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The Open Hymnal · No. 81 · Words: 14th Century Latin; trans. John Arnold (1749); st. 4 Charles Wesley (1740) · Tune: Easter Hymn
Jesus Christ Is Risen Today
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →One of the oldest and most beloved Easter hymns, this text traces to a 14th-century Bohemian Latin carol, with English stanzas translated in 1749 and a final stanza added by Charles Wesley. It proclaims Christ's resurrection with repeated Alleluias.
Verse 1
Jesus Christ is ris'n today, Alleluia!
Our triumphant holy day, Alleluia!
Who did once, upon the cross, Alleluia!
Suffer to redeem our loss, Alleluia!
Verse 2
Hymns of praise then let us sing,
Alleluia! Unto Christ, our heav'nly King, Alleluia!
Who endured the cross and grave, Alleluia!
Sinners to redeem and save, Alleluia!
Verse 3
But the pain which He endured, Alleluia!
Our salvation hath procured, Alleluia!
Now above the sky He's king, Alleluia!
Where the angels ever sing, Alleluia!
Verse 4
Sing we to our God above, Alleluia!
Praise eternal as His love, Alleluia!
Praise Him, all you heav'nly host, Alleluia!
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Alleluia!
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