The Worshipbook ‎#597

597. The Strife Is O'er, the Battle Done

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

1 The strife is o'er, the battle done;
The victory of life is won;
The song of triumph has begun.

[Refrain:]
Alleluia!

2 The powers of death have done their worst,
But Christ their legions has dispersed:
Let shouts of holy joy outburst. [Refrain]

3 The three sad days have quickly sped;
He rises glorious from the dead:
All glory to our risen Head! [Refrain]

4 He closed the yawning gates of hell;
The bars from heaven's high portals fell:
Let hymns of praise his triumphs tell. [Refrain]

5 Lord, by your wounds on Calvary
From death's dread sting your servants free,
That we may live eternally. [Refrain]

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: The strife is o'er, the battle done
• Title: The Strife Is O'er, the Battle Done
• Translator: Francis Pott (1861, alt.)
• Refrain First Line: Alleluia!
• Meter: 8.8.8. with Alleluias
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  Psalm 98:1
  ;
  1 Corinthians 15:57
• Topic: Acts of the Church: Witness to the Resurrection—Funeral; Christian Year: Easter Day; Civil Year: Memorial Day
• Source: Symphonia Sirenum Selectarum, 1695

Tune Information

• Name: VICTORY (PALESTRINA)
• Composer: Giovanni Pi. da Palestrina (1591)
• Adapter: William Henry Monk (1861)
• Meter: 8.8.8. with Alleluias
• Key: D Major