334 Christ the Lord is risen again;
1 Christ the Lord is risen again;
Hallelujah!
Christ hath broken every chain;
Hallelujah!
Hark, angelic voices cry,
Hallelujah!
Singing evermore on high,
Hallelujah!
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,
Hallelujah!
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;
Hallelujah!
4 He whose path no records tell,
Who descended into hell,
Who the strongman armed hath bound,
Now in highest heaven is crowned.
Hallelujah!
5 He who slumbered in the grave,
Is exalted now to save;
Now through Christendom it rings
That the Lamb is King of kings.
Hallelujah!
6 Now He bids us tell abroad
How the lost may be restored,
How the penitent forgiven,
How we, too, may enter heaven.
Hallelujah!
7 Thou our Paschal Lamb indeed,
Christ, Thy ransomed people feed;
Take our guilt and sins away
That we all may sing for aye
Hallelujah!
Text Information
- Author
- M. Weisse, 1531
- Translator
- Miss C. Winkworth, 1858
Tune Information
- Name
- Easter Hymn
- Meter
- 7s. With Hallelujah.
- Source
- Lyra Davidica, 1708