Common Tune

Hymn

Christ the Lord Is Risen Today

EASTER HYMN · 7.7.7.7 with Alleluias · words Charles Wesley · music Lyra Davidica, 1708

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Christ the Lord Is Risen Today le le lu lu lu lu lu le le le ia! ia! ia! ia! ia! now gain stone, deem Lord, we a the re glor watch, work risen the where our the ing is 4. Lives 3. Vain 2. Love's 1. Christ, Soar 5. Al Al Al Al Al Christ hath ious the is to led, King, seal, done, day, le le le le le lu lu lu lu lu ia! ia! ia! ia! ia! and the the our death, burst fight, men al now gates ba an ex is ing O hath the of Follow Where, Christ Fought Sons Al Al Al Al Al Head, sting? hell, won, say, ted thy of ttle gels le le le le le lu lu lu lu lu ia! ia! ia! ia! ia! died joys Sun's vain Him, like He like our for ec and in the your Made Once Death Lo! Raise rise, save, rise, o'er, high, Al Al Al Al Al bids tri lipse souls Him we to His is umphs le le le le le lu lu lu lu lu ia! ia! ia! ia! ia! o heavens, sets vic cross, to and in pened the Sing, Lo! Christ ye He hath thy the Where Ours Al Al Al Al Al re no a O the earth, blood par ry, grave, skies, grave? dise, more, ply, Charles Wesley, 1739 EASTER HYMN 7.7.7.7 with Alleluias Lyra Davidica, 1708

1.Christ, the Lord, is risen today, Alleluia!
Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia!
Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!
Sing, ye heavens, and earth, reply, Alleluia!

2.Love's redeeming work is done, Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia!
Lo! the Sun's eclipse is o'er, Alleluia!
Lo! He sets in blood no more, Alleluia!

3.Vain the stone, the watch, the seal, Alleluia!
Christ hath burst the gates of hell, Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids His rise, Alleluia!
Christ hath opened paradise, Alleluia!

4.Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia!
Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!
Once He died our souls to save, Alleluia!
Where thy victory, O grave? Alleluia!

5.Soar we now where Christ hath led, Alleluia!
Following our exalted Head, Alleluia!
Made like Him, like Him we rise, Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!

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