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Christ the Lord Is Risen Today!

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 7.7.7.7 with alleluia Appears in 1,176 hymnals Matching Instances: 8 Scripture: John 20:11-18 First Line: "Christ the Lord is risen today!" Lyrics: 1 "Christ the Lord is risen today!" Alleluia! All creation, join to say: Alleluia! Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia! Sing, O heavens, and earth reply, Alleluia! 2 Love’s redeeming work is done, Alleluia! Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia! Death in vain forbids him rise, Alleluia! Christ has opened paradise. Alleluia! 3 Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia! Where, O death, is now your sting? Alleluia! Jesus died, our souls to save, Alleluia! Where your victory, O grave? Alleluia! 4 Hail the Lord of earth and heaven! Alleluia! Praise to you by both be given, Alleluia! Every knee to you shall bow, Alleluia! Risen Christ, triumphant now. Alleluia! Topics: Christian Year Easter Vigil; Christian Year Resurrection/Easter; Jesus Christ Resurrection; Christian Year Easter Used With Tune: LLANFAIR

Christ Has Risen

Author: John Bell Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 10 hymnals Matching Instances: 6 Scripture: John 20, 21 First Line: Christ has risen while earth slumbers Topics: The Grace of Jesus Christ Christ's Resurrection and Exaltation Used With Tune: HOLY MANNA

Christ the Lord Is Risen Today

Author: Wipo of Burgundy, d. 1048; Jane E. Leeson, 1809-1881 Meter: 7.7.7.7 with alleluias Appears in 87 hymnals Matching Instances: 5 Scripture: John 20:11-18 First Line: Christ the Lord is ris'n today Lyrics: 1 Christ the Lord is ris'n today; Christians, haste your vows to pay; Make your joy and praises known: At the Paschal Victim's throne. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. 2 For the sheep the Lamb has bled, Sinless in the sinner's stead; Christ the Lord is ris'n on high; Now he lives, no more to die. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. 3 Christ, the Victim undefiled, God and sinners reconciled, When in fierce and bloody strife Met together death and life. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. 4 Christians, on this happy day, Raise your hearts with joy and say: Christ the Lord is ris'n on high; Now he lives no more to die. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. 5 Hallowed, chosen dawn of praise, Easter, queen of all our days: Zion's children now come forth; East to west and south to north. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. 6 Let the people praise you, Lord, Be, by all that is, adored: Let the nations shout and sing; Glory to their Paschal King. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. 7 Hymns of glory, songs of praise, God on high, to you we raise: Risen Lord, we now adore, With the Spirit ever more. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Topics: Easter; Forgiveness; Funeral; Gathering; Going Forth; Heaven; Jesus Christ; Paschal Mystery; Praise; Reconciliation; Redemption; Salvation Used With Tune: SURGIT IN HAEC DIES

Christ Is Risen! Shout Hosanna

Author: Brian Wren, b. 1936 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 23 hymnals Matching Instances: 3 Scripture: John 20:1-16 First Line: Christ is risen! Shout hosanna! Lyrics: 1 Christ is risen! Shout hosanna! Celebrate this day of days! Christ is risen! Hush in wonder; all creation is amazed. In the desert all surrounding, see, a spreading tree has grown. Healing leaves of grace abounding bring a taste of love unknown. 2 Christ is risen! Raise your spirits from the caverns of despair. Walk with gladness in the morning. See what love can do and dare. Drink the wine of resurrection, not a servant, but a friend. Jesus is our strong companion. Joy and peace shall never end. 3 Christ is risen! Earth and heaven nevermore shall be the same. Break the bread of new creation where the world is still in pain. Tell its grim demonic chorus: “Christ is risen! Get you gone!” God the First and Last is with us. Sing hosanna, everyone! Topics: Church Year Easter/Season of Easter; Powers of Darkness; Jesus Christ Alpha and Omega; New Heaven and Earth; Elements of Worship Lord's Supper Used With Tune: HYMN TO JOY

Christ the Lord Is Ris'n Again

Author: Michael Weisse; Catherine Winkworth Meter: 7.7.7.7.4 Appears in 258 hymnals Matching Instances: 2 Scripture: John 20:1-18 Lyrics: 1 Christ the Lord is ris'n again, Christ has broken ev'ry chain! Hark, angelic voices cry, singing evermore on high: Alleluia! 2 He who slumbered in the grave is exalted now to save; now through Christendom it rings that the Lamb is King of kings. Alleluia! 3 He who bore all pain and loss comfortless upon the cross, lives in glory now on high, pleads for us, and hears our cry: Alleluia! 4 Christ, our risen Lamb indeed, Christ, your ransomed people feed; at the end of earthly strife raise us, Lord, to endless life: Alleluia! Topics: Easter; Christian year--Easter Used With Tune: CHRISTUS IST ERSTANDEN

Christ has Risen

Author: M. Fraser Appears in 3 hymnals Matching Instances: 1 Scripture: John 20:28 First Line: Christ has risen from the dead Topics: Resurrection Used With Tune: [Christ has risen from the dead]

Christ Is Alive! Let Christians Sing

Author: Brian Wren Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 54 hymnals Matching Instances: 1 Scripture: John 20:1-10 Lyrics: 1 Christ is alive! Let Christians sing. The cross stands empty to the sky. Let streets and homes with praises ring. Love, drowned in death, shall never die. 2 Christ is alive! No longer bound to distant years in Palestine, but saving, healing, here and now, and touching ev’ry place and time. 3 In ev’ry insult, rift, and war, where color, scorn, or wealth divide, Christ suffers still, yet loves the more, and lives, where even hope has died. 4 Christ is alive, and comes to bring good news to this and ev’ry age, till earth and sky and ocean ring with joy, with justice, love, and praise. Topics: Confessing Faith; Justice Racial; Peace and Justice; Reconciliation Used With Tune: TRURO Text Sources: New Church Praise, 1975, rev. 1995

Christ Arose!

Author: Robert Lowry, 1826-1899 Meter: 6.5.6.5 with refrain Appears in 423 hymnals Matching Instances: 1 Scripture: John 20:18 First Line: Low in the grave he lay Refrain First Line: Up from the grave he arose Lyrics: 1 Low in the grave he lay-- Jesus my Savior, waiting the coming day-- Jesus my Lord! Refrain: Up from the grave he arose, with a mighty triumph o'er his foes; he arose a victor from the dark domain, and he lives forever with his saints to reign. He arose! He arose! Hallelujah! Christ arose! 2 Vainly they watch his bed-- Jesus my Savior, vainly they seal the dead-- Jesus my Lord! [Refrain] 3 Death cannot keep his prey-- Jesus my Savior, he tore the bars away-- Jesus my Lord! [Refrain] Used With Tune: CHRIST AROSE

Christ is risen, Christ is risen

Author: Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895) Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7 Appears in 132 hymnals Matching Instances: 1 Scripture: John 20:1-18 Lyrics: 1 Christ is risen, Christ is risen, tell it out with joyful voice; Christ has burst his three days' prison: let the whole wide earth rejoice! Death is conquered, we are free, Christ has won the victory. 2 Come, ye sad and fearful-hearted, with glad smile and radiant brow; Lent's long shadows have departed, all his woes are over now, and the Passion that he bore; sin and pain can vex no more. 3 Christ is risen, Christ is risen; he hath opened heaven's gate: we are free from sin's dark prison, risen to a holier state; and a brighter Easter beam on our longing eyes shall stream. Topics: Easter (season) Used With Tune: ALL SAINTS

Christians, to the Paschal Victim

Author: Wigbert (Wipo of Burgundy) (?-1050?) Meter: Irregular Appears in 17 hymnals Matching Instances: 1 Scripture: John 20:1-18 Lyrics: Christians, to the Paschal victim offer your thankful praises! A lamb the sheep redeeming: Christ, who only is sinless, reconciles a lost world to the Father. Death and life have contended in that combat stupendous: the Prince of life, who died, reigns immortal. Tell, Mary, we will hearken what you saw in the garden: "The tomb of Christ, who is living; the glory of Jesus' resurrection; bright angels attesting, the shroud and napkin resting. For Christ my hope is arisen; to Galilee he will go before you." Christ indeed from death is risen, our new life obtaining; have mercy, victor King, ever reigning! Amen. Alleluia! Topics: Easter (season); Easter Vigil Used With Tune: VICTIMAE PASCHALI LAUDES Text Sources: Translation The Antiphoner and Grail, 1880, alt.