Common Praise ‎#141a

141a. Christ the Lord is risen again

1 Christ the Lord is risen again,
Christ hath broken every chain.
Hark, angelic voices cry,
singing evermore on high,
Alleluia!

2 He who gave for us his life,
who for us endured the strife,
is our Paschal Lamb to-day;
we too sing for joy, and say
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 He whose path no records tell,
who descended into hell,
who the strong man armed hath bound,
now in highest heaven is crowned.
Alleluia!

5 He who slumbered in the grave
is exalted now to save;
now through Christendom it rings
that the Lamb is King of kings.
Alleluia!

6 Now he bids us tell abroad
how the lost may be restored,
how the penitent forgiven,
how we too may enter heaven.
Alleluia!

7 Thou, our Paschal Lamb indeed,
Christ, thy ransomed people feed;
take our sins and guilt away:
let us sing by night and day
Alleluia!

Text Information

• First Line: Christ the Lord is risen again
• Author: Michael Weisse, c. 1480-1534
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878
• Meter: 77 77 and Alleluia
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  1 Corinthians 5:7
  ;
  1 Corinthians 15:19
  ;
  1 John 3:5
  ;
  Acts 2:24
  ;
  Acts 2:31-33
  ;
  Luke 11:21-22
  ;
  Luke 24:46-47
  ;
  Revelation 17:14
  ;
  Romans 8:34
• Topic: Easter; Easter Day: Year C; Easter II: Year B

Tune Information

• Name: ORIENTIS PARTIBUS
• Harmonizer: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958
• Meter: 77 77 and Alleluia
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Harmony © Oxford University Press