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Christ is Risen

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Author: Nicolás Martínez

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Translator: Fred Kaan

Fred Kaan Hymn writer. His hymns include both original work and translations. He sought to address issues of peace and justice. He was born in Haarlem in the Netherlands in July 1929. He was baptised in St Bavo Cathedral but his family did not attend church regularly. He lived through the Nazi occupation, saw three of his grandparents die of starvation, and witnessed his parents deep involvement in the resistance movement. They took in a number of refugees. He became a pacifist and began attending church in his teens. Having become interested in British Congregationalism (later to become the United Reformed Church) through a friendship, he was attended Western College in Bristol. He was ordained in 1955 at the Windsor Road Congregation… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Christ is risen, Christ is living
Title: Christ is Risen
Spanish Title: Cristo vive, fuera el llanto
Translator: Fred Kaan (1972)
Author: Nicolás Martínez
Meter: 8.7.8.7 D
Language: English; Spanish
Copyright: Trans. © 1974 by Hope Publishing Company; Spanish text © 1962 Blanca Stauda de Martinez

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The Cyber Hymnal #871
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Baptist Hymnal 1991 #167

Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship #129

Praise y Adoración #142b

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The Cyber Hymnal #871

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