Hymns to Sing During Easter Besides “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today!”

The Day of Resurrection! (LANCASHIRE, ELLACOMBE)

John of Damascus, 8th c.; trans. John Mason Neale, 1862

Let all things seen and unseen
Their notes of gladness blend,
For Christ the Lord has risen,
Our joy that has no end.

Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain (ST. KEVIN)
John of Damascus, 8th c.; trans John Mason Neale, 1859

Come, you faithful, raise the strain
Of triumphant gladness!
God has brought forth Israel
Into joy from sadness,
Loosed from Pharaoh’s bitter yoke
Jacob’s sons and daughters;
Led them with unmoistened foot
Through the Red Sea waters.

The Strife Is O’er (VICTORY)
Latin hymn, c. 1695; trans. Francis Pott, 1861

Lord, by the stripes which wounded thee,
From death’s dread sting thy servants free,
That we may live, and sing to thee:
Alleluia!

O Sons and Daughters, Let Us Sing (O FILII ET FILIAE)
Attr. Jean Tisserand, 15th c.; trans. John Mason Neale, 1852

O sons and daughters, let us sing
With heavenly hosts to Christ our King;
Today the grave has lost its sting!
Alleluia! Alleluia!

Christ Jesus Lay in Death’s Strong Bands (CHRIST LAG IN TODESBANDEN)
Martin Luther, 1524; trans.

So let us keep the festival
Whereto the Lord invites us;
Christ is the very joy of all,
The sun that warms and lights us.
Now his grace to us imparts
Eternal sunshine to our hearts;
The night of sin is ended!
Hallelujah!