Mozarabic Hymn for Lauds and Vespers, The Third Sunday of Lent

The Hispano-Mozarabic Rite consistently though all its changes places the Samaritan Woman on the First Sunday of Lent, the beginning of Lent for that rite, although Ash Wednesday was at one point copied from the Roman Rite. The Blind Man and Lazarus follow on the Second and Third Sundays respectively. This explains why the hymn centers on the Raising of Lazarus.

   Christe immense, Dominator sancte,

Custodi plebem, quam tu redemisti

Sanguine sacro tuo pretioso;

      Ipse salvasti.

   Claritas fulget, Dominusque fecit,

In Bethania ad Lazarum venit,

Quem suscitavit, et gloriam suam

      Manifestavit.

   Maria autem domi retenta,

Quem expectabat; pietas immensa

Illi occurrit, et annuntiavit

      Sororque Martha.

   Magister adest. Occurrunt sorores,

Et lachrymantes, Christum confitentes

Sic meruerunt, ut viderent fratrem

      Suum resurgentem.

   Ad monumentum exlamabat Jesus:

Lazare veni, Dominusque tecum.

Ille surrexit, et omnis caterva

      Ibi convertitur.

   In Samaria ut homo sitivit,

Et mulieri peccata dimisit,

Coecus enim natus lumen magnum

      Vidit in Siloe.

   In Samaria fecit confitentes,

In Bethania Lazarum surgentem,

Surdos audientes, et mutos loquentes,

      Quos visitavit.

   Gloria Patri, Trino Sempiterno

Gloria Christo, Spirituique Sancto:

Praedicet Trinum pia voce nomen

      Omne per aevum.

O Christ the infinite, Holy Ruler, guard the people, whom you have redeemed and saved by your holy and precious blood. A brilliant light shone forth, when the Lord acted, when he came to Bethany, to Lazarus, whom he raised and revealed his glory. Mary remained at home waiting for him; Martha, her sister, with great love ran to meet him and tell him the news.  The Master is here, the tearful sisters run to meet him and confess him  to be the Christ, so they were worthy to see their brother risen.  Jesus next to the tomb exclaims “Lazarus, come out, the Lord is with you”, Lazarus was raised and all those crowded round were converted. In Samaria the Man thirsted and forgave the sins of the woman; the man born blind saw a great light in Siloam. In Samaria he caused the people to believe, in Bethany he made Lazarus to be raised, among those he visited he made the deaf to hear and the mute to speak. Glory to the Father, O Holy Trinity, glory to Christ and the Holy Spirit, may the Triune Name be proclaimed in every age. Amen.