Christ, the Lord, is risen todayHymns contents  Charles Wesley (1708 - 1788) The familiar Hallelujahs at the end of each line was not in the original and are omitted here. 7.7.7.7 1 “Christ the Lord is ris’n to day,” Sons of men and angels say, Raise your joys and triumphs high, Sing ye heav’ns, and earth reply. 2 Love’s redeeming work is done, Fought the fight, the battle won, Lo! Our sun’s eclipse is o’er, Lo! He sets in blood no more 3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal; Christ has burst the gates of hell! Death in vain forbids his rise: Christ has open’d paradise! 4 Lives again our glorious King, Where, O death, is now thy sting? Dying once he all doth save, Where thy victory, O grave? 5 Soar we now, where Christ has led? Following our exalted head, Made like him, like him we rise, Ours the cross—the grave—the skies! 6 What tho’ once we perish’d all, Partners in our parent’s fall? Second life we all receive, In our heav’nly Adam live. 7 Ris’n with him, we upward move, Still we seek the things above, Still pursue, and kiss the Son Seated on his Father’s throne; 8 Scarce on earth a thought bestow, Dead to all we leave below, Heav’n our aim, and lov’d abode, Hid our life with Christ in God! 9 Hid; till Christ our life appear, Glorious in his members here: Join’d to him, we then shall shine All immortal, all divine! 10 Hail the Lord of earth and heav’n! Praise to thee by both be giv’n: Thee we greet triumphant now; Hail the resurrection thou! 11 King of Glory, soul of bliss, Everlasting life is this, Thee to know, thy pow’r to prove, Thus to sing, and thus to love! ************ |