Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) ‎#97

97. Christ, the Lord, Is Risen Today

1 Christ, the Lord, is ris'n today,
Hallelujah!
Sons of men and angels say,
Hallelujah!
Raise your joys and triumphs high,
Hallelujah!
Sing, ye heav'ns; thou earts, reply,
Hallelujah!

2 Love's redeeming work is done,
Hallelujah!
Fought the fight, the battle own,
Hallelujah!
Lo! Our sun's eclipse is o'er,
Hallelujah!
Lo! He sets in blood no more,
Hallelujah!

3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal,
Hallelujah!
Christ hath burst the gates of hell,
Hallelujah!
Death in vain forbids His rise,
Hallelujah!
Christ hath opened paradise,
Hallelujah!

4 Lives again our glorious King,
Hallelujah!
Where, O death, is now thy sting?
Hallelujah!
Once He died our souls to save,
Hallelujah!
Where's thy vict'ry, boasting grave?
Hallelujah!

Text Information

• First Line: Christ, the Lord, is ris'n today
• Title: Christ, the Lord, Is Risen Today
• Author: Charles Wesley (1739)
• Meter: 77.77
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1997
• Scripture:
  Matthew 28:1-9
• Topic: Jesus: Resurrection
• Notes: With hallelujahs

Tune Information

• Name: WORGAN
• Meter: 77.77
• Key: D♭ Major
• Source: Walsh's Lyra Davidica, 1708; Arnold's Compleat Psalmodist, 1741 (arr.)