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Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands

CHRIST LAG IN TODESBANDEN · 87.87.78.74 · words Martin Luther · music Geystliche gesangk Buchleyn, Wittenberg, 1524

Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands fens sin state Death free giv wrought scend tend gave mis es had de con ly our Life God of chief low and so ed, ed; us; us, en; true sus of sus a in could God's our chal lay man Christ, strange Pas Christ 1. No 2. But 3. It 4. Here 5. Je son Je was the and strong quer ly ful bands, Whom When Death, Son, strife, see, we For Such To death's con on dread Lamb life Death ev Death love! heav brought end end save there from had er was to power reign strong us fore for of His ed, ed: us. us en: on at no of to right dwelt He brings ac God's cence Death ry the But For The The He now in cause vic died re He on un with stands, So The earth, done, Life, tree ed And And His hand not has mained curs lowed right more ing Death pass thank strong but up to er him is to noth swal it, grew God the by es and ful name, ly bold Death, o'er, blood let thral all Scrip His us dom his ture doth Where In Ru Ho See, fore to ined ly door; saith, And And And That Faith be old claim, sing ev left Death points plain mark right from joy ful of and ly our le le le le le lu lu lu lu lu sion. us. er. jah! dage. Hal Hal Hal Hal Hal jah! jah! jah! jah! jah! of us is forth d'rer Loud And His Made The songs kept sting hence Mur lu ev ri harm bon not de for his le can in lost Hal a 6. 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! Hallelujah! 7. 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! Hallelujah! Martin Luther, 1524 CHRIST LAG IN TODESBANDEN 87.87.78.74 Geystliche gesangk Buchleyn, Wittenberg, 1524
Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands fens sin state Death free giv wrought scend tend gave mis es had de con ly our Life God of chief low and so ed, ed; us; us, en; true sus of sus a in could God's our chal lay man Christ, strange Pas Christ 1. No 2. But 3. It 4. Here 5. Je son Je was the and strong quer ly ful bands, Whom When Death, Son, strife, see, we For Such To death's con on dread Lamb life Death ev Death love! heav brought end end save there from had er was to power reign strong us fore for of His ed, ed: us. us en: on at no of to right dwelt He brings ac God's cence Death ry the But For The The He now in cause vic died re He on un with stands, So The earth, done, Life, tree ed And And His hand not has mained curs lowed right more ing Death pass thank strong but up to er him is to noth swal it, grew God the by es and ful name, ly bold Death, o'er, blood let thral all Scrip His us dom his ture doth Where In Ru Ho See, fore to ined ly door; saith, And And And That Faith be old claim, sing ev left Death points plain mark right from joy ful of and ly our le le le le le lu lu lu lu lu sion. us. er. jah! dage. Hal Hal Hal Hal Hal jah! jah! jah! jah! jah! of us is forth d'rer Loud And His Made The songs kept sting hence Mur lu ev ri harm bon not de for his le can in lost Hal a 6. 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! Hallelujah! 7. 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! Hallelujah! Martin Luther, 1524 CHRIST LAG IN TODESBANDEN 87.87.78.74 Geystliche gesangk Buchleyn, Wittenberg, 1524

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 Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!

2.No son of man could conquer Death,
Such mischief sin had wrought us,
For innocence dwelt not on earth,
And therefore Death had brought us
Into thraldom from of old
And ever grew more strong and bold
And kept us in his bondage.
Hallelujah!

3.But Jesus Christ, God's only Son,
To our low state descended,
The cause of Death He has undone,
His power forever ended,
Ruined all his right and claim,
And left him nothing but the name,
His sting is lost forever.
Hallelujah!

4.It was a strange and dreadful strife,
When Life and Death contended;
The victory remained with Life,
The reign of Death was ended:
Holy Scripture plainly saith,
That Death is swallowed up by Death,
Made henceforth a derision.
Hallelujah!

5.Here the true Paschal Lamb we see,
Whom God so freely gave us;
He died on the accursed tree
So strong His love! to save us.
See, His blood doth mark our door;
Faith points to it, Death passes o'er,
The Murd'rer cannot harm us.
Hallelujah!

6.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!
Hallelujah!

7.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!
Hallelujah!

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