American Lutheran Hymnal ‎#443

443. The Savior Is Risen

1 The Savior is risen,
Light bursts from the tomb;
The living fulfillment
Of Scripture is come.
Adored by the angels,
The Victor comes forth
To claim for His kingdom
The ransomed on earth.
The seal has been broken,
The stone rolled away,
And fled are the watchers
In fear and dismay;
Hell trembles before Him.
Hallelujah.

2 Light grappled with darkness,
Death wrestled with life:
Now light comes triumphant
From out the dread strife.
While death lieth vanquished,
Hope kindles again
The torch of the faithful
To shine among men.
Ye sorrowing women,
Who hither have sped,
Why seek ye the living
To-day 'mongst the dead?
For Jesus is risen.
Hallelujah.

3 Now God in His heaven
And man are at one,
The grave is a pathway
Thro' Christ to the throne.
Ye friends that are bending
In grief at the cross,
Now lift your heads gladly,
Ye suffered no loss.
O flock, scattered widely,
Return to the fold:
Thy Shepherd still liveth,
And now as of old
He leadeth thee Godward.
Hallelujah.

Text Information

• First Line: The Savior is risen
• Title: The Savior Is Risen
• Translator: E. W. Olson
• Author: Franz M. Franzen (1811)
• Meter: P. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1930
• Topic: The Church Year: Easter

Tune Information

• Name: JESPERSOEN
• Meter: P. M.
• Key: D Major
• Source: Niels Jespersön's Gradual, 1573; Chorale: Hvad ljus öfver griften