The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16178

16178. Christ, We Sing Thy Saving Passion

1 Christ, we sing Thy sav­ing pass­ion,
Thine aris­ing glo­ri­fy;
Death for ev­er to abol­ish
Thou up­on the cross did die;
Then from Ha­des Thou didst hast­en,
As alone om­ni­po­tent;
Grant us peace in life, Re­deem­er,
Joy when earth­ly life is spent.

2 Sing we now Thy con­des­cen­sion,
Christ, with God the Fa­ther One;
We in lof­ty hymns will praise Thee,
Mary-Mo­ther’s bless­èd Son.
Thou for us as man didst suf­fer,
Willingly the cross didst bear,
That Thy re­sur­rect­ion glo­ry
We, the sons of men, may share.

3 Coming as from brid­al cham­ber,
Robed with ori­ent morn­ing light,
Bringing to the world sal­va­tion,
Spoiling Hell of all her might;
Raising by Thy re­sur­rect­ion,
Man to dig­ni­ty most high;
Christ, may we with pure thanks­giv­ing
Thee for ev­er glo­ri­fy.

Text Information

• First Line: Christ, we sing Thy sav­ing pass­ion
• Title: Christ, We Sing Thy Saving Passion
• Greek Title: ῾ϒμνοῦμέν σου Χριστὲ, τὸ σωτήριον Πάθος
• Translator: William C. Dix
• Meter: 87.87 D repeat
• Language: English
• Source: Lyra Messianica by Orby Shipley (London: Longman, Green, Longman, roberts & Green, 1864)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: TUNCELI
• Composer: George Benjamin Lissant (1916)
• Meter: 87.87 D repeat
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Carols Old and Carols New by Charles L. Hutchins (Boston: Parish Choir, 1916)
• Copyright: Public Domain