Author: Fred Pratt Green, 1903-2000 Hymnal: SNC #257 (2002) Meter: 12.12.12 Tune Title: ACCLAMATIONS First Line: This is the threefold truth on which our faith depends Refrain First Line: Christ has died Lyrics: 1
This is the threefold truth on which our faith
depends,
and with this joyful cry worship begins and ends:
Christ has died! Christ is risen! Christ will come
again!
2
Made sacred by long use, new-minted for our time,
our liturgies sum up the hope we have in him:
Christ has died! Christ is risen! Christ will come
again!
3
On this we fix our minds as, kneeling side by side,
we take the bread and wine from him, the crucified:
Christ has died! Christ is risen! Christ will come
again!
4
By this we are upheld when doubt or grief assails
our Christian fortitude, and only grace avails:
Christ has died! Christ is risen! Christ will come
again!
5
This is the threefold truth which, if we hold it fast,
changes the world and us and brings us home at
last:
Christ has died! Christ is risen! Christ will come
again!
Topics: Lord's Supper Languages: English
This Is the Threefold Truth