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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.
Now rejoice, Jerusalem,
And with true affection
Welcome in unwearied strains
Jesus' resurrection!
WORDS: John of Damascus (675-749) Trans. John Mason Neale, 1859;
MUSIC: alt.Bohemian Brethren's Gesangbuch, 1544
Scripture: Exodus 14:29 I Corinthians 15:20-22
Theme: Easter