246. Christ Is Alive!
Text Information |
First Line: |
Christ is alive! Let Christians sing |
Title: |
Christ Is Alive! |
Author: |
Brian Wren (1968, rev. 1995) |
Meter: |
LM |
Language: |
English |
Publication Date: |
2013 |
Scripture: |
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Topic: |
Christian Year: Easter Vigil; Christian Year: Resurrection/Easter; Christian Year: Reign of Christ; Jesus Christ: Resurrection; Kingdom of God; Salvation; Sin; Christian Year: Easter (5 more...) |
Copyright: |
© 1975, rev. 1995 Hope Publishing Company |
ONE LICENSE: |
00268 |
Tune Information |
Name: |
TRURO |
Meter: |
LM |
Key: |
C Major |
Source: |
Musica Sacra, c. 1778 |
Text Information:In 1968 Easter fell ten days after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., and this text was written to express an Easter hope while mindful of that terrible event. Buoyed by a triple-arched tune, it affirms the presence of a wounded, risen Christ with all who suffer.