Saint Ephrem the Syriac
Lyrics of the Hymn to the Light
R. The Light has risen, rejoice, O earth and heaven. The night has been cast out, and we have come out into the Light.
1. JESUS our LORD has filled the universe with splendor. His Light has driven away sorrow in the heat of death and decay.
R. The Light has risen, rejoice, O earth and heaven. The night has been cast out, and we have come out into the Light.
2. And HE will come in glory when the ages have passed and the dead, In meeting Him, are clothed in bodies of Light.
R. The Light has risen, rejoice, O earth and heaven. The night has been cast out, and we have come out into the Light.
3. O my King, my Savior and my Resurrectionist from death. From Your death, I have hope and the love of life.
R. The Light has risen, rejoice, O earth and heaven. The night has been cast out, and we have come out into the Light.
4. Grant me to be at the supper Banquet with YOU where I spend the evening. And Love becomes the King within us.
R. The Light has risen, rejoice, O earth and heaven. The night has been cast out, and we have come out into the Light.
أَشْـرَقَ النُّـورُ فَافْـرَحِـي أَيُّـهَا الْأَرْضُ وَالسَّــمَـاءْ طُـرِحَ الْلَّيْلُ خَـارِجًا وَخَـرَجْـنَـا إِلَـى الضِّـيَـاءْ
إِنَّ يَـسُـوعَ رَبَّـنَـا غَـمَـرَ الْـكَـوْنَ بِـالْـبَـهَـاءْ نُـورُهُ طَـارَدَ الْأَسَى فِـي حِـمَـى الْـمَـوْتِ وَالْـفَـنَـاءْ
وَسَـيَـأْتِـي بِـمَـجْـدِ عِنْـدَمَـا تَـنْـقَـضِي الدُّهُورْ فَـيَـلْـبَـسُ الْأَمْـوَاتُ فِـي لِـقَـائِـهِ أَجْـسَـادَ نُورْ
يَـا مَـلِـيـكِـي مُـخَـلِّـصِـي وَبَـاعِـثِـي مِـنَ الْـمَـمَاتْ لِــيَ مِـنْ مَـوْتِـكَ الرَّجَـاءْ وَلِـي مَـحَـبَّـةُ الْـحَـيَـاةْ
أَعْـطِـنِـي أَنْ أَكُـونَ فِـي وَلِـيـمَـةِ الْـعَـشَـا مَـعَـكْ حَـيْـثُ أُمْـسِي وَيُـصْـبِـحُ الْـحُـبُّ فِـيـنَـا هُـوَ الْـمَـلِكْ