Rejoice in the Lord ‎#316

316. Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain

1 Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
of triumphant gladness;
God hath brought his Israel
into joy from sadness:
loosed from Pharoah's bitter yoke
Jacob's sons and daughters
led them with unmoistened foot
through the Red Sea waters.

2 'Tis the spring of souls today:
Christ hath burst his prison,
and from three days' sleep in death
as a sun hath risen.
All the winter of our sins,
long and dark, is flying
from his light, to whom we give
laud and praise undying.

3 Now the queen of seasons, bright
with the day of splendor,
with the royal feast of feasts,
comes its joy to render;
comes to glad Jerusalem,
who with true affection
welcomes in unwearied strains
Jesus' resurrection.

4 Neither might the gates of death,
nor the tomb's dark portal,
nor the watchers, nor the seal
hold thee as a mortal:
but today amidst thine own
thou didst stand, bestowing
thine own peace which evermore
passeth human knowing.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
• Title: Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain
• Translator: J. M. Neale (1862)
• Author: St. John of Damascus
• Meter: 7.6.7.6 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985
• Scripture:
  Exodus 14:22
  ;
  Matthew 27:66
  ;
  Mark 4:28
  ;
  Mark 15:46
  ;
  John 20:19
  ;
  John 20:26
• Source: Greek hymn

Tune Information

• Name: AVE VIRGO
• Meter: 7.6.7.6 D
• Key: F Major