The Minstrel of Zion ‎#121

121. The Lord is risen

1 Christ the Lord is risen today,
Sons of men and angels say;
Raise your joys and triumphs high,
Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply.

2 Love's redeeming work is done,
Fought the fight, the victory won:
Jesus' agony is o'er,
Darkness veils the earth no more.

3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal;
Christ has burst the gates of hell;
Death in vain forbids him rise,
Christ has opened Paradise.

4 Lives again our glorious King!
"Where, O death, is now thy sting?"
Once he died our souls to save;
"Where's thy victory, boasting grave?"

Text Information

• First Line: Christ the Lord is risen today
• Title: The Lord is risen
• Publication Date: 1845
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: THE LORD IS RISEN
• Composer: S. W.
• Meter: P. M.*
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. *Select Melodies, Hymns 102, 113, 160, and 171.