Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church ‎#131

131. Christians, Dismiss Your Fear

1 Christians, dismiss your fear;
Let home and joy succeed;
The joyful news with gladness hear,
“The Lord is risen indeed!”
The promise is fulfilled
In Christ our only Head;
Justice with mercy’s reconciled,
He lives Who once was dead.

2 The Lord is risen again,
Who on the Cross did bleed;
He lives to die no more, Amen,
The Lord is risen indeed!
He truly tasted death
For wretched, fallen man,
In bitter pangs resigned His breath,
But now is risen again.

3 He hath Himself the keys
Of death, the grave, and hell;
His is the victory and praise,
And He rules all things well;
Death now no more I dread,
But cheerful close mine eyes;
Death is a sleep, the grave a bed;
With Jesus I shall rise.

Text Information

• First Line: Christians, dismiss your fear
• Title: Christians, Dismiss Your Fear
• Author (stanza 2 and 3): John Cennick, 1718-1755 (1754)
• Author (stanza 1): Joseph Hart, 1712-1768 (1762)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1969
• Topic: The Church Year: Easter

Tune Information

• Name: DIADEMATA
• Composer: George J. Elvey, 1816-1893 (1868)
• Meter: S.M.D.
• Key: E♭ Major

Tune Information:

(595, C)