Christ is ris­en! Al­le­lu­ia!
Risen our vic­tor­ious head!
Sing His prais­es! Al­le­lu­ia!
Christ is ris­en from the dead!
Gratefully our hearts ad­ore Him,
As His light once more ap­pears,
Bowing down in joy be­fore Him,
Rising up from grief and tears:

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Christ is ris­en! Al­le­lu­ia!
Risen our vic­tor­ious head!
Sing His prais­es! Al­le­lu­ia!
Christ is ris­en from the dead!

Christ is ris­en! all the sad­ness
Of our Lent­en fast is o’er,
Through the op­en gates of glad­ness
He re­turns to life once more:
Death and hell be­fore Him bend­ing,
He doth rise, the Vic­tor now,
Angels on His steps at­tend­ing,
Glory round His wound­ed brow;

Refrain

Christ is ris­en! all the sor­row
That last ev­en­ing round Him lay,
Now hath found a glo­ri­ous mor­row
In the ris­ing of to­day:
And the grave its first-fruits giv­eth,
Springing up from ho­ly ground,
He was dead, but now He liv­eth,
He was lost, but He is found:

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