Christ The Lord Is Risen Today (Lyra)

1 "Christ, the Lord, is risen today!" Sons of men and angels say, Raise your joys and triumphs high, Sing, ye heavens, and earth, reply!

2 Love's redeeming work is done, Fought the fight, the battle won, Lo! the Sun's eclipse is o'er, Lo! He sets in blood no more.

3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal, Christ hath burst the gates of hell! Death in vain forbids His rise, Christ hath opened paradise!

4 Lives again our glorious King Where, O death, is now thy sting? Once He died our souls to save, Where thy victory, O grave?

5 Soar we now where Christ hath led Following our exalted Head; Made like Him, like Him we rise, Ours the cross, the grave, the skies.