قام.
By His Death, He humiliated Satan,
By His Resurrection, He defeated His foes,
And by His love, He saved us all,
Christ was crucified buried then He arose.
ذل الشيطان الرجيم وأفل،
موليا الأدبار بإنفحام،
ويهوذا لنفسه قد قتل،
المسيح صُلب وقُبر ثم قام.
Jesus was raised up on a cross,
The tree of shame and of great woes,
He bore our deserved chastisement,
Christ was crucified buried then He arose.
رفع المسيح على الصليب،
خشبة العار في تلك الأيام،
وحمل ما نستحق من التأديب،
المسيح صُلب وقُبر ثم قام.
His lordship adorned the cross,
The curse, to peace, He did transpose,
And made it the sign of power,
Christ was crucified buried then He arose.
ذان الصليب بربوبيته،
وحول اللعنة إلى السلام،
وجعل القوة في علامته،
المسيح صُلب وقُبر ثم قام.
And so they buried Him inside the tomb,
The Lamb of God, the Lord of Sabaoth,
But He rose up after three days,
Christ was crucified buried then He arose.
سيدنا رب القوات،
دفن في القبر ثلاثة أيام،
وقام في الثالث من الأموات،
المسيح صُلب وقُبر ثم قام.
His forgiveness was offered to all,
To our father Adam and to all those,
Who were tormented with him in Hades,
Christ was crucified buried then He arose.
شمل بالعفو آدم وبنيه،
ورفعهم عنهم صارم الأحكام،
وعذاباً دائماً كانوا فيه،
المسيح صُلب وقُبر ثم قام.
And He ascended to the heavens,
With an eternal Body that glows,
He sits at the right hand of the Father,
Christ was crucified buried then He arose.
صعد للسماء إبنه الإله،
بجسد أخذ من ماريام،
وجلس عن يمين الآب في علاه،
المسيح صُلب وقُبر ثم قام.
By His death He broke the thorn of death,
And He conquered all of His foes,
And He freed the saints from their prison,
Christ was crucified buried then He arose.
ضرب الأعداء وبددهم،
وكسر شوكة الموت الزؤام،
والمأسورين في الجب أطلقهم،
المسيح صُلب وقُبر ثم قام.
He threw the dragon into the lake,
Of brimstone and fire, pain and woes,
That was prepared for him and his demons,
Christ was crucified buried then He arose.
طرح التنين في بحيرة النار،
في آلام بإضطرام والتهام،
معدة له ولجنده الأشرار،
المسيح صُلب وقُبر ثم قام.
Satan once thought that he ruled,
all humanity, he exiled and deposed,
God redeemed them with His wisdom,
Christ was crucified buried then He arose.
ظن الشرير أنه تحكم،
وبمكره إستبعد الآنام،
فخلصهم الله بتدبير محكم،
المسيح صُلب وقُبر ثم قام.
How full of wisdom is the Father,
The perfect plan He did compose,
His only Son redeemed us,
Christ was crucified buried then He arose.
عظيم جداً ومكرم،
فعل الله إله أبرآم،
حيث فدانا بإبنه الأكرم،
المسيح صُلب وقُبر ثم قام.
We were deceived by the serpent,
To eat the forbidden fruit is what we chose,
In defiance, our hands reached for it,
Christ was crucified buried then He arose.
غرتنا ثمرة العصيان،
فأثرناها على كل طعام،
وإليها بجرأة إمتدت اليدان،
المسيح صُلب وقُبر ثم قام.
That fruit was full of deadly poison,
Its potency, we did misdiagnose,
But God revived us with His mercy,
Christ was crucified buried then He arose.
فيها كان السم الزاعف،
أودي بالأرواح والأجسام،
فأدركنا الله بالإلطاف،
المسيح صُلب وقُبر ثم قام.
Hallelujah to the merciful God,
We praise Him with gratitude because,
His tender mercy endures forever,
Christ was crucified buried then He arose.
قدوس رحمته إلى الأبد،
له التمجيد على طول الدوام،
ليس لقدرته العلوية حد،
المسيح صُلب وقُبر ثم قام.
He fulfilled all the prophecies,
What the forefathers had composed,
The beloved Son is the Redeemer,
Christ was crucified buried then He arose.
كمل وتم كل المكتوب،
في الأنبياء من غابر الأيام،
عن إبن الله الفادي المحبوب،
المسيح صُلب وقُبر ثم قام.
Of His Birth and sufferings,
Death and Burial, the prophecies told,
And His Resurrection and Ascension,
Christ was crucified buried then He arose.
له أشارت جميع النبوات،
من مولد وتألم ودفن وقيام،
وصعود إلى أعلى السموات،
المسيح صُلب وقُبر ثم قام.
Jesus ascended after forty days,
The Holy Spirit, the Father bestowed,
Upon His apostles in the upper room,
Christ was crucified buried then He arose.
من سمائه رب الكون،
أرسل روحه القدوس بسلام،
على تلاميذه في عليه صهيون،
المسيح صُلب وقُبر ثم قام.
All of the witnesses saw the Paraclete,
Descend over them as His light glowed,
Like tongues of fire over their heads,
Christ was crucified buried then He arose.
نوره العظيم اشرق عليهم،
ومنحهم المعرفة بقسط تام،
فسطع عليهم وابرق،
المسيح صُلب وقُبر ثم قام.
Behold how kind our Father is,
His love surpasses what the mind knows,
He granted us true salvation,
Christ was crucified buried then He arose.
هذا هو صنع الإله،
المتفضل علينا بالأنعام،
نحمده على خلاص لنا اولاه،
المسيح صُلب وقُبر ثم قام.
He comforts every weary soul,
And He surely consoles all of those,
Who call on Him with a true heart,
Christ was crucified buried then He arose.
لأنه إله رؤوف رحيم،
غافر الخطايا الجسام،
مورث شعبه فردوس النعيم،
المسيح صُلب وقُبر ثم قام.
Christ came and will return again,
Will sit on the throne as the trumpet blows,
To judge the living and the dead,
Christ was crucified buried then He arose.
يا من قد أتى وهو أت،
ليدين المخلوقات بأحكام،
الأحياء منهم والأموات،
المسيح صُلب وقُبر ثم قام.
Please, O Lord, grant all of us,
To please you daily before we repose,
To forever dwell with the Holy One,
Christ was crucified buried then He arose.
وأحفظ شعبك وبلغه مناه،
حياة مرضية وحسن ختام،
وأسكنه مكاناً عالياً في أخراه،
المسيح صُلب وقُبر ثم قام.