The Hymnal ‎#175

175. Christ the Lord is risen today

1 Christ the Lord is risen today,
Sons of men and angels say:
Raise your joys and triumphs high
Sing, he heav'ns, and earth reply.

2 Love's redeeming work is done,
Fought the fight, the victory won,
Jesus' agony is o'er,
Darkness veils the earth no more.

3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal,
Christ hath burst the gates of hell;
Death in vain forbids Him rise,
Christ hat opened Paradise.

4 Soar we now where Christ hath led,
Following our exalted Head:
Made like Him, like Him we rise,
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies.

Text Information

• First Line: Christ the Lord is risen today
• Author: Charles Wesley (1759, alt.)
• Meter: Four 7s
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916
• Topic: Easter Day; Sunday Schools: Eastertide; Sunday Schools

Tune Information

• Name: MONKLAND
• Arranger: John B. Wilkes (1861)
• Meter: Four 7s
• Incipit: 13534 56713 32176
• Key: C Major