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Text: | Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands |
Author: | Martin Luther |
Translator: | Richard Massie |
Tune: | CHRIST LAG IN TODESBANDEN |
Arranger and Harmonizer: | J. S. Bach |
Media: | Audio recording |
1. Christ Jesus lay in death's strong bands,
for our offenses given;
but now at God's right hand he stands,
and brings us life from heaven;
wherefore let us joyful be,
and sing to God right thankfully
loud songs of Alleluia!
Alleluia!
2. It was a strange and dreadful strife
when life and death contended;
the victory remained with life;
the reign of death was ended.
Stripped of power, no more it reigns,
an empty form alone remains;
death's sting is lost forever!
Alleluia!
3. So let us keep the festival
whereto the Lord invites us;
Christ is himself the joy of all,
the Sun that warms and lights us.
By his grace he doth impart
eternal sunshine to the heart;
the night of sin is ended!
Alleluia!
4. Then let us feast this Easter day
on the true bread of heaven;
the Word of grace hath purged away
the old and wicked leaven.
Christ alone our souls will feed;
he is our meat and drink indeed;
faith lives upon no other!
Alleluia!
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Christ Jesus lay in death's strong bands |
Title: | Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands |
Author: | Martin Luther (1524) |
Translator: | Richard Massie (1854) |
Meter: | 87.87.78.74 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1989 |
Topic: | Christ's Gracious Life: Resurrection and Exaltation; Christian Year: Easter; Christian Year: Ascension(3 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | CHRIST LAG IN TODESBANDEN |
Arranger and Harmonizer: | J. S. Bach (1724) |
Meter: | 87.87.78.74 |
Key: | d minor or modal |
Source: | Geistliche Gesangbüchlein, 1524 |
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Audio recording: | ![]() |