117. Christ is risen! Alleluia!

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,
He doth 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 hath found a glorious morrow
In the rising of to-day;
And the grave its first-fruits giveth,
Springing up from holy ground;
He was dead, but now He liveth;
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 for ever
We have triumphed over all;
All the doubting and dejection
Of our trembling hearts have ceased;
’Tis His day of Resurrection!
Let us rise and keep the Feast. [Refrain]

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Christ is risen! Alleluia!
Author: John Samuel Bewley Monsell (1863)
Refrain First Line: Christ is risen! Alleluia!
Language: English
Publication Date: 1917
Topic: The Church Year: Easter
Tune Information
Name: MORGENLIED
Composer: Frederick C. Maker (1876)
Meter: 8 7, 8 7. D. With Refrain
Key: B♭ Major



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