Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#83

83. Christ the Lord is ris'n today

1 Christ the Lord is ris'n to-day,
Christians, haste your vows to pay;
Offer ye your praises meet,
At the Paschal Victim's feet.
For the sheep the Lamb hath bled,
Sinless in the sinner's stead;
Christ is ris'n to-day, we cry:
Now He lives, no more to die.

2 Christ, the Victim undefiled,
Man to God hath reconciled,
Whilst, in strange and awful strife,
Met together death and life.
Christians, on this happy day,
Haste with joy your vows to pay;
Christ is ris'n to-day, we cry:
Now He lives, no more to die.

3 Christ, who once for sinners bled,
Now the first-born from the dead,
Throned in endless might and power,
Lives and reigns for evermore.
Hail! eternal Hope on high!
Hail! Thou King of Victory!
Hail! Thou Prince of Life adored!
Help and save us, gracious Lord!

Text Information

• First Line: Christ the Lord is ris'n today
• Author: Wipo (Wippo or Wigbert)
• Translator: Jane E. Leeson (1864)
• Meter: 7s. Eight lines. No. 10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Church Year: Easter; Easter Day
• Source: St. Gall MS., ca. 1000

Tune Information

• Name: SPANISH HYMN
• Composer: Benjamin Carr (1826)
• Meter: 7s. Eight lines. No. 10
• Key: A Major
• Source: Ancient Spanish Melody