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Author: George R. Woodward Meter: 6.7.6.7 with refrain Appears in 67 hymnals Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15 Refrain First Line: Had Christ, who once was slain Lyrics: 1 This joyful Eastertide, away with sin and sadness! Our Lord, the crucified, has filled our hearts with gladness. Refrain: Had Christ, who once was slain, not burst his three-day prison, our faith would be in vain. But now has Christ arisen, arisen, arisen, but now Christ has arisen. 2 My being shall rejoice secure within God's keeping, until the trumpet voice shall wake us from our sleeping. Refrain 3 Death's waters lost their chill when Jesus crossed the river. His love shall reach me still; his mercy is forever. Refrain Topics: Funerals; Easter; Easter; Freedom; Funerals; New Creation; Opening of Worship Used With Tune: VRUCHTEN

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Author: Christopher Wordsworth Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 218 hymnals Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15 First Line: Alleluia! Alleluia! Hearts to heaven and voices raise Lyrics: 1 Alleluia, alleluia! Hearts to heaven and voices raise. Sing to God a hymn of gladness, sing to God a hymn of praise. He who on the cross a victim for the world's salvation bled, Jesus Christ, the King of glory, now is risen from the dead. 2 Alleluia, Christ is risen! Death at last has met defeat. See the ancient powers of evil in confusion and retreat. Once he died and once was buried; now he lives forevermore Jesus Christ, the world's Redeemer, whom we worship and adore. 3 Christ is risen, Christ the firstfruits of the holy harvest field, which will all its full abundance at his second coming yield. Then the golden ears of harvest will their heads before him wave, ripened by his glorious sunshine from the furrows of the grave. 4 Alleluia, alleluia! Glory be to God on high; alleluia! to the Savior, who has won the victory; alleluia! to the Spirit, fount of love and sanctity: alleluia, alleluia! to the triune Majesty. Topics: Doxologies; Return of Christ; Easter; Alleluias; Doxologies; Easter; New Creation; Return of Christ; Trinity Used With Tune: EBENEZER

Christ the Lord Is Risen Today

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 7.7.7.7 with alleluias Appears in 1,174 hymnals Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15 Lyrics: 1 Christ the Lord is risen today! Alleluia! All creation, join to say: Alleluia! Raise your joys and triumphs high; Alleluia! Sing, O heavens, and earth, reply: Alleluia! 2 Love's redeeming work is done, Alleluia! Fought the fight, the battle won; Alleluia! Death in vain forbids him rise; Alleluia! Christ has opened paradise. Alleluia! 3 Lives again our glorious King; Alleluia! Where, O death, is now your sting? Alleluia! Once he died, our souls to save; Alleluia! Where your victory, O grave? Alleluia! 4 Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia! Following our exalted Head; Alleluia! Made like him, like him we rise; Alleluia! Ours the cross, the grave, the skies. Alleluia! 5 Hail the Lord of earth and heaven! Alleluia! Praise to you by both be given; Alleluia! Risen Christ, triumphant now; Alleluia! Every knee to you shall bow. Alleluia! Topics: Songs for Children Hymns; Easter; Alleluias; Easter; Redemption; Walk with God Used With Tune: EASTER HYMN

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EASTER HYMN

Meter: 7.7.7.7 with alleluias Appears in 517 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Paul Sjolund, 1935- Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15 Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 13514 66534 51434 Used With Text: Christ the Lord Is Risen Today

VRUCHTEN

Meter: 6.7.6.7 with refrain Appears in 76 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Dale Grotenhuis Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15 Tune Sources: J. Ouden's David's Psalmen, 1685 Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 51234 55654 65432 Used With Text: This Joyful Eastertide

HYMN TO JOY

Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 468 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Ludwig van Beethoven; Edward Hodges Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:20 Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 33455 43211 23322 Used With Text: Sing with All the Saints in Glory

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Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the Sun

Author: Isaac Watts (1674-1748) Hymnal: Common Praise (1998) #383 (1998) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:12-28 Lyrics: 1 Jesus shall reign where e'er the sun doth its successive journeys run; his kingdom stretch from shore to shore, till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2 People and realms of every tongue dwell on his love with sweetest song; and infant voices shall proclaim their early blessings on his name. 3 Blessings abound where e'er he reigns: the prisoners leap to lose their chains, the weary find eternal rest, and all who suffer want are blest. 4 Let every creature rise and bring peculiar honours to our King; angels descend with songs again, and earth repeat the loud Amen. Topics: Gathering of the Community; Kingdom; Mission; Offertory; Praise of God; Reign of Christ Languages: English Tune Title: DUKE STREET

Victoria sobre la muerte

Hymnal: Celebremos Su Gloria #569 (1992) Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:20 First Line: Sabemos que si nuestra casa terrenal Topics: Hogar Celestial; Celestial Home Languages: Spanish

The Glorified Christ

Hymnal: Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #736 (1985) Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15 First Line: After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven Topics: Scripture Readings

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Charles Wesley

1707 - 1788 Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15 Author of "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray) Charles Wesley, M.A. was the great hymn-writer of the Wesley family, perhaps, taking quantity and quality into consideration, the great hymn-writer of all ages. Charles Wesley was the youngest son and 18th child of Samuel and Susanna Wesley, and was born at Epworth Rectory, Dec. 18, 1707. In 1716 he went to Westminster School, being provided with a home and board by his elder brother Samuel, then usher at the school, until 1721, when he was elected King's Scholar, and as such received his board and education free. In 1726 Charles Wesley was elected to a Westminster studentship at Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his degree in 1729, and became a college tutor. In the early part of the same year his religious impressions were much deepened, and he became one of the first band of "Oxford Methodists." In 1735 he went with his brother John to Georgia, as secretary to General Oglethorpe, having before he set out received Deacon's and Priest's Orders on two successive Sundays. His stay in Georgia was very short; he returned to England in 1736, and in 1737 came under the influence of Count Zinzendorf and the Moravians, especially of that remarkable man who had so large a share in moulding John Wesley's career, Peter Bonier, and also of a Mr. Bray, a brazier in Little Britain. On Whitsunday, 1737, [sic. 1738] he "found rest to his soul," and in 1738 he became curate to his friend, Mr. Stonehouse, Vicar of Islington, but the opposition of the churchwardens was so great that the Vicar consented that he "should preach in his church no more." Henceforth his work was identified with that of his brother John, and he became an indefatigable itinerant and field preacher. On April 8, 1749, he married Miss Sarah Gwynne. His marriage, unlike that of his brother John, was a most happy one; his wife was accustomed to accompany him on his evangelistic journeys, which were as frequent as ever until the year 1756," when he ceased to itinerate, and mainly devoted himself to the care of the Societies in London and Bristol. Bristol was his headquarters until 1771, when he removed with his family to London, and, besides attending to the Societies, devoted himself much, as he had done in his youth, to the spiritual care of prisoners in Newgate. He had long been troubled about the relations of Methodism to the Church of England, and strongly disapproved of his brother John's "ordinations." Wesley-like, he expressed his disapproval in the most outspoken fashion, but, as in the case of Samuel at an earlier period, the differences between the brothers never led to a breach of friendship. He died in London, March 29, 1788, and was buried in Marylebone churchyard. His brother John was deeply grieved because he would not consent to be interred in the burial-ground of the City Road Chapel, where he had prepared a grave for himself, but Charles said, "I have lived, and I die, in the Communion of the Church of England, and I will be buried in the yard of my parish church." Eight clergymen of the Church of England bore his pall. He had a large family, four of whom survived him; three sons, who all became distinguished in the musical world, and one daughter, who inherited some of her father's poetical genius. The widow and orphans were treated with the greatest kindness and generosity by John Wesley. As a hymn-writer Charles Wesley was unique. He is said to have written no less than 6500 hymns, and though, of course, in so vast a number some are of unequal merit, it is perfectly marvellous how many there are which rise to the highest degree of excellence. His feelings on every occasion of importance, whether private or public, found their best expression in a hymn. His own conversion, his own marriage, the earthquake panic, the rumours of an invasion from France, the defeat of Prince Charles Edward at Culloden, the Gordon riots, every Festival of the Christian Church, every doctrine of the Christian Faith, striking scenes in Scripture history, striking scenes which came within his own view, the deaths of friends as they passed away, one by one, before him, all furnished occasions for the exercise of his divine gift. Nor must we forget his hymns for little children, a branch of sacred poetry in which the mantle of Dr. Watts seems to have fallen upon him. It would be simply impossible within our space to enumerate even those of the hymns which have become really classical. The saying that a really good hymn is as rare an appearance as that of a comet is falsified by the work of Charles Wesley; for hymns, which are really good in every respect, flowed from his pen in quick succession, and death alone stopped the course of the perennial stream. It has been the common practice, however for a hundred years or more to ascribe all translations from the German to John Wesley, as he only of the two brothers knew that language; and to assign to Charles Wesley all the original hymns except such as are traceable to John Wesley through his Journals and other works. The list of 482 original hymns by John and Charles Wesley listed in this Dictionary of Hymnology have formed an important part of Methodist hymnody and show the enormous influence of the Wesleys on the English hymnody of the nineteenth century. -- Excerpts from John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ================== Charles Wesley, the son of Samuel Wesley, was born at Epworth, Dec. 18, 1707. He was educated at Westminster School and afterwards at Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated M.A. In 1735, he took Orders and immediately proceeded with his brother John to Georgia, both being employed as missionaries of the S.P.G. He returned to England in 1736. For many years he engaged with his brother in preaching the Gospel. He died March 29, 1788. To Charles Wesley has been justly assigned the appellation of the "Bard of Methodism." His prominence in hymn writing may be judged from the fact that in the "Wesleyan Hymn Book," 623 of the 770 hymns were written by him; and he published more than thirty poetical works, written either by himself alone, or in conjunction with his brother. The number of his separate hymns is at least five thousand. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A., 1872.

Ludwig van Beethoven

1770 - 1827 Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:20 Composer of "HYMN TO JOY" in The United Methodist Hymnal A giant in the history of music, Ludwig van Beethoven (b. Bonn, Germany, 1770; d. Vienna, Austria, 1827) progressed from early musical promise to worldwide, lasting fame. By the age of fourteen he was an accomplished viola and organ player, but he became famous primarily because of his compositions, including nine symphonies, eleven overtures, thirty piano sonatas, sixteen string quartets, the Mass in C, and the Missa Solemnis. He wrote no music for congregational use, but various arrangers adapted some of his musical themes as hymn tunes; the most famous of these is ODE TO JOY from the Ninth Symphony. Although it would appear that the great calamity of Beethoven's life was his loss of hearing, which turned to total deafness during the last decade of his life, he composed his greatest works during this period. Bert Polman

George Ratcliffe Woodward

1848 - 1934 Person Name: George R. Woodward Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15 Author of "This Joyful Eastertide" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray) Educated at Caius College in Cambridge, England, George R. Woodward (b. Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, 1848; d. Highgate, London, England, 1934) was ordained in the Church of England in 1874. He served in six parishes in London, Norfolk, and Suffolk. He was a gifted linguist and translator of a large number of hymns from Greek, Latin, and German. But Woodward's theory of translation was a rigid one–he held that the translation ought to reproduce the meter and rhyme scheme of the original as well as its contents. This practice did not always produce singable hymns; his translations are therefore used more often today as valuable resources than as congregational hymns. With Charles Wood he published three series of The Cowley Carol Book (1901, 1902, 1919), two editions of Songs of Syon (1904, 1910), An Italian Carol Book (1920), and the Cambridge Carol Book

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