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The Army and Navy Hymnal/Hymns/Christ the Lord Is Risen To-day

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For other versions of these lyrics, see Christ the Lord Is Risen Today (Wesley).
For other versions of this hymn tune, see Easter Hymn (tune).
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The Army and Navy Hymnal
edited by Henry Augustine Smith
Christ the Lord Is Risen To-day
lyrics by Robert Robinson, composed by Charles Wesley
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\version "2.16.2" \header { tagline = ##f title = \markup { "63" " " "Christ the Lord Is Risen To-Day" } subsubtitle = "(WORGAN. 7,7,7,7. With Alleluia.)" composer = "'Lyra Davidica,' 1708" poet = "Charles Wesley, 1739" } \score { << << \new Staff \with {midiInstrument = #"church organ"} { \key c \major \time 4/4 \relative c' << \new Voice { \stemUp c4 <e c> <g d> c, | <f c> <a f> q( <g e>) | e8^\([ f g c,] f4\) e8[ f] | <e c>4( <d b>) c2 | \break <f c>4 <g c,> <a c,> <g c,> | f4 <e c> q( <d b>) | e8^\([ f g c,] f4\) e8[ f] | <e c>4( <d b>) c2 | \break b'4 c <d g,> g, | <c g> <d f,> <e e,>2 | b8^\([ c d g,] c4\) b8[ c] | <b g>4( <a fis>) g2 | \break <g b,>8[ <a c,>] <b d,>[ <g b,>] <c c,>4 <e, c> | <f c> <a f> q( <g e>) | <c e,>8^\([ <b f> <c g> <g e>] a[ b]\) <c g>[ <d f,>] | c4^( b) <c e,>2 \bar "|." <c f,>2 <c e,> \bar ".." } \new Voice { \stemDown c,4 s2 c4 | s1 | c2 _~ c8[ b] c4 | s2 c | %end line 1 s1 | c8[ b] s2. | c2 _~ c8[ b] c4 | s2 c | %end line 2 g'4. fis8 s4 g | s1 | g2 _~ g8[ fis] g4 | s2 g | %end line 3 s1 s1 s2 f4 s | e_( g8)[ f] } >> } \new Lyrics \lyricmode { \set stanza = #"1." Christ4 the Lord is risen to -- day,2 Al2. -- le4 -- lu2 -- ia! Sons4 of men and an -- gels say:2 Al2. -- le4 -- lu2 -- ia! Raise4 your joys and tri -- umphs high,2 Al2. -- le4 -- lu2 -- ia! Sing,4 ye heav'ns, and earth re -- ply.2 Al2. -- le4 -- lu2 -- ia! } \new Lyrics \lyricmode { \set stanza = #"2." Lives4 a -- gain our glo -- rious King:2 Al2. -- le4 -- lu2 -- ia! Where,4 O death, is now thy sting?2 Al2. -- le4 -- lu2 -- ia! Dy4 -- ing once, he all doth save:2 Al2. -- le4 -- lu2 -- ia! Where4 thy vic -- to -- ry, O grave?2 Al2. -- le4 -- lu2 -- ia! } \new Lyrics \lyricmode { \set stanza = #"3." Love's4 re -- dee -- ming work is done,2 Al2. -- le4 -- lu2 -- ia! Fought4 the fight, the bat -- tle won;2 Al2. -- le4 -- lu2 -- ia! Death4 in vain for -- bids him rise;2 Al2. -- le4 -- lu2 -- ia! Christ4 has o -- pened Par -- a -- dise.2 Al2. -- le4 -- lu2 -- ia! } \new Lyrics \lyricmode { \set stanza = #"4." Soar4 we now, where Christ has led,2 Al2. -- le4 -- lu2 -- ia! Fol4 --lowing our ex -- alt -- ed Head;2 Al2. -- le4 -- lu2 -- ia! Made4 like him, like him we rise.2 Al2. -- le4 -- lu2 -- ia! Ours4 the cross, the grave, the skies.2 Al2. -- le4 -- lu2 -- ia! \markup\smallCaps {A} -- \markup\smallCaps {men.} } \new Staff \with {midiInstrument = #"church organ"} { \clef bass \key c \major \relative g << \new Voice { \stemUp s1 s1 | g2 ~ a8[ f] s4 | g4.^( f8) s2 %end line 1 s2 f4 s | a8[ f] s4 s2 | g^( a8)[ f] s4 | g4.^( f8) s2 %end line 2 s2. b4 | c4. b8 s2 | d2 ^~ d4 s | d4.^( c8) s2 %end line 3 g4 g s c | s1 | g4.^( c8) s2 | g } \new Voice { \stemDown <c, e>4 <c g'> <b g'> <c e> | <a' c> <f c'> <c c'>2 | c8_\([ d] e4 d\) <c g'>8[ <a f'>] | g2 <c e> |%end line 1 <a f'>4 <c e> f <e g> | d <c g'> <g g'>2 | c8_\([ d] e4 d\) <c g'>8[ <a f'>] | g2 <c e> |%end line 2 <g d''>4 <a c'> <b b'> g'8[ f] | e4 d <c c'>2 | g'8[_\( a] b4 a\) <g d'>8[ <e c'>] | d2 <g, b'> | %end line 3 g'4. f8 <e g>4 c'8[ b] | <a c>4 <f c'> <c c'>2 | c8[_\( d e c] <f c'>[\) <d d'>] <e c'>[ <f a>] | g4_( g,) <c g'>2 | <f a> <c g'> } >> } >> >> \layout { indent = #0 } \midi { \tempo 4 = 112 } }


  1. Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia!
    Sons of men and angels say: Alleluia!
    Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!
    Sing, ye heav'ns,and earth reply. Alleluia!
  2. Lives again our glorious King: Alleluia!
    Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!
    Dying once, he all doth save: Alleluia!
    Where thy victory, O grave? Alleluia!
  3. 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!
  4. Soar we now, where Christ has led, Alleluia!
    Following our exalted Head; Alleluia!
    Made like him, like him we rise. Alleluia!
    Ours the cross, the grave, the skies. Alleluia!
    Amen.
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