SDA Hymnal: Christ the Lord Is Risen Today #166
Charles Wesley (1769-1845)
Lyra Davidica (1708)
[Verse 1]
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Christ the Lord is risen today, Al-le-lu-ia!
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Sons of men and an-gels say, Al - le-lu-ia!
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Raise your joys and tri-umphs high, Al - le-lu-ia!
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Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply, Al-la-lu-ia!
[Verse 2]
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Lives again our glorious King, Al-le-lu-ia!
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Where, O death, is now thy sting? Al - le-lu-ia!
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Once He died, our souls to save, Al - le-lu-ia!
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Where's thy victory, boasting grave? Al-le-lu-ia!
[Verse 3]
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Love's redeeming work is done, Al-le-lu-ia!
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Fought the fight, the bat-tle won, Al - le-lu-ia!
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Death in vain forbids Him rise, Al - le-lu-ia!
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Christ hath opened para-dise, Al-le-lu-ia!
[Verse 4]
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Soar we then where Christ has led, Al-le-lu-ia!
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Fol-lowing our ex-alt-ed Head, Al - le-lu-ia!
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Made like Him, like Him we rise, Al - le-lu-ia!
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Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Al-le-lu-ia!
