Victimae paschali laudes

Easter Sequence by Wipo of Burgundy +1040:

Victimae paschali laudes		To the Passover victim,
immolent Christiani.		Christians offer praise.
Agnus redemit oves:		The Lamb has redeemed the sheep:
Christus innocens Patri		Innocent Christ to the Father
reconciliavit peccatores.		has reconciled sinners
Mors et vita duello		Death and life contended
conflixere mirando:		in a wondrous battle:
dux vitae mortuus,		The Lord of life, who died,
regnat vivus.		reigns alive.
Dic nobis Maria,		Tell us, Mary,
quid vidisti in via?		what you saw on the way?
Sepulcrum Christi viventis,		“The tomb of the living Christ
et gloriam vidi resurgentis:		and the glory of His rising,
Angelicos testes,		“Angelic witnesses,
sudarium et vestes.		shroud and clothes.
Surrexit Christus spes mea:		“Christ my hope is arisen,
praecedet suos in Galilaeam.		and precedes His own into Galilee.”
Scimus Christum surrexisse		We know that Christ is risen
a mortuis vere:		from the dead in truth.
tu nobis, victor Rex, miserere.		To us, victorious King, have mercy!
Amen. Alleluia.		Amen. Alleluia.