Easter Vigil, O vere beata nox

Haec nox est, de qua scriptum est:

Et nox sicut dies illuminabitur:

et nox illuminatio mea in deliciis meis. ...

This is the night of which it is written:

And the night shall be as enlightened as the day:

And the night is my light in my enjoyments...

O vere beata nox

O truly blessed is the night

Vicitimae paschali laudes

immolent Christiani.

Agnus redemit oves:

Christus innocens Patri

Reconciliavit peccatores....

Forth the paschal Victim

Christians bring

Your sacrifice of praise:

The lamb redeemed the sheep;

and Christ the sinless One

hath to the Father

sinners reconciled.