1 Christ is risen! Alleluia!
Risen our victorious head!
Sing his praises! Alleluia!
Christ is risen from the dead!
Gratefully our hearts adore him
As his light once more appears;
Bowing down in joy before him,
Rising up from griefs and tears.

Refrain:
Christ is risen! Alleluia!
Risen our victorious head!
Sing his praises! Alleluia!
Christ is risen from the dead!

2 Christ is risen! All the sadness
Of our Lenten fast is o’er;
Through the open gates of gladness
He returns to life once more;
Death and hell before him bending
See him rise, the victor now,
Angels on his steps attending,
Glory round his wounded brow. [Refrain]

3 Christ is risen! All the sorrow
That last evening round him lay
Now has found a glorious morrow
In the rising of today.
See the grave its first-fruits giving,
Springing up from holy ground;
He was dead, but now is living;
He was lost, but he is found. [Refrain]

4 Christ is risen! Henceforth never
Death or hell shall us enthrall;
Be we Christ’s, in him forever
We have triumphed over all.
All the doubting and dejection
Of our trembling hearts have ceased;
Hail the day of resurrection!
Let us rise and keep the feast. [Refrain]

Evangelical Lutheran Worship #382