Psalms and Hymns to the Living God ‎#290

290. This Joyful Eastertide

1 This joyful Eastertide,
away with sin and sorrow!
My Love, the Crucified,
has sprung to life this morrow:

Refrain:
Had Christ, who once was slain,
not burst His three-day prison,
our faith had been in vain;
but now has Christ arisen,
arisen, arisen;
but now has Christ arisen!

2 Death’s flood has lost its chill
since Jesus crossed the river;
Lover of souls, from ill
my passing soul deliver: [Refrain]

3 My flesh in hope shall rest
and for a season slumber
till trump from east to west
shall wake the dead in number: [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: This joyful Eastertide
• Title: This Joyful Eastertide
• Author: George Ratcliffe Woodward (1894)
• Refrain First Line: Had Christ, who once was slain
• Meter: 67 67 with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2023
• Topic: Jesus Christ: Resurrection and Exaltation

Tune Information

• Name: VRUECHTEN
• Meter: 67 67 with refrain
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Davids Psalmen, Amsterdam, 1684