Scripture Verse

The Lord is risen indeed. Luke 24:34

Introduction

Words: Will­iam New­ton, in Hym­nal of the Re­formed Epis­co­pal Church (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Co­ve­nant Pub­lish­ing, 1879).

Music: Monk­land John An­tes, in A Col­lect­ion of Hymn Tunes Chief­ly Com­posed for Pri­vate Amuse­ment by John An­tes, cir­ca 1790. Ar­ranged by John B. Wilkes in Hymns An­cient and Mo­dern, 1861 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of New­ton, An­tes or Wilkes (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Christ is ris­en from the dead:
He has set His peo­ple free;
Bruised for us the ser­pent’s head,
Won for us the vic­to­ry!

Christ is ris­en from the dead,
Mighty in His pow­er to save!
And, as our as­cend­ed head,
Reaps the har­vest of the grave.

Now, be­fore the throne He stands,
Crowned the Vic­tor in the strife,
Shows His wound­ed feet and hands,
In the pow­er of end­less life.

As our first-fruits He ap­pears,
In Him all His peo­ple rise;
And through ev­er­last­ing years
Share His glo­ry in the skies.