RitualSong (2nd ed.) ‎#606

606. This Joyful Eastertide

1 This joyful Eastertide
Away with sin and sorrow!
My love, the Crucified
Has sprung to life this morrow:

Refrain:
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, arisen!

2 My flesh in hope shall rest
And for a season slumber
Till trump from east to west
Shall wake the dead in number: [Refrain]

3 Death’s flood has lost its chill
Since Jesus crossed the river;
Lover of souls, from ill
My passing soul deliver: [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: This joyful Eastertide
• Title: This Joyful Eastertide
• Author: George R. Woodward, 1848-1934
• Refrain First Line: Had Christ, who once was slain
• Meter: 6 7 6 7 with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2016

Tune Information

• Name: VRUECHTEN
• Harmonizer: Charles Wood, 1866-1926
• Meter: 6 7 6 7 with refrain
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Ouden's Davids Psalmen, 1685