Hymns and Tunes 1886 342
Christ is risen, our Lord and King
Words: Charles WesleyTune: 18, 281, 97.
1Christ is risen, our Lord and King, Let the whole creation sing;
Raise your joys and triumphs high, Sing, ye heavens, let earth reply.
2Vain the stone, the watch, the seal, Christ the mighty, to conceal!
Death in vain forbids him rise, He hath opened paradise.
3Lead us, Lord, where thou hast led,— Thou, our Head; where thou, our Head?
Made like thee, we too rise; Ours the cross, the grave, the skies.
- Words
- Charles Wesley
- Tune
- 18, 281, 97.
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 16.15
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 46% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AB
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Verse 1
Christ is risen, our Lord and King, Let the whole creation sing;/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/16A
Raise your joys and triumphs high, Sing, ye heavens, let earth reply./˘/˘/˘////˘//˘/15B
Verse 2
Vain the stone, the watch, the seal, Christ the mighty, to conceal!/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘˘˘/14A
Death in vain forbids him rise, He hath opened paradise./˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/14B
Verse 3
Lead us, Lord, where thou hast led,— Thou, our Head; where thou, our Head?/˘///////˘////˘/16A
Made like thee, we too rise; Ours the cross, the grave, the skies.///˘///˘˘/˘/˘/14B
Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.