149 Christ the Lord Is Risen Today

1 "Christ the Lord is ris'n today!" Saints on earth and angels say. Raise your joys and triumphs high; Sing, O heav'ns, and earth, reply. 2 Love's redeeming work is done, Fought the fight, the battle won. Lo, our sun's eclipse is o'er; Lo, he sets in blood no more. 3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal; Christ has burst the gates of hell. Death in vain forbids his rise; Christ has opened paradise. 4 Lives again our glorious King! Where, O death, is now your sting? Once he died our souls to save; Where your victory, O grave? 5 Soar we now where Christ has led, Foll'wing our exalted head. Made like him, like him we rise; Ours the cross, the grave, the skies! 6 Hail the Lord of earth and heav'n! Praise to you by both be giv'n! God has now fulfilled his Word; Praise the resurrected Lord!