With Heart and Voice ‎#98

98. Christ the Lord Is Risen Today

1 Christ the Lord is risen today! Alleluia!
All creation, join to say: Alleluia!
Raise your joys and triumphs high; Alleluia!
Sing, O heavens, and earth, reply: Alleluia!

2 Love's redeeming work is done, Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the battle won; Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids him rise; Alleluia!
Christ has opened paradise. Alleluia!

3 Lives again our glorious King; Alleluia!
Where, O death, is now your sting? Alleluia!
Once he died, our souls to save; Alleluia!
Where your victory, O grave? Alleluia!

4 Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia!
Following our exalted Head; Alleluia!
Made like him, like him we rise; Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies. Alleluia!

5 Hail the Lord of earth and heaven! Alleluia!
Praise to you by both be given; Alleluia!
Risen Christ, triumphant now; Alleluia!
Every knee to you shall bow. Alleluia!

Text Information

• First Line: Christ the Lord is risen today
• Title: Christ the Lord Is Risen Today
• Author: Charles Wesley (1739, alt.)
• Meter: 77 77 with alleluias
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1989
• Topic: The Church Year: Easter and Ascension; Descants

Tune Information

• Name: EASTER HYMN
• Composer (desc.): Paul Sjolund, 1935- (1976)
• Meter: 77 77 with alleluias
• Key: C Major
• Source: Lyra Davidica, 1708
• Copyright: Descant © 1976, Paragon Music. Used by permission of the Zondervan Music Group.