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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 306 · Words: Anon. (Latin, 1695); tr. Francis Pott, 1861 · Tune: VICTORY
The Strife is O'er, the Battle Done
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A triumphant Easter hymn based on an anonymous Latin text from a 1695 Cologne Gesangbuch, translated into English by Francis Pott in 1861. It celebrates Christ's victory over death and the powers of darkness.
Antiphon
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Verse 1
The strife is o’er,
the battle done;
the victory of life is won;
the song of triumph
has begun:
Alleluia!
Verse 2
The powers of death
have done their worst,
but Christ their legions
hath dispersed;
let shouts of holy
joy outburst:
Alleluia!
Verse 3
The three sad days
are quickly sped;
he rises glorious
from the dead;
all the glory to
our risen Head!
Alleluia!
Verse 4
Lord, by the stripes
which wounded thee,
from death’s dread sting
thy servants free,
that we may live,
and sing to thee:
Alleluia!
Antiphon
Alleluia!
Alleluia!
Alleluia!
Antiphon
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
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