Voices Together ‎#350

350. The Strife Is O’er

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

1 The strife is o’er, the battle done,
the victory of life is won.
The song of triumph has begun: Alleluia!

2 The pow’rs of death have done their worst,
but Christ their legions has dispersed.
Let shouts of holy joy outburst: Alleluia!

3 The three sad days have quickly sped.
He rises glorious from the dead.
All glory to our risen Head! Alleluia!

4 Christ, by your wounds on Calvary,
from death’s dread sting your servants free,
that we may live eternally: Alleluia!

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Text Information

• First Line: The strife is o’er, the battle done
• Title: The Strife Is O’er
• Translator: Francis Pott
• Meter: 8.8.8 with alleluias
• Publication Date: 2020
• Scripture:
  Matthew 28:1-10
  ;
  Mark 16:1-11
  ;
  Luke 24:1-12
  ;
  John 20:1-20
  ;
  Romans 6:3-11
  ;
  1 Corinthians 15
  ;
  Hebrews 2:14-15
• Topic: Alleluia; Confessing Faith; Death and Eternal Life; Heritage: 16th-Century
• Source: anon., “Finita iam sunt praelia,” Symphonia Sirenum Selectarum (present-day Germany), 1695; trans. Francis Pott (England), Hymns Fitted to the Order of Common Prayer, 1861
• Notes: Alleluias to be sung at the beginning and conclusion of the hymn

Tune Information

• Name: VICTORY
• Composer: Giovanni P. da Palestrina
• Adapter: William H. Monk
• Meter: 8.8.8 with alleluias
• Key: E Major
• Source: Magnificat in the Third Mode, 1591; adapt. William H. Monk (England), Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1861