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Christ the Lord Is Risen Again
1. Christ the Lord is risen again,
Christ has broken every chain.
Hark, the angels shout for joy,
Singing evermore on high:
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Hark, the angels shout for joy,
Singing evermore on high:
Alleluia!
2. He who slumbered in the grave
Is exalted now to save;
Now through Christendom it rings
That the Lamb is King of kings:
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Now through Christendom it rings
That the Lamb is King of kings:
Alleluia!
3. He who bore all pain and loss,
Comfortless upon the cross,
Lives in glory now on high,
Pleads for us and hears our cry:
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Lives in glory now on high,
Pleads for us and hears our cry:
Alleluia!
WORDS: Michael Weisse (c. 1480-1534) Trans. Catherine Winkworth, 1858;
MUSIC: alt. 1988German folk melody Klug's Geistliche Lieder, 1533 Arr. Ethel Porter, 1958
Scripture: Revelation 7:9-12
Theme: Easter