Christ The Lord Is Risen Today - YouWorship
Artist: Charles Wesley (1707-88) / from <i>Lyra Davidica</i>, 1708
Category: Worship
Song Lyrics
[Verse 1] Christ the Lord is ris\xe2\x80\x99n today, Alleluia! Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia! Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia! Sing, ye heav\xe2\x80\x99ns, and earth, reply, Alleluia! [Verse 2] 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! [Verse 3] Love\xe2\x80\x99s redeeming work is done, Alleluia! Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia! Death in vain forbids His rise, Alleluia! Christ hath opened paradise, Alleluia! [Verse 4] Soar we now where Christ hath led, Alleluia! Foll\xe2\x80\x99wing our exalted Head, Alleluia! Made like Him, like Him we rise, Alleluia! Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia! [Verse 5] Hail the Lord of earth and heaven, Alleluia! Praise to Thee by both be given, Alleluia! Thee we greet triumphant now, Alleluia! Hail the Resurrection, thou, Alleluia! [Verse 6] King of glory, Soul of bliss, Alleluia! Everlasting life is this, Alleluia! Thee to know, Thy pow\xe2\x80\x99r to prove, Alleluia! Thus to sing, and thus to love, Alleluia! [Verse 1] Christ the Lord is ris\xe2\x80\x99n today, Alleluia! Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia! Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia! Sing, ye heav\xe2\x80\x99ns, and earth, reply, Alleluia! [Verse 2] 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! [Verse 3] Love\xe2\x80\x99s redeeming work is done, Alleluia! Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia! Death in vain forbids His rise, Alleluia! Christ hath opened paradise, Alleluia! [Verse 4] Soar we now where Christ hath led, Alleluia! Foll\xe2\x80\x99wing our exalted Head, Alleluia! Made like Him, like Him we rise, Alleluia! Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia! [Verse 5] Hail the Lord of earth and heaven, Alleluia! Praise to Thee by both be given, Alleluia! Thee we greet triumphant now, Alleluia! Hail the Resurrection, thou, Alleluia! [Verse 6] King of glory, Soul of bliss, Alleluia! Everlasting life is this, Alleluia! Thee to know, Thy pow\xe2\x80\x99r to prove, Alleluia! Thus to sing, and thus to love, Alleluia!