Christ the Lord is Risen Today
(Charles Wesley // add’l chorus by: Charlie Hall)
[6/8
m eter]
Chs.
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E
B
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F #
He’s
a li
-‐ -‐
-‐ -‐
i ve!
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E
B
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F #
He’s
a li
-‐ -‐
-‐ -‐
i ve,
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E
B
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F #
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B
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B
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( repeat)
He’s
a li
-‐ -‐
-‐ -‐
i ve,
alive!
Vs.
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B
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E
B
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B
E
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F #
B
Christ,
t he
L ord,
i s
r isen
t oday,
A
-‐ -‐
l lelu
-‐ -‐
i a!
|
E
|
B
F #
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B
E
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F #
B
Sons
o f
m en
a nd
a ngels
s ay,
A
-‐ -‐
l lelu
-‐ -‐
i a!
|
F #
|
B
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F #
B
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C #
F #
Raise
y our
j oys
a nd
t riumphs
h igh,
A
-‐ -‐
l lelu
-‐ -‐
i a!
|
B
|
E
B
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B
E
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F #
B
|
B
Sing,
y e
h eavens
a nd
e arth
r eply,
A
-‐ -‐
l lelu
-‐ -‐
i a!
Vs.
Love’s
r edeeming
w ork
i s
d one,
A lleluia!
Fought
t he
B ight,
t he
b attle
w on,
A lleluia!
Lo!
t he
S un’s
e clipse
i s
o ’er,
A lleluia!
Lo!
H e
s ets
i n
b lood
n o
m ore,
A lleluia!
[repeat
C horus]
Vs.
Vain
t he
s tone,
t he
w atch,
t he
s eal,
A lleluia!
Christ
h as
b urst
t he
g ates
o f
h ell,
A lleluia!
Death
i n
v ain
f orbids
H is
r ise,
A lleluia!
Christ
h as
o pened
p aradise,
A lleluia!
Vs.
Lives
a gain
o ur
g lorious
K ing,
A lleluia!
Where,
O
d eath,
i s
n ow
t hy
s ting?
A lleluia!
Once
H e
d ied
o ur
s ouls
t o
s ave,
A lleluia!
Where
t hy
v ictory
O
G rave,
A lleluia!
Br.
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B
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G #m
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F #
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E
The
c ross
i s
e mpty
a nd
s o
i s
t he
g rave
|
C #m
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G #m
|
F #
|
E
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[ 1.
r epeat
B ridge]
Death
c an’t
h old
t he
G od
w ho
s aves
[ 2.
r epeat
C horus]