Lyrics
Christ, 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!
Love's redeeming work is done,
Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the battle won,
Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids His rise,
Alleluia!
Christ hath opened paradise,
Alleluia!
Lives again our glorious King,
Alleluia!
Where, O death, is now thy sting?
Alleluia!
Dying once He now doth save,
Alleluia!
Where thy victory, O grave?
Alleluia!
Soar we now where Christ hath led,
Alleluia!
Following our exalted Head,
Alleluia!
Made like Him, like Him we rise,
Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies,
Alleluia!
Hail, the Lord of earth and Heaven,
Alleluia!
Praise to Thee by both be given,
Alleluia!
Thee we greet triumphant now,
Alleluia!
Hail, the resurrection, thou,
Alleluia!
Song History & Meaning
Composer / Hymnodist: Charles Wesley
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the ultimate declaration that love has conquered sin and death forever. When we sing 'Alleluia,' we join both heaven and earth in celebrating a victory that was won on our behalf. Christ’s finished work gives us unbreakable hope and a reason to rejoice regardless of our present circumstances. Today, let your heart echo this triumphant praise, resting securely in the gift of His eternal life.
📖 Related Scripture Passages:
- Luke 24:6-7: “He isn’t here, but has risen. Remember what he told you when he was still in Galilee, saying that the Son of Man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again?”
- 1 Corinthians 15:3-4: “For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,”
- Romans 4:25: “who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.”