Christ the Lord is Risen Today

Verse 1

Christ the Lord is ris'n today; Alleluia! Christians, hasten on your way; Alleluia! See the place where he was laid; Alleluia! Praise him for the ransom paid. Alleluia!

Verse 2

For the sheep the Lamb has bled, Alleluia! Sinless in the sinners' stead. Alleluia! "Christ is ris'n," today we cry; Alleluia! Now he lives, no more to die. Alleluia!

Verse 3

Christ, the victim undefiled, Alleluia! God and sinners reconciled, Alleluia! While, in strange and awesome strife, Alleluia! Met together death and life. Alleluia!

Verse 4

Christ, who once for sinners bled, Alleluia! Now the first-born from the dead, Alleluia! Throned in endless might and pow'r, Alleluia! Lives and reigns forevermore. Alleluia!