The Hymnal ‎#168

168. Come, ye faithful, raise the strain

1 Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
Of triumphant gladness:
God hath brought His people forth
Into joy from sadness.
Now rejoice, Jerusalem,
And with true affection
Welcome in unwearied strains
Jesus' resurrection.

2 'Tis the spring of souls today:
Christ hath burst His prison,
And from three days' sleep in death
As a sun hath risen;
All the winter of our sins,
Long and dark, is flying
From His light, to whom we give
Laud and praise undying.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
• Author: John of Damascus (8th century)
• Author: Rev. John M. Neale (1859)
• Meter: 7. 6. 7. 6. D.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: Jesus Christ the Lord: His Resurrection; Christ: Resurrection, His; Easter; Resurrection, The

Tune Information

• Name: ST. KEVIN
• Composer: Arthur Sullivan (1872)
• Meter: 7. 6. 7. 6. D.
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Tune used by permission of Novello and Company, Ltd.