Common Praise (1998) ‎#220

220. Christ is risen, Christ is risen

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.

Text Information

• First Line: Christ is risen, Christ is risen
• Title: Christ is risen, Christ is risen
• Author: Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895) (alt.)
• Meter: 87 87 77
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1998
• Scripture:
  Matthew 28:1-20
  ;
  Mark 16:1-20
  ;
  Luke 24:1-53
  ;
  John 20:1-18
  ;
  Romans 6:1-11
  ;
  1 Corinthians 15:12-28
• Topic: Easter (season)

Tune Information

• Name: ALL SAINTS
• Adapter: William Henry Monk (1823-1889) (alt.)
• Meter: 87 87 77
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: Geistreiches Gesangbuch, Darmstadt, 1698