Chalice Hymnal ‎#216

216. Christ the Lord is Risen Today

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 Lives again our glorious king; Alleluia!
Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!
Jesus died, our souls to save, Alleluia!
Where your victory, O grave? Alleluia!

3 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!

4 Soar we now where Christ was led, Alleluia!
Following our exalted head, Alleluia!
Made like him, like him we rise, Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!

Text Information

• First Line: Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia!
• Title: Christ the Lord is Risen Today
• Author: Charles Wesley (1739, alt.)
• Meter: 77.77 w. alleluias
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Topic: God Known in Jesus Christ: Resurrection and Exaltation; Christian Year: Easter; Descants; Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ: Resurrection

Tune Information

• Name: EASTER HYMN
• Descant: Charles H. Webb
• Meter: 77.77 w. alleluias
• Key: C Major