Common Praise (1998) ‎#217

217. Christ the Lord Is Risen Again

1 Christ the Lord is risen again,
Christ has broken every chain.
Hark, the angel voices cry,
singing evermore on high:
alleluia!

2 He who gave for us his life,
who for us endured the strife,
is our paschal lamb today;
we too sing for joy, and say:
alleluia!

3 He who bore all pain and loss
comfortless upon the cross
lives in glory now on high,
pleads for us, and hears our cry:
alleluia!

4 He who slumbered in the grave
is exalted now to save;
through the universe it rings
that the lamb is King of kings:
alleluia!

5 Now he bids us tell abroad
how the lost may be restored,
how the penitent forgiven,
how we too may enter heaven:
alleluia!

6 Christ, our paschal lamb indeed,
all your ransomed people feed!
Take our sins and guilt away:
let us sing by night and day:
alleluia!

Text Information

• First Line: Christ the Lord is risen again
• Title: Christ the Lord Is Risen Again
• Author: Michael Weisse (1488?-1534)
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878) ( alt.)
• Meter: 77 77 with Alleluia
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1998
• Scripture:
  Matthew 28:1-20
  ;
  Mark 16:1-20
  ;
  Luke 24:1-53
  ;
  John 20:1-18
  ;
  1 Corinthians 5:6-8
  ;
  Revelation 5:11-14
  ;
  Revelation 19:11-16
• Topic: Easter (season)

Tune Information

• Name: WÜRTEMBURG (STRAF MICH NICHT)
• Adapter and Harmonizer: William Henry Monk (1823-1889)
• Composer (descant): Stephen A. Crisp (1939-)
• Meter: 77 77 with Alleluia
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Hundert Arien, appendix to Haus-Buch, Dresden, 1694
• Copyright: Descant © Stephen A. Crisp