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SDA Hymnal 166

Christ the Lord Is Risen Today

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1Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia!
Sons of men and angels say: Alleluia!
Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!
Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply: Alleluia!

2Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia!
Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!
Once He died our souls to save, Alleluia!
Where's thy victory, boasting grave? Alleluia!

3Love's redeeming work is done, Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids Him rise, Alleluia!
Christ has opened paradise, Alleluia!

4Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia!
Following our exalted Head, Alleluia!
Made like Him, like Him we rise, Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!

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Meter: 4/4

The verse

Meter: 12.11.11.12
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 43% of beats fit
Rhyme: AAAA

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Verse 1

Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia!/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘12A

Sons of men and angels say: Alleluia!/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘11A

Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘11A

Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply: Alleluia!///˘˘/˘//˘/˘12A

Verse 2

Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia!/˘//˘/˘˘//˘/˘13A

Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!/˘/˘////˘/˘11A

Once He died our souls to save, Alleluia!/˘//˘/˘//˘/˘12A

Where's thy victory, boasting grave? Alleluia!///˘˘/˘//˘/˘12A

Verse 3

Love's redeeming work is done, Alleluia!/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘11A

Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia!/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘11A

Death in vain forbids Him rise, Alleluia!/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘11A

Christ has opened paradise, Alleluia!/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘11A

Verse 4

Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia!/˘///˘//˘/˘11A

Following our exalted Head, Alleluia!/˘˘/˘˘/˘//˘/˘13A

Made like Him, like Him we rise, Alleluia!//˘/˘˘//˘/˘11A

Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!/˘˘/˘/˘//˘/˘12A

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.