Resonances of the Exsultet occur throughout; however, the Exsultet is quite possibly a younger text. And verse 4 is easily recognized as the Communion antiphon for the Easter Vigil and Easter Day.
My translation is below, and here are the Latin original and the translation of J.M. Neale, for comparison.
The
Lamb’s high supper, long foretold!
In
white salvation dress enstoled,
let all his ransomed people sing—
the Red Sea crossed—to Christ our King.
let all his ransomed people sing—
the Red Sea crossed—to Christ our King.
Whose
thirsting Body crucified,
upon that altar where he died,
and whose bright precious ruby Blood,
have let us live our lives for God.
upon that altar where he died,
and whose bright precious ruby Blood,
have let us live our lives for God.
He kept
us, on that Paschal night,
From that destroying angel’s might,
And saved us in a foreign land
From Pharoah’s dreaded cruel command.
From that destroying angel’s might,
And saved us in a foreign land
From Pharoah’s dreaded cruel command.
For lo,
our Paschal Lamb is Christ,
The guiltless Lamb is sacrificed,
Sincerity’s unleavened Bread,
His flesh he offered in our stead.
The guiltless Lamb is sacrificed,
Sincerity’s unleavened Bread,
His flesh he offered in our stead.
O
worthy sacrifice and true!
All hell is torn apart by you.
Your captive people are set free:
Your life, the price of liberty.
All hell is torn apart by you.
Your captive people are set free:
Your life, the price of liberty.
Now
Christ arises from the grave,
The victor from th’abysmal cave,
And binds the tyrant, and restores
The paradisal open doors.
The victor from th’abysmal cave,
And binds the tyrant, and restores
The paradisal open doors.
Be
always in our minds, we ask,
O Jesus, joy of this great Pasch;
then those reborn by grace may be
in Your parade of victory.
O Jesus, joy of this great Pasch;
then those reborn by grace may be
in Your parade of victory.
O Jesus
Christ, be glorified,
who
shining forth in triumph died
whom with the Father we adore
whom with the Father we adore
and
Holy Spirit evermore.