Hymn
Christ the Lord Is Risen Today
Christ the Lord is ris'n today, Alleluia!
Sons of men and angels say: Alleluia!
Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!
Sing, ye heav'ns, and earth reply. Alleluia!
Lives again our glorious King: Alleluia!
Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!
Once He died, our souls to save: Alleluia!
Where thy victory, O grave? Alleluia!
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!
Soar we now, where Christ has led, Alleluia!
Foll'wing our exalted Head; Alleluia!
Made like Him, like Him we rise; Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies. Alleluia!
Christ the Lord Is Risen Today — Text from The New Christian Hymnal, 1929. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/christ-the-lord-is-risen-today
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Christ the Lord Is Risen Today?
The words of Christ the Lord Is Risen Today were written by Charles Wesley; the version here was published in 1929. The library holds 105 more hymns by Charles Wesley, including Circumspection and Safety in Union.
Is Christ the Lord Is Risen Today public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The New Christian Hymnal, published in 1929. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Christ the Lord Is Risen Today?
Christ the Lord Is Risen Today is in 7.7.7.7. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Gracious Spirit! Love Divine!, Perfect Peace and "Come," Said Jesus' Sacred Voice.