Scripture Verse

He is risen, as He said. Matthew 28:6

Introduction

Words: John S. B. Mon­sell, Hymns of Love and Praise 1863.

Music: Mor­gen­lied Fred­er­ick Mak­er, 1876 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Mak­er (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
John Monsell (1811–1875)

Lyrics

Christ is ris­en! Hal­le­lu­jah!
Risen our vic­to­ri­ous Head!
Sing His prais­es! Hal­le­lu­jah!
Christ is ris­en from the dead!
Gratefully our hearts adore Him,
As His light once more ap­pears,
Bowing down in joy be­fore Him,
Rising up from grief and tears,
Christ is ris­en! Hal­le­lu­jah!
Risen our vic­to­ri­ous Head!
Sing His prais­es! Hal­le­lujah!
Christ is ris­en from the dead!

Christ is ris­en! all the sad­ness
Of His earth­ly life is o’er,
Through the op­en gates of glad­ness
He re­turns to life once more;
Death and hell be­fore Him bend­ing,
He doth rise, the Vic­tor now,
Angels on His steps at­tend­ing,
Glory round His wound­ed brow.
Christ is ris­en! all the sad­ness
Of His earth­ly life is o’er,
Through the op­en gates of glad­ness
He re­turns to life once more.

Christ is ris­en! hence­forth ne­ver
Death or hell shall us en­thrall;
We are Christ’s, in Him for­ev­er
We have tri­umphed over all;
All the doubt­ing and de­ject­ion
Of our trem­bling hearts have ceased,
’Tis His day of re­sur­rect­ion!
Let us rise and keep the feast.
Christ is ris­en! hence­forth ne­ver
Death or hell shall us en­thrall;
We are Christ’s, in Him for­ev­er
We have tri­umphed ov­er all.