742. The 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,
Not burst his three-day prison,
Our faith had been in vain:
But now has Christ arisen, arisen, arisen;
But now has Christ arisen!

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

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

Text Information
First Line: This joyful Eastertide
Title: The Joyful Eastertide
Author: George R. Woodward, 1848-1934
Refrain First Line: Had Christ, that once was slain
Meter: 6. 7. 6. 7. with refrain
Publication Date: 1969
Topic: The Christian Year: Eastertide
Tune Information
Name: VRUECHTEN
Meter: 6. 7. 6. 7. with refrain
Key: E♭ Major
Source: 17th-century Dutch tune



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