Author: Brian Wren Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 55 hymnals Scripture: Colossians 3:1 First Line: Christ is alive! Let Christians sing Lyrics: 1 Christ is alive! Let Christians sing.
The cross stands empty to the sky.
Let streets and homes with praises ring.
Love, drowned in death, shall never die.
2 Christ is alive! No longer bound
to distant years in Palestine,
but saving, healing, here and now
and touching every place and time.
3 Not throned afar, remotely high,
untouched, unmoved by human pains,
but daily, in the midst of life,
our Savior in the Godhead reigns.
4 In every insult, rift, and war,
where color, scorn or wealth divide,
Christ suffers still, yet loves the more,
and lives, where even hope has died.
5 Christ is alive, and comes to bring
good news to this and every age,
till earth and sky and ocean ring
with joy, with justice, love, and praise.
Topics: Cross of Christ; Easter Season; Holy Spirit; Jesus Christ Ever-living; Jesus Christ Final Victory; Justice; Social Concerns Used With Tune: TRURO
Christ Is Alive!