Christ the Lord Is Risen Today Words – (Latin Carol) transcribed by Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Music (From Lyra Davidica), 1708 A7 x02020 Am x02210 C x32010 D xx0232 D7 xx0212 G 320003 G/B x20003 [Verse 1] G C G G/B C D7 G Christ, the Lord, is risen today, Al – le – lu – ia C G/B Am D G/B C D7 G Sons of men and angels say, Al – le – lu – ia D G D G A7 D Raise your voice and triumphs high, Al – le – lu – ia D G C D G C D7 G Sing, ye heavens, and earth, reply, Al – le – lu – ia [Verse 2] G C G G/B C D7 G Lives again our glorious King, Al – le – lu – ia C G/B Am D G/B C D7 G Where, O death, is now thy sting? Al – le – lu – ia D G D G A7 D Dying once He all doth save, Al – le – lu – ia D G C D G C D7 G Where thy vic - tory, O grave? Al – le – lu – ia [Verse 3] G C G G/B C D7 G Love’s redeeming work is done, Al – le – lu – ia C G/B Am D G/B C D7 G Fought the fight, the battle won, Al – le – lu – ia D G D G A7 D Death in vain forbids Him rise, Al – le – lu – ia D G C D G C D7 G Christ hath opened Para - dise, Al – le – lu – ia [Verse 4] G C G G/B C D7 G Soar we now where Christ has led, Al – le – lu – ia C G/B Am D G/B C D7 G Following our exalted Head, Al – le – lu – ia D G D G A7 D Made like Him, like Him we rise, Al – le – lu – ia D G C D G C D7 G Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Al – le – lu – ia
