Lutheran Book of Worship ‎#149

149. This Joyful Eastertide

This joyful Eastertide,
Away with sin and sorrow!
My love, the Crucified,
Has sprung to life this morrow.
Had Christ, who once was slain,
Not burst his three-day prison,
Our faith had been in vain.
But now has Christ arisen, arisen, arisen;
But now has Christ arisen!

Text Information

• First Line: This joyful Eastertide
• Title: This Joyful Eastertide
• Author: George R. Woodward, 1848-1934
• Meter: 67 67 67 6 13 7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1978
• Topic: Easter
• Source: Cowley Carol Book
• Copyright: © A. R. Mowbray and Co., Ltd.
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: VRUECHTEN
• Meter: 67 67 67 6 13 7
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Dutch, 17th cent.
• Copyright: Setting © 1969 Alice Parker Pyle