Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#107

107. Christ, the Lord, is risen again

1 Christ, the Lord, is risen again,
Christ hath broken every chain!
Hark, angelic voices cry,
Singing evermore on high,
Alleluia!

2 He who gave for us his life,
Who for us endured the strife,
Is our Paschal Lamb today;
We too sing for joy, and say:
Alleluia!

Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Hark, angelic voices cry,
Singing evermore on high, Alleluia.

3 He who bore all pain and loss
Comfortless upon the Cross,
Lives in glory now on high,
Pleads for us, and hears our cry:
Alleluia!

4 He who slumbered in the grave,
Is exalted now to save;
Now through Christendom it rings
That the Lamb is King of kings,
Alleluia!

Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Hark, angelic voices cry,
Singing evermore on high, Alleluia.

5 Now he bids us tell abroad
How the lost may be restored,
How the penitent forgiven,
How we too may enter heaven,
Alleluia!

6 Thou, our Paschal Lamb indeed,
Christ, thy ransomed people feed;
Take our sins and guilt away,
Let thy people sing for aye:
Alleluia!

Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Hark, angelic voices cry,
Singing evermore on high, Alleluia.

Text Information

• First Line: Christ, the Lord, is risen again
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth, 1829-78
• Author: Michael Weisse, c. 1480 - 1534
• Refrain First Line: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Church Year: Easter
• Notes: The Refrain is sung after verses 2, 4, and 6, only.

Tune Information

• Name: CHRIST IST ERSTANDEN
• Meter: 7 7, 7 7. With Alleluias.
• Key: a minor
• Source: German Carol, XII cent.