Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#86

86. Christ, the Lord, has ris'n today

1 "Christ, the Lord, has risen to-day,"
Sons of men and angels say;
Raise your joys and triumphs high:
Sing, ye heav'ns, and earth reply,
Sing, ye heav'ns, and earth reply.

2 Love's redeeming work is done;
Fought the fight, the battle won:
Lo! our Sun's eclipse is o'er,
Lo! He rests in blood no more.

3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal;
Christ has burst the gates of hell;
Death in vain forbids Him rise;
Christ has opened Paradise;

4 Lives again our glorious King:
Where, O death, is now thy sting?
Dying once, He all doth save:
Where thy victory, O grave?

Text Information

• First Line: Christ, the Lord, has ris'n today
• Author: Charles Wesley (1789)
• Meter: 7s. No. 4
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Church Year: Easter; Easter Day
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: HENDON
• Composer: Rev. Henri A. C. Malan (1828)
• Meter: 7s. No. 4
• Key: G Major
• Notes: Public Domain.