434: This Joyful Eastertide
1 This joyful Eastertide,
Away with sin and sorrow!
My love, the Crucified,
Has sprung to life this morrow:
Refrain:
Had Christ, who once was slain,
Not burst his three-day prison,
Our faith had been in vain;
But now has Christ arisen,
arisen, arisen;
but now Christ has arisen!
2 My flesh in hope shall rest
And for a season slumber
Till trump from east to west
Shall wake the dead in number: (Refrain)
3 Death's flood has lost its chill
Since Jesus crossed the river;
Lover of souls, from ill
My passing soul deliver: (Refrain)
| Text information | |
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| First Line: | This joyful Eastertide |
| Title: | This Joyful Eastertide |
| Author: | George R. Woodward, 1848-1934 |
| Meter: | 6 7 6 7 D |
| Scripture: | 1 Corinthians 15:14-19 |
| Topic: | Seasons and Feasts | Easter Season; Rites of the Church | Funeral; Hope; Paschal Mystery |
| Language: | English |
| Refrain First Line: | Had Christ, who once was slain |
| Tune information | |
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| Tune name: | VRUECHTEN |
| Harmonizer: | Paul G. Bunjes |
| Meter: | 6 7 6 7 D |
| Key: | E♭ Major |
| Source: | Oudaen's David's Psalmen, 1685 (melody) |
| Copyright: | Harmonization from Lutheran Worship © 1969 Concordia Publishing House |
