Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) ‎#266

266. Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain

1 Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
Of triumphant gladness;
God hath brought his Israel
Into joy from sadness;
Loosed from Pharaoh's bitter yoke
Jacob's sons and daughters;
Led them with unmoistened foot
Through the Red Sea waters.

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.

3 Now the queen of seasons, bright
With the day of splendor,
With the royal feast of feasts,
Comes its joy to render;
Comes to glad Jerusalem,
Who with true affection
Welcomes in unwearied strains
Jesus' resurrection.

4 Neither might the gates of death,
Nor the tomb's dark portal,
Nor the watchers, nor the seal
Hold thee as a mortal:
But today amidst the twelve
Thou didst stand, bestowing
That thy peace, which evermore
Passeth human knowing.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
• Title: Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain
• Author: John of Damascus, 8th cent.
• Translator: John Mason Neale (1853; alt.)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1990
• Scripture:
  Exodus 15:1
• Topic: Deliverance; Christ: The Light; Church: Israel of God; Israel: Salvation of
• Source: 8th century

Tune Information

• Name: ST. KEVIN
• Composer: Arthur S. Sullivan (1872)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
• Key: F Major