Hymn
Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain
Come, yefaithful, raise the strain
Of triumphant gladness:
God hath brought His Israel
Into joy from sadness;
Loosed from Pharaoh’s bitter yoke
Jacob’s sons and daughters,
Led them with unmoistened foot
Thro' the Red Sea waters.
’Tis the spring of souls today;
Christ hath burst His prison,
And from three days’ sleep in death,
As a sun hath risen:
All the winter of our sins,
long and dark, is flying
From His light, to whom we, give
Laud and praise undying.
Now the queen of seasons, bright
With the day of splendor,
With the royal feast of feasts,
Comes its joy to render;
Comes to glad Jerusalem,
Who with true affection
Welcomes in unwearied strains
Jesus' resurrection.
Neither could the gates of death,
Nor the tomb’s dark portal,
Nor the watchers nor the seal,
Hold Thee as a mortal.
But today amidst Thine own
Thou didst stand bestowing,
Lord, Thy peace, which evermore
Passeth human knowing.
Amen.
Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain — Text from American Lutheran Hymnal, 1930. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/come-ye-faithful-raise-the-strain
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain?
The words of Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain are credited to St. John of Damascus and J. M. Neale; the version here was published in 1930. The library also holds The Day of Resurrection, another hymn by St. John of Damascus.
Is Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from American Lutheran Hymnal, published in 1930. 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 Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain?
Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain is in 7.6.7.6 D. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Jesus Passing, O Word of God Incarnate and Work, for the Night is Coming.