St. Ephrem: "By the Cross death has been vanquished"

“BY the Cross death has been vanquished, Adam has returned to paradise, and has been made an heir of the kingdom, confounding the devil. The splendor and glory which Adam lost when he transgressed the commandment, the Lord gave back to him in baptism when He came; and He will come again at the end and raise him and his children up, and clothe them with glory in the bridal chamber of His light.”

~St. Ephrem the Syrian (ca. 306 – 373): Funeral Canons, 53.