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Exult, creation round God's throne!

Author: Christopher Idle (b. 1938) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Easter Vigil Lyrics: 1 Exult, creation round God's throne! All heaven, rejoice! All angels, sing! Salvation's trumpet sound aloud for Jesus Christ, our risen King. 2 Exult, O earth, in radiant hope; in Christ's majestic splendour shine! The Lord is here, the victory won, the darkness drowned in light divine. 3 Exult, all Christians, one in praise with our Jerusalem above! This roof shall ring with Easter songs that echo Christ's redeeming love. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:54-57 Used With Tune: FENNY STRATFORD Text Sources: Based on Exsultet jam angelica, (The Easter Song of Praise)

Kneeling, Pleading, Waiting

Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 123 hymnals First Line: Have mercy, Lord, on me, As Thou wert ever kind Text Sources: Tate and Brady's New Version, Ed. of 1698

Psalm 104: Lord, Send Out Your Spirit

Author: Paul Lisicky Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: Easter Vigil ; Easter Vigil First Line: Bless the Lord, O my soul Refrain First Line: Lord, send out your Spirit Scripture: Psalm 104:1 Used With Tune: [Bless the Lord, O my soul]

Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain

Author: John of Damascus, 8th cent.; John M. Neale, 1818-1866 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 388 hymnals Topics: Seasonal Music Easter Vigil Lyrics: 1 Come, ye faithful, raise the strain Of triumphant gladness; God has brought his Israel Into joy from sadness; Loosed from Pharoah'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 has burst his prison, And from three days' sleep in death As a sun has 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 gladden faithful hearts Who with true affection Welcome in unwearied strains Jesus' resurrection. 4 Neither could the gates of death, Nor the tomb's dark portal, Nor the watchers, nor the seal Hold him as a mortal; But today amid the twelve Christ appeared, bestowing Lasting peace which evermore Passes 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. Scripture: Exodus 15 Used With Tune: GAUDEAMUS PARITER

Christ the Lord Is Risen Today

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Meter: 7.7.7.7 with alleluias Appears in 1,211 hymnals Topics: Easter Vigil First Line: Christ the Lord is ris'n today, Alleluia! Lyrics: 1 Christ the Lord is ris'n today, Alleluia! All on earth with angels say. Alleluia! Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia! Sing, O heav'ens, and earth reply, Alleluia! 2 Lives again our glorious King; Alleluia! Where, O death, is now your sting? Alleluia! Once he died our souls to save, Alleluia! Where your victory, O grave? Alleluia! 3 Love's redeeming work is done, Alleluia! Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia! Death in vain forbids him rise, Alleluia! Christ has opened paradise, Alleluia! 4 Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia! Foll'owing our exalted Head; Alleluia! Made like him, like him we rise; Alleluia! Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia! Scripture: Matthew 28:6-9 Used With Tune: LLANFAIR

Let All Things Now Living

Author: Katherine Davis Meter: 6.6.11.6.6.11 D Appears in 57 hymnals First Line: Let all things now living, a song of thanksgiving

Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise

Author: Walter C. Smith Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 218 hymnals Topics: God Majesty and Power Lyrics: 1 Immortal, invisible, God only wise, in light inaccessible hid from our eyes, most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days, almighty, victorious, thy great name we praise. 2 Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light, nor wanting, nor wasting, thou rulest in might; thy justice like mountains high soaring above thy clouds, which are fountains of goodness and love. 3 To all life thou givest, to both great and small; in all life thou livest, the true life of all; we blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree, and wither and perish but naught changeth thee. 4 Great Father of glory, pure Father of light, thine angels adore thee, all veiling their sight; all praise we would render, O help us to see 'tis only the splendor of light hideth thee. Worship and Rejoice, 2003

Jesus Christ Is Risen Today (El Señor Resucitó)

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788; Juan Bautista Cabrera, 1837-1916 Meter: 7.7.7.7 with alleluias Appears in 502 hymnals Topics: Paschal Triduum Easter Vigil First Line: Jesus Christ is ris'n today, Alleluia! (El Señor resucitó, ¡Aleluya!) Lyrics: ENGLISH - 1 Jesus Christ is ris'n today, Alleluia! Our triumphant holy day, Alleluia! Who did once upon the cross, Alleluia! Suffer to redeem our lose. Alleluia! 2 Hymns of praise then let us sing, Alleluia! Unto Christ, our heav'nly King, Alleluia! Who endured the cross and grace, Alleluia! Sinners to redeem and save. Alleluia! 3 But the pains which he endured, Alleluia! Our salvation have procured; Alleluia! Now above the sky he's King, Alleluia! Where the angels ever sing. Alleluia! 4 Sing we to our God above, Alleluia! Praise eternal, as his love; Alleluia! Praise him, now his might confess, Alleluia! Father, Son, and Spirit blest. Alleluia! SPANISH - 1 El Señor resucitó.¡Aleluya! Muerte y tumba ya de venció. ¡Aleluya! Con su fuerza y su virtud, ¡Aleluya! Cautivó la esclavitud.¡Aleluya! 2 El que al polvo se humilló, ¡Aleluya! Vencedor se levantó; ¡Aleluya! Cante hoy la cristiandad, ¡Aleluya! Su gloriosa majestad. ¡Aleluya! 3 Cristo, que la cruz sufrió, ¡Aleluya! Y en desolacion se vio, ¡Aleluya! Hoy en gloria celestial, ¡Aleluya! Reina vivo e inmortal. ¡Aleluya! 4 Cristo, nuestro Salvador, ¡Aleluya! De la muerte es triunfador; ¡Aleluya! En él hemos de confiar; ¡Aleluya! Cantaremos sin cesar. ¡Aleluya! Scripture: Matthew 28:6-9 Used With Tune: EASTER HYMN Text Sources: Latin, 14th C. (st. 1); Para. in Lyra Davidica, 1708, alt.; Sts. 2, 3, The Compleat Psalmodist, c. 1750, alt.

Now the Green Blade Rises

Author: John M. C. Crum Meter: 11.10.10.11 Appears in 64 hymnals Topics: Christian Year Easter Vigil First Line: Now the green blade rises from the buried grain Refrain First Line: love is come again Scripture: Matthew 27:57-66, 28:1-8 Used With Tune: NOËL NOUVELET

God Is Our Fortress and Our Rock

Author: Martin Luther; Michael A. Perry Meter: 8.7.8.7.5.5.5.6.7 Appears in 9 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God is our fortress and our rock, our mighty help in danger; he shields us from the battle's shock and thwarts the devil's anger; for still the prince of night prolongs evil's fight; he uses all skill to work his wicked will; no earthly force is like him. 2 Our hope is fixed on Christ alone, the Man of God's own choosing; without him nothing can be won and fighting must be losing; so let the powers accursed come try do their worst; Christ Jesus shall ride to battle at our side, and he shall have the victory. 3 The word of God will not be slow while demon hordes surround us, though evil strike its cruelest blow and death and hell confound us: for though we meet distress, lose all we possess; those planning our ill may ravage, wreck, or kill; God's kingdom is immortal!