Our Great Redeemer's Praise ‎#253

253. Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain

1 Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
of triumphant gladness;
God hath brought forth Israel
into joy from sadness;
loosed from Pharaoh's bitter yoke
Jacob's sons and daughters,
led them with unmoistened foot
through the Red Sea waters.

2 'Tis the spring of souls today;
Christ hath burst His prison,
and from three days' sleep in death
as a sun hath risen;
all the winter of our sins,
long and dark, is flying
from His light, to whom we give
laud and praise undying.

3 Now the queen of seasons, bright
with the day of splendor,
with the royal feast of feasts,
comes its joy to render;
comes to glad Jerusalem,
who with true affection
welcomes in unwearied strains
Jesus' resurrection,

4 Neither might the gates of death,
nor the tomb's dark portal,
nor the watchers, nor the seal
hold Thee as a mortal;
but today amidst the twelve
Thou didst stand, bestowing
that Thy peace which evermore
passeth human knowing.

5 "Alleluia!" now we cry
to our King immortal,
who, triumphant, burst the bars
of the tomb's dark portal;
"Alleluia!" with the Son,
God the Father praising,
"Alleluia!" yet again
to the Spirit raising.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
• Title: Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain
• Author: John of Damascus, 8th cent.
• Translator: John Mason Neale (1859)
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2022
• Scripture:
  Exodus 14:16
  ;
  Exodus 14:21-25
  ;
  Psalm 68:18-19
  ;
  John 20:19-22
  ;
  Acts 26:22-23
• Topic: Jesus, Risen From the Dead: Easter

Tune Information

• Name: ST. KEVIN
• Composer: Arthur S. Sullivan
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Key: G Major or modal