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Holy, Holy Holy

Author: Reginald Heber Meter: Irregular Appears in 1,645 hymnals Topics: Christian Year-Eastertide First Line: Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! Lyrics: 1 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee; holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty! God in three Persons, blessed Trinity! 2 Holy, holy, holy! all the saints adore Thee, casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea; cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee, who wert, and art, and evermore shalt be. 3 Holy, holy, holy! though the darkness hide Thee, though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see; only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee, perfect in power, in love, and purity. 4 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! All Thy works shall praise Thy name, in earth and sky and sea; holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty! God in three Persons, blessed Trinity! Scripture: Revelation 4:8-11 Used With Tune: NICAEA

O Sons and Daughters of the King

Author: John Mason Neale, 1818-66 Meter: 8.8.8 with alleluia Appears in 191 hymnals Topics: The Christian Year Eastertide Lyrics: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! 1 O sons and daughters of the King, Whom heavenly hosts in glory sing, Today the grave has lost its sting. Alleluia! 2 That Easter morn, at break of day, The faithful women went their way To seek the tomb where Jesus lay. Alleluia! 3 An angel clad in white they see, Who sat and spoke unto the three, "Your Lord is gone to Galilee." Alleluia! 4 That night the apostles met in fear; Amidst them came their Lord most dear And said, "Peace be unto you here." Alleluia! 5 When Thomas afterwards had heard That Jesus had fulfilled his word, He doubted if it were the Lord. Alleluia! 6 "Thomas, behold my side," said he, "My hands, my feet, my body see, And doubt not, but believe in me." Alleluia! 7 No longer Thomas then denied; He saw the hands, the feet, the side; "You are my Lord and God," he cried. Alleluia! 8 Blessed are they that have not seen And yet whose faith has constant been; In life eternal they shall reign. Alleluia! 9 On this most holy day of days, To God your hearts and voices raise In laud and jubilee and praise. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Used With Tune: O FILII ET FILIAE Text Sources: 16th-century Latin carol

Good Christian Men, Rejoice and Sing

Author: Cyril Argentine Alington, 1872-1955 Appears in 72 hymnals Topics: The Christian Year Eastertide First Line: Good Christian men, rejoice and sing! Used With Tune: GELOBT SEI GOTT

Come, ye faithful, raise the strain

Author: St John of Damascus, c. 750; J. M. Neale, 1818-66 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 380 hymnals Topics: The Christian Year Eastertide Lyrics: 1 Come, ye faithful, raise the strain Of triumphant gladness; God hath 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 to-day: Christ hath burst His prison, And from three days' sleep in death As a sun hath 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 splendour, With the royal feast of feasts, Comes its joy to render; Comes to glad Jerusalem, Who with true affection Welcomes in unwearied strains Jesu's Resurrection. 4 Neither might the gates of death, Nor the tomb's dark portal, Nor the watchers, nor the seal, Hold thee as a mortal; But today amidst thine own Thou didst stand, bestowing That thy peace which evermore Passeth human knowing. Used With Tune: AVE VIRGO VIRGINUM Text Sources: Greek

The Day of Resurrection!

Author: St John of Damascus; J. M. Neale, 1818-66 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 518 hymnals Topics: The Christian Year Eastertide Lyrics: 1 The Day of Resurrection! Earth, tell it out abroad; The Passover of gladness, The Passover of God! From death to life eternal, From earth unto the sky, Our Christ hath brought us over With hymns of victory. 2 Our hearts be pure from evil, That we may see aright The Lord in rays eternal Of resurrection-light; And, listening to his accents, May hear so calm and plain His own 'All hail,' and, hearing, May raise the victor strain. 3 Now let the heavens be joyful, And earth her song begin, The round world keep high triumph, And all that is therein; Let all things seen and unseen Their notes in gladness blend, For Christ the Lord hath risen, Our joy that hath no end. Used With Tune: ELLACOMBE Text Sources: Greek

Christ the Lord is risen again!

Author: Michael Weisse, c. 1480-1534; Catherine Winkworth, 1827-78 Appears in 258 hymnals Topics: The Christian Year Eastertide Lyrics: 1 Christ the Lord is risen again! Christ hath broken every chain! Hark, the angels shout for joy, Singing evermore on high, Alleluya! 2 He who gave for us his life, Who for us endured the strife, Is our Paschal Lamb to-day! We too sing for joy, and say Alleluya! 3 He who bore all pain and loss Comfortless upon the Cross, Lives in glory now on high, Pleads for us, and hears our cry. Alleluya! 4 He whose path no records tell, Who descended into hell; Who the strong man armed hath bound, And in highest heaven is crowned. Alleluya! 5 Now he bids us tell abroad How the lost may be restored, How the penitent forgiven, How we too may enter heaven. Alleluya! 6 Thou, our Paschal Lamb indeed, Christ, to-day thy people feed; Take our sins and guilt away, That we all may sing for ay, Alleluya! Used With Tune: ORIENTIS PARTIBUS Text Sources: German

Jesus Christ is risen to-day, Alleluya!

Appears in 490 hymnals Topics: The Christian Year Eastertide Lyrics: 1 Jesus Christ is risen to-day, Alleluya! Our triumphant holy day, Alleluya! Who did once, upon the Cross, Alleluya! Suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluya! 2 Hymns of praise then let us sing, Alleluya! Unto Christ, our heavenly King, Alleluya! Who endured the Cross and grave, Alleluya! Sinners to redeem and save. Alleluya! 3 But the pains that he endured Alleluya! Our salvation have procured; Alleluya! Now above the sky he’s King, Alleluya! Where the angels ever sing. Alleluya! Used With Tune: EASTER HYMN Text Sources: Lyra Davidica 1708

Thine be the glory, risen conquering Son

Author: Edmond Budry, 1854-1932; Richard Hoyle, 1875-1939 Meter: 10.11.11.11 with refrain Appears in 109 hymnals Topics: The Christian Year Eastertide Lyrics: 1 Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son, Endless is the victory thou o’er death hast won; Angels in bright raiment rolled the stone away, Kept the folded grave-clothes where thy body lay. Refrain: Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son, Endless is the vict'ry thou o’er death hast won. 2 Lo, Jesus meets us, risen from the tomb; Lovingly he greets us, scatters fear and gloom; Let the Church with gladness hymns of triumph sing, For her Lord now liveth, death hath lost its sting: [Refrain] 3 No more we doubt thee, glorious Prince of Life; Life is nought without thee: aid us in our strife, Make us more than conquerors through thy deathless love; Bring us safe through Jordan to thy home above: [Refrain] Used With Tune: MACCABAEUS

The Strife Is O'er, the Battle Done

Author: Francis Pott, 1832-1909; Anonymous Appears in 495 hymnals Topics: The Christian Year Eastertide Refrain First Line: Alleluia! Alleluia! Lyrics: 1 The strife is o'er, the battle done; Now is the Victor's triumph won; Now be the song of praise begun: Alleluia! Alleluia! 2 Death's mightiest powers have done their worst, And Jesus has his foes dispersed; Let shouts of praise and joy outburst: Alleluia! Alleluia! 3 On the third morn he rose again Glorious in majesty to reign; O let us swell the joyful strain: Alleluia! Alleluia! 4 He closed the yawning gates of hell; The bars from heaven's high portals fell; Let hymns of praise his triumph tell: Alleluia! Alleluia! 5 Lord, by the stripes that wounded thee From death's dread sting thy servants free That we may live and sing to thee: Alleluia! Alleluia! 6 In this our Easter joy we raise To Triune God our song of praise, Who shows to us his saving ways: Alleluia! Alleluia! Amen. Used With Tune: ERSTANDEN IST DER HEILIG CHRIST

At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing

Author: Robert Campbell, 1814-68 Meter: 7.7.7.7.4 Appears in 186 hymnals Topics: The Christian Year Eastertide Lyrics: 1 At the Lamb's high feast we sing Praise to our victorious King, Who has washed us in the tide Flowing from his pierced side. Alleluia! 2 Praise we him, whose love divine Gives his sacred blood for wine, Gives his body for the feast, Christ the Victim, Christ the Priest. Alleluia! 3 Mighty Victim from the sky, Hell's fierce powers beneath thee lie; Thou hast conquered in the fight, Thou hast brought us life and light. Alleluia! 4 Now no more can death appall, Now no more the grave enthrall; Thou hast opened Paradise, And in thee thy saints shall rise. Alleluia! 5 Easter triumph, Easter joy, Sin alone can this destroy; From sin's power do thou set free Souls newborn, O Lord in thee. Alleluia! 6 Hymns of glory, songs of praise, Father, unto thee we raise: Risen Lord, all praise to thee With the Spirit ever be. Alleluia! Amen. Used With Tune: SONNE DER GERECHTIGKEIT Text Sources: 17th-century Office hymn