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Verse 1 The cloud of night is past away:
Mary, rejoice, rejoice, to-day! Alleluia.
Verse 2 He That abhorred not thy womb
Hath risen victorious from the tomb. Alleluia.
Verse 3 The dart of death is knapped in twain:
At Jesu's feet death's self lies slain. Alleluia.
Verse 4 In consolation our annoy,
Our sorrow hath his end in joy. Alleluia.
Verse 5 The Face with spitting marred so late
Is glorious now as Heav'n's own gate. Alleluia.
Verse 6 Graved in His Hands and Feet, the Wounds
Are rivers whence all Grace abounds. Alleluia.
Verse 7 Thy transverse arms, O Cross, are now
The sceptre whereto all things bow. Alleluia.
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