Hymn I've been humming...

During this last week I have had the hymn 'Christ the Lord is Risen Today' stuck in my head... The only problem is I couldn't remember all the words!  Saturday morning I looked up the hymn in my 'The One Year Book of Hymns', it was so refreshing and encouraging I wanted to share it and the verse they provide with you! 

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!

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!

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!

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!

Charles Wesley (1707-1788)

Praise God for the timeless truth and hope in the old hymn!  This is our hope and joy during this season and all through the year, the death and resurrection of Christ!  But most of all His resurrection, for without that He would have been just another man and we would still be lost in our sin without the hope of completely overcoming the curse of sin, death.

And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins!  Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.  If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.  But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep... for as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.

I Corinthians 15: 17-20, 22

May you find deep joy and contentment in the sacrifice and victory of Christ on our behalf!  Happy Easter!