9701. Christ In The Bands Of Death Was Laid

1 Christ in the bands of death was laid,
For our transgressions given:
He rose: the way He open made
To life, the life of Heaven.
Therefore we will now rejoice,
And praise our God with thankful voice,
And raise our hallelujah! Hallelujah!

2 By none of all the sons of men
Could death’s dark realm be shaken:
Sin made our strength all weak and vain:
All have of guilt partaken.
Thus came death upon us all,
And bound the fallen world in thrall
Beneath his dread dominion. Hallelujah!

3 But Jesus Christ, God’s only Son,
Hath in our stead descended:
O’er death our Lord the victory won,
When He transgression ended.
He destroyed death’s power and claim,
And left to death an empty name:
Away his sting has taken. Hallelujah!

Text Information
First Line: Christ in the bands of death was laid
Title: Christ In The Bands Of Death Was Laid
German Title: Christ lag in Todesbanden
Author: Martin Luther
Translator: Arthur T. Russell
Language: English
Source: Enchridion (Erfurt, Germany:1524); Tr.: Psalms and Hymns (Cambridge, England: John Deigthon, 1851)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: CHRIST LAG IN TODES BANDEN
Composer: Johann Walther
Key: d minor or modal
Copyright: Public Domain



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