Classic Christian Hymns · Public-domain text

Christ the Lord Is Risen Today

Charles Wesley

One of the most prolific and inspiring hymn writers of all time (1707–1788). Along with his brother John, he founded the Methodist movement. Wesley wrote over 6,500 hymns, often finding inspiration while riding on horseback. His hymns, such as 'Hark! The Herald Angels Sing' and 'And Can It Be', are celebrated for their theological depth and emotional warmth. His writing was fueled by a dramatic conversion in 1738, after which he dedicated his life to outdoor preaching and writing songs that ordinary, uneducated people could sing to experience God's love.

Source: Hymns and Sacred Poems

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 him rise
Alleluia
Christ has opened paradise
Alleluia
Lives 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
Soar 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
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
King of glory, Soul of bliss
Alleluia
Everlasting life is this
Alleluia
Thee to know, thy power to prove
Alleluia
Thus to sing, and thus to love
Alleluia
And Can It BeHark! The Herald Angels SingO for a Thousand Tongues to SingSoldiers of Christ, Arise