Together in Song ‎#370

370. Christ the Lord is risen today: Hallelujah!

1 Christ the Lord is risen today: Hallelujah!
Let the whole creation say: Hallelujah!
Raise your joys and triumphs high: Hallelujah!
Sing now, heaven, and earth reply: Hallelujah!

2 Love's redeeming work is done; Hallelujah!
fought the fight, the battle won; Hallelujah!
vain the stone, the watch the seal: Hallelujah!
Christ has burst the gates of hell. Hallelujah!

3 Lives again our glorious king; Hallelujah!
where, O death, is now your sting? Hallelujah!
Once he died our souls to save; Hallelujah!
where your victory, O grave? Hallelujah!

4 Soar we now where Christ has led, Hallelujah!
following our exalted Head; Hallelujah!
made like him, like him we rise; Hallelujah!
ours the cross, the grave, the skies. Hallelujah!

Text Information

• First Line: Christ the Lord is risen today: Hallelujah!
• Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-88 (alt.)
• Meter: 77.77 and Hallelujahs
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Scripture:
  1 Corinthians 15:55-58
  ;
  Luke 24:13-27
  ;
  Matthew 27:65-66
  ;
  Romans 6:1-5
• Topic: Easter; Jesus Christ: Resurrection; Resurrection

Tune Information

• Name: EASTER HYMN
• Meter: 77.77 and Hallelujahs
• Key: C Major
• Source: Later form of melody from 'Lyra Davidica', 1708