Easter Hymns
AT THE LAMB’S HIGH FEAST WE SING
VERSE 1
At the Lamb’s high feast we sing,
Praise to our victorious King,
Who hath washed us in the tide,
Flowing from his pierced side,
Praise we him whose love divine,
Gives the guest his blood for wine,
Gives his body for the feast,
Love the victim, love the priest.
VERSE 2
Where the Paschal blood is poured,
Death’s dark angel sheathes his sword;
Israel’s hosts triumphant go,
Through the wave that drowns the foe,
Christ, the Lamb whose blood was shed,
Paschal victim, Paschal bread,
With sincerity and love,
Eat we manna from above.
VERSE 3
Mighty Victim from thy sky,
Powers of hell beneath thee lie;
Death is conquered in the fight;
Thou halt brought us life and light;
Now thy banner thou dost wave;
Vanquished Satan and the grave;
Angels join his praise to tell —
See o’erthrown the prince of hell.
VERSE 4
Paschal triumpth, Paschal joy,
Only sin can this destroy;
From the death of sin set free,
Souls re-born, dear Lord, in thee;
Hymns of glory, songs of praise,
Father, unto thee we raise;
Risen Lord, all praise to thee,
Ever with the Spirit be.
CHRIST AROSE
VERSE 1
Low in the grave He lay,
Jesus my Saviour!
Waiting the coming day,
Jesus my Lord!
CHORUS
Up from the grave He arose,
With a mighty triumph o’er His foes;
He arose a victor from the dark domain,
And He lives forever with His Saints to reign
He arose! He arose!
Alleluia! Christ arose!
VERSE 2
Vainly they watch His bed,
Jesus my Saviour!
Vainly they seal! The dead,
Jesus my Lord!
VERSE 3
Death cannot keep his prey,
Jesus my Saviour!
He tore the bars away,
Jesus my Lord!
CHRIST THE LORD IS RISEN TODAY
VERSE 1
Christ the Lord is risen today!
Christians, haste your vows to pay;
Offer you your praises meet
At the Paschal Victim’s feet,
For the sheep, the Lamb has bled,
Sinless in the sinner’s stead;
Christ, the Lord, is risen on high,
Now he lives no more to die.
VERSE 2
Christ, the Victim undefiled,
Man to God has reconciled;
When in strange and awful strife
Met together death and life;
Christians, on this happy day
Haste with joy your vows to pay
Christ, the Lord, is risen on high!
Now he lives no more to die.
VERSE 3
Christ, who once for sinners bled,
Now the first born from the dead,
Throned in endless might and power,
Lives and reigns forever more.
Hail, eternal hope on high!
Hail, our King of victory!
Hail, our Prince of life adored!
Help and save us, gracious Lord
CHRIST OUR PASCH
Christ our Pasch has been slain, alleluia
Christ himself; alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
VERSE 1
Pasch of the New Law, the Spirit’s holy feast;
O Pasch of Christ the Lord
Who for us has come to earth.
VERSE 2
Pasch of the New Law, O joy of all mankind;
The doors of life are wide,
Giving life to us once more.
VERSE 3
Pasch of the New Law, the banquet hall is full
Of guests the Lord has called,
That all may share his feast.
VERSE 4
Pasch of the New Law, behold
Your baptized saints in robes
Of purest white for the marriage of the Lamb.
VERSE 5
Pasch of the New Law, our soul’s immortal
Flame shines forth in splendor bright,
Never more to cease its light.
VERSE 6
Pasch of the New Law, O Christ who live
Again, the power of death you crushed,
You have given us your life.
VERSE 7
Pasch of the New Law, we pray to you, O Lord;
Stretch forth your blessed hands on the people
You have saved.
VERSE 8
Pasch of the New Law, O Christ receive
Our songs; to you be glory Lord,
With all joy and praise. Amen!
COME HOLY SPIRIT, CREATOR, COME
VERSE 1
Come Holy Spirit, Creator, come,
From thy bright heavenly throne,
Come, take possession of our souls,
And make them all thy own.
VERSE 2
Thou who art called the Paraclete,
Best gift of God above,
The living spring, the living fire,
Sweet unction and true love.
VERSE 3
Thou who are sev’n fold in thy grace,
Finger of God’s right hand;
His promise, teaching little ones,
To speak and understand.
VERSE 4
O guide our minds with thy blest light,
With love our hearts inflame;
And with thy strength which never decays,
Confirm our mortal frame.
VERSE 5
Far from us drive our deadly foe;
True peace unto us bring;
And through all perils lead us safe,
Beneath thy sacred wing.
VERSE 6
Through thee may we the Father know,
Through thee th’ eternal Son,
And thee the Spirit of them both,
Thrice – Blessed Three in One.
VERSE 7
All glory to the Father be,
With his co-equal Son,
The same to thee, great Paraclete,
While endless ages run.
HAIL THIS JOYFUL DAY’S RETURN
VERSE 1
Hail this joyful day’s return,
Hail the pentecostal morn,
Morn when our ascended Head,
On His Church His Spirit shed!
Like the golden tongues of flame,
On the twelve the Spirit came –
Tongues, that earth may hear their call,
Fire that love may burn in all.
VERSE 2
Hear the speech before unknown,
Trembling crowds the wonder own,
What though hardened some abide,
And the Holy work deride?
Mystic hour, when Easter’s sun,
Seven times seven its course hath run;
Church of Christ from debt made free,
Hail thy day of jubilee.
VERSE 3
Lord, to thee thy people bend;
Unto us thy Spirit send;
Blessings of this sacred day,
Grant us, dearest Lord we pray,
Thou who didst our fathers guide,
With their children still abide;
Grant us pardon, grant us peace,
Till our earthly wandering cease.
EASTER SONG (MY LORD, HE DIED FOR A KINGDOM)
VERSE 1
My Lord, He died for a Kingdom,
To redeem the hearts of men,
Now my people, don’t you weep,
He has risen from His sleep,
He lives again, alleluia.
CHORUS
Sing alleluia, the Lord is risen,
He is risen indeed alleluia!
VERSE 2
My Lord came forth like the morning
With the splendour of the sun,
Came triumphant from the womb,
From the darkness of the tomb,
The victory won, alleluia.
VERSE 3
My Lord united our mountains
With the everlasting hills,
Now the seasons and the sea
Sing His song of victory,
Rocks and rills, alleluia.
VERSE 4
My Lord renewed all creation
That had waited late and long,
Now we all with one accord
Live and love the Risen Lord,
This is our song: alleluia
HOLY SPIRIT LORD OF LIGHT (VENI SANCTE SPIRITUS)
VERSE 1
Holy Spirit, Lord of light,
From the clear celestial heights,
Thy pure beaming radiance give.
Come, thou Father of the poor,
Come with treasures which endure,
Come, thou light of all that live!
VERSE 2
Thou, of all consolers best,
Thou, the soul’s delightful guest,
Dost refreshing peace bestow.
Thou in toll art comfort sweet,
Pleasant coolness in the heat,
Solace in the midst of woe.
VERSE 3
Light immortal, light divine,
Visit thou these hearts of thine,
And our inmost being fill.
If thou take thy grace away,
Nothing pure in man will stay,
All his good is turned to ill.
VERSE 4
Heal our wounds, our strength renew,
On our dryness pour thy dew,
Wash the stains of guilt away.
Bend the stubborn heart and will,
Melt the frozen, warm the chill,
Guide the steps that go astray.
VERSE 5
Thou, on us who evermore
Thee confess and thee adore,
With thy sevenfold gifts descend;
Give them comfort when they die;
Give them life with thee on high;
Give them joys that never end
KEEP IN MIND
CHORUS
Keep in mind that Jesus Christ
Has died for us and is risen from the dead.
He is our saving Lord,
He is Joy for all ages.
VERSE 1
If we die with the Lord,
We shall live with the Lord.
VERSE 2
If we endure with the Lord,
We shall reign with the Lord.
CHORUS
VERSE 3
In him all our sorrow,
In him all our joy.
VERSE 4
In him hope of glory,
In him all our Love.
CHORUS
VERSE 5
In him our redemption,
In him all our grace.
VERSE 6
In him our Salvation,
In him all our peace.
NEW PRAISES BE GIVEN
VERSE 1
New praises be given to Christ newly crowned,
Who back to his heaven a new way hath found,
God’s blessedness sharing before us he goes
What mansions preparing, what endless repose.
VERSE 2
His glory still praising on thrice holy ground,
The apostles stood gazing, his mother around,
With hearts that beat faster,
With eyes full of love,
They watched while their Master
Ascended above.
VERSE 3
“No star can disclose him,”
The bright angels said;
Eternity knows him, your conquering head
Those high habitations he leaves not again,
Till judging nations, on earth he shall reign.
VERSE 4
Thus spoke they, and straightway,
Where legions defend
Heaven’s glittering gateway.
Their Lord they attend,
And cry, looking thither, you portals let down
For him who rides hither, in peace and renown
OUR LORD IS RISEN
VERSE 1
Our Lord is risen from the dead,
Our Jesus is gone up on high,
The powers of hell are captive led,
Dragged to the portals of the sky.
CHORUS
Who is the King of glory?
The Lord that all his foes o‘ercame,
The world, sin, death and hell o‘erthrew,
And Jesus is the conqueror’s name,
And Jesus is the conqueror’s name.
VERSE 2
There his triumphal chariot waits
And angels chant the solemn lay,
Lift up your heads ye heavenly gates,
Ye everlasting doors give way.
VERSE 3
Loose all your hearts in massy light,
And wide unfold the etherial scene,
He claims these mansions as his right,
Receive the King of glory in
SEE THE PARACLETE DESCENDING
VERSE 1
See the Paraclete descending,
Burning with celestial fire,
Grace and truth on Him attending,
Man with heavenly love inspire.
CHORUS
Let us alleluia singing
Offer him grateful lays
He all heavenly graces bringing
Merits everlasting praise.
VERSE 2
Timid souls no longer fearing,
Now the greatest danger scorn
Midst their sorrows persevering
Show themselves in Christ new born
SPIRIT OF GOD
VERSE 1
Spirit of God in the clear running water,
Blowing to greatness the trees on the hill,
Spirit of God in the finger of morning.
CHORUS
Fill the earth, bring it to birth and blow
Where you will,
Blow, blow, blow, till I be but the breath
Of the Spirit blowing in me.
VERSE 2
I saw the scar of a year that lay dying,
Hear the lament of a lone whip-poor-will,
Spirit of God, see that cloud crying,
Fill the earth, bring it to birth and blow
Where you will,
Blow, blow, blow, till I be but the breath
Of the Spirit blowing in me.
TODAY HE’S RISEN FROM THE DEAD
VERSE 1
Today He’s risen, death no more
Shall bind him to the grave,
No more can hell or sin’s foul pow’r
O’er him dominion have,
He likened to our sinful form,
Once doom’d himself to die,
That he by death might death o’ercome,
Its deadly sting destroy.
CHORUS
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, (dc)
VERSE 2
O death: where’s now your moral sting,
Who triumphed over you,
Not triumphed for himself alone,
But by His mighty power,
Taught us to triumph in our turn,
Nor dread your terrors more.
VERSE 3
I know that my Redeemer lives,
And reigns above the skies,
He will revive my dust again,
And bid my body rise,
Then clothed in my own glorious flesh,
I shall behold His face,
That sweet hope in my bosom glows,
And cheers my ling’ring days
YE SONS AND DAUGHTERS
CHORUS
Al-le-lu-ya, al-le-lu-ya, al-le-lu-ya.
VERSE 1
Ye sons and daughters of the Lord!
The King of glory, king adored,
This day himself from death restored. Alleluya!
VERSE 2
All in the early morning grey
Went holy women on their way,
To see the tomb where Jesus lay. Alleluya!
VERSE 3
Of spices pure a precious store
In their pure hands those women bore,
To anoint the sacred body o’er. Alleluya!
VERSE 4
Then straightway one in white they see,
Who saith, “Ye seek the Lord; but he
Is risen, and gone to Galilee.” Alleluya!
VERSE 5
This told they Peter, told they John;
Who forthwith to the tomb are gone,
But Peter is by John outrun. Alleluya!
VERSE 6
That self-same night, while out of fear
The doors were shut, their Lord most dear,
To His apostles did appear. Alleluya!
VERSE 7
But Thomas, when of this he heard,
Was doubtful of his brethrens word;
Wherefore again there comes the Lord. Alleluya!
VERSE 8
“Thomas behold my side,” saith He;
“My hands my feet, my body see,
And doubt not; but believe in me.” Alleluya!
VERSE 9
When Thomas saw that wounded side,
The truth no longer he denied;
“Thou art my Lord and God” he cried. Alleluya!
VERSE 10
Oh, blest are they who have not seen
Their Lord, and yet believe in him!
Eternal life awaiteth them. Alleluya!
VERSE 11
Now let us praise the Lord most high,
And strive His name to magnify
On this great day, through earth and sky. Alleluya!
VERSE 12
Whose mercy ever runneth o’er;
Who men and angel hosts adore;
To Him be glory evermore. Alleluya!