253. Come, ye faithful, raise the strain

1 Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
of triumphant gladness;
God hath brought forth Israel
into joy from sadness,
loosed from Pharaoh's bitter yoke
Jacob's sons and daughters,
led them with unmoistened foot
through the Red Sea waters.

2 'Tis the spring of souls today;
Christ hath burst his prison,
and from three days' sleep in death
as a sun hath risen;
all the winter of our sins,
long and dark, is flying
from his light, to whom we give
laud and praise undying.

3 Hallelujah! now we cry
to our King immortal,
who triumphant, burst the bars
of the tomb's dark portal;
hallelujah! with the Son,
God the Father praising;
hallelujah! yet again
to the Spirit raising.

Text Information
First Line: Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
Title: Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
Author: John of Damascus, c.696-c.754
Paraphraser: John Mason Neale, 1818-1866 (alt.)
Meter: 7 6 7 6 D Trochaic
Language: English
Publication Date: 1997
Scripture: ; ;
Topic: Church Year: Easter; Exodus; Jesus Christ: Kingship / Reign (1 more...)
Source: Greek
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: AVE VIRGO VIRGINUM
Meter: 7 6 7 6 D Trochaic
Key: G Major or modal
Source: Gesangbuch der Brüder (Johann Horn), Nürnberg 1544
Copyright: Public Domain



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