Glory to God ‎#231

231. Christ Has Risen While Earth Slumbers

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Text Information

• First Line: Christ has risen while earth slumbers
• Title: Christ Has Risen While Earth Slumbers
• Author: Graham Maule (1988)
• Author: John L. Bell (1988)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Matthew 17:22-23
  ;
  Matthew 20:17-19
  ;
  Matthew 28:1-10
  ;
  Mark 8:31-32
  ;
  Mark 9:30-32
  ;
  Mark 10:32-34
  ;
  Mark 16:1-7
  ;
  Luke 18:31-34
  ;
  Luke 24:1-10
  ;
  Luke 24:13-29
  ;
  John 20:19-23
  ;
  Romans 12:1-2
  ;
  2 Corinthians 5:14-17
  ;
  Galatians 2:20
  ;
  Hebrews 2:14-17
  ;
  1 Peter 3:18
  ;
  1 John 4:9-10
• Topic: Christian Year: Easter Vigil; Christian Year: Resurrection/Easter; Jesus Christ: Resurrection; Christian Year: Easter
• Copyright: © 1988 WGRG, Iona Community (admin. GIA Publications, Inc.)
• ONE LICENSE: 12402

Tune Information

• Name: SUO GAN
• Arranger: Alfred V. Fedak (2011)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.D
• Key: D Major
• Source: Welsh melody
• Copyright: Arr. © 2011 Alfred V. Fedak

Text Information:

Beginning with rather conventional Easter imagery, this text moves into unexpected territory by declaring that Christ’s Resurrection is for “all whose lives are messed or mangled, all who find religion strange.” The name of this traditional Welsh melody simply means “lullaby.”