598. This Joyful Eastertide

1 This joyful Eastertide
Away with sin and sorrow!
My love, the Crucified,
Has sprung to life this morrow:

Refrain:
Had Christ, who once was slain,
ne'er burst his three day prison,
Our faith had been in vain:
But now has Christ arisen,
arisen, arisen; arisen!

2 My flesh in hope shall rest
And for a season slumber
Till trump from east to west
Shall wake the dead in number: [Refrain]

3 Death’s flood has lost its chill
Since Jesus crossed the river;
Lover of souls, from ill
My passing soul deliver: [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: This joyful Eastertide
Title: This Joyful Eastertide
Author: George R. Woodward, 1848-1934
Meter: 6 7 6 7 D
Language: English
Publication Date: 1996
Scripture:
Topic: Death; Eternal Life; Funeral (2 more...)
Tune Information
Name: VRUECHTEN
Harmonizer: Paul G. Bunjes, b. 1914
Meter: 6 7 6 7 D
Key: E♭ Major
Source: Ouden's Davids Psalmen, 1685
Copyright: Harm. © 1969, Concordia Publishing House



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