Christ the Lord Is Risen Today (Hutchins)

Christ the Lord is ris­en to­day;

Listen while the an­gels say:

From His tomb the stone we rolled

Easter skies were clothed in gold;

Forth in tri­umph Je­sus passed

Death’s torn bands be­hind Him cast.

Christ the Lord is ris­en to­day;

Listen while the sol­diers say:

Arms up­lift from rest and sleep

Sword nor spear the Lord could keep;

Calvary’s mount did rock and reel

Burst the guard of stone and seal.

Christ the Lord is ris­en to­day;

Listen while the pro­phets say:

Where lay bound His sac­red head

Death and hell must loose their dead;

Preach it to a cap­tive world

Easter ban­ners are un­furled.

Christ the Lord is ris­en to­day;

Listen while His bless­èd lips say:

Graves and seas shall hear My word

Saints shall wake and hail Me Lord;

Where He soars we lift our heart

Christ from us death can­not part.