Christ the Lord is risen again!

Verse 1

Christ the Lord is ris'n again; Christ has broken death's strong chain. Hark, the angels shout for joy, singing evermore on high: Hallelujah!

Verse 2

He who gave for us his life, who for us endured the strife, is our Paschal Lamb today. We too sing for joy and say: Hallelujah!

Verse 3

He who bore all pain and loss comfortless upon the cross lives in glory now on high, pleads for us, and hears our cry: Hallelujah!

Verse 4

He whose path no records tell has descended into hell; he the strong man armed has bound and in highest heav'n is crowned. Hallelujah!

Verse 5

He who slumbered in the grave is exalted now to save; now through Christendom it rings that the Lamb is King of kings. Hallelujah!

Verse 6

Now he bids us tell abroad how the lost may be restored, how the penitent forgiv'n, how we too may enter heav'n, Hallelujah!