With Heart and Voice ‎#102

102. This Joyful Eastertide

1 This joyful Eastertide,
away with sin and sadness!
Our Lord, the crucified,
has filled our hearts with gladness.

Refrain:
Had Christ, who once was slain,
not burst his three-day prison,
our faith would be in vain.
But now has Christ arisen,
arisen, arisen,
but now Christ has arisen.

2 My being shall rejoice
secure within God's keeping,
until the trumpet voice
shall wake us from our sleeping. [Refrain]

3 Death's waters lost their chill
when Jesus crossed the river.
His love shall reach me still;
his mercy is forever. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: This joyful Eastertide
• Title: This Joyful Eastertide
• Author: George R. Woodward (1894, alt.)
• Refrain First Line: Had Christ, who once was slain
• Meter: 67 67 with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1989
• Topic: The Church Year: Easter and Ascension

Tune Information

• Name: VRUCHTEN
• Harmonizer: Dale Grotenhuis (1984)
• Meter: 67 67 with refrain
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: J. Oudaen's David's Psalmen
• Copyright: Harmonization © 1987, CRC Publications