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Christ The Lord Is Risen Today

Key - C
Tempo - 90 | Time - 4/4

Verse 1

Christ the

G/B

Lord

ris'n to -

F/C

day

Dm7

- le -

C/G

Sons of men and

Dm7

angels

C/G

say

Dm7

- le -

C/G

Raise your joys and

C/E

tri -

G7/D

umphs

high

D7/A

le -

G/D

Sing ye

C/E

heavens and

earth re -

F/C

ply

- le -

C/G

Verse 2

Lives a -

G/B

gain

our

glorious

F/C

King

Dm7

- le -

C/G

Where O death is

Dm7

now thy

C/G

sting

Dm7

- le -

C/G

Once He died our

C/E

souls

G7/D

save

D7/A

le -

G/D

Where's thy

C/E

vict'ry

boasting

F/C

grave

- le -

C/G

Verse 3

Love's re -

G/B

deem -

ing

work is

F/C

done

Dm7

- le -

C/G

Fought the fight, the

Dm7

battle

C/G

won

Dm7

- le -

C/G

Death in vain for -

C/E

bids

G7/D

Him

rise

D7/A

le -

G/D

Christ hath

C/E

opened

para -

F/C

dise

- le -

C/G

Verse 4

Soar we

G/B

now

where

Christ has

F/C

led

Dm7

- le -

C/G

Foll'wing our ex -

Dm7

alted

C/G

Head

Dm7

- le -

C/G

Made like Him, like

C/E

Him

G7/D

rise

D7/A

le -

G/D

Ours the

C/E

cross, the

grave, the

F/C

skies

- le -

C/G

{c: Verse 1}
[C]Christ the [G/B]Lord    [C]is     [F]ris'n to - [F/C]day    [C] 
[C]Al      [Dm7]-    le   -  [C/G]lu    [G7]-    [C]ia
[C]Sons of men and [Dm7]angels  [C/G]say     [G]   
[C]Al      [Dm7]-    le   -  [C/G]lu    [G7]-    [C]ia

[G]Raise your joys and [C/E]tri -  [G7/D]umphs  [C]high  
[G]Al      [D7/A]-    [G]le   -  [G/D]lu    [D7]-    [G]ia
[G]Sing ye [C/E]heavens and [F]earth re - [F/C]ply    [C]   
[C]Al        [F]-    le  -  [C/G]lu    [G7]-    [C]ia

{c: Verse 2}
[C]Lives a - [G/B]gain    [C]our   [F]glorious [F/C]King   [C]   
[C]Al      [Dm7]-    le   -  [C/G]lu    [G7]-    [C]ia
[F]Where O death is [Dm7]now thy [C/G]sting   [G]   
[C]Al      [Dm7]-    le   -  [C/G]lu    [G7]-    [C]ia

[G]Once He died our [C/E]souls   [G7/D]to   [C]save
[G]Al      [D7/A]-    [G]le   -  [G/D]lu    [D7]-    [G]ia
[G]Where's thy [C/E]vict'ry  [F]boasting  [F/C]grave  [C]   
[C]Al        [F]-    le  -  [C/G]lu    [G7]-    [C]ia

{c: Verse 3}
[C]Love's re - [G/B]deem - [C]ing   [F]work is [F/C]done   [C]   
[C]Al      [Dm7]-    le   -  [C/G]lu    [G7]-    [C]ia
[F]Fought the fight, the [Dm7]battle   [C/G]won    [G]   
[C]Al      [Dm7]-    le   -  [C/G]lu    [G7]-    [C]ia

[G]Death in vain for - [C/E]bids    [G7/D]Him    [C]rise  
[G]Al      [D7/A]-    [G]le   -  [G/D]lu    [D7]-    [G]ia
[G]Christ hath [C/E]opened [F]para - [F/C]dise    [C]   
[C]Al        [F]-    le  -  [C/G]lu    [G7]-    [C]ia

{c: Verse 4}
[C]Soar we [G/B]now    [C]where [F]Christ has [F/C]led     [C]   
[C]Al      [Dm7]-    le   -  [C/G]lu    [G7]-    [C]ia
[F]Foll'wing our ex - [Dm7]alted    [C/G]Head    [G]   
[C]Al      [Dm7]-    le   -  [C/G]lu    [G7]-    [C]ia

[G]Made like Him, like [C/E]Him    [G7/D]we    [C]rise  
[G]Al      [D7/A]-    [G]le   -  [G/D]lu    [D7]-    [G]ia
[G]Ours the [C/E]cross, the [F]grave, the [F/C]skies    [C]   
[C]Al        [F]-    le  -  [C/G]lu    [G7]-    [C]ia

Christ the Lord    is     ris'n to - day    
Al      -    le   -  lu    -    ia
Sons of men and angels  say     
Al      -    le   -  lu    -    ia

Raise your joys and tri -  umphs  high
Al      -    le   -  lu    -    ia
Sing ye heavens and earth re - ply    
Al        -    le  -  lu    -    ia

Lives a - gain    our   glorious King   
Al      -    le   -  lu    -    ia
Where O death is now thy sting   
Al      -    le   -  lu    -    ia

Once He died our souls   to   save
Al      -    le   -  lu    -    ia
Where's thy vict'ry  boasting  grave  
Al        -    le  -  lu    -    ia

Love's re - deem - ing   work is done   
Al      -    le   -  lu    -    ia
Fought the fight, the battle   won    
Al      -    le   -  lu    -    ia

Death in vain for - bids    Him    rise
Al      -    le   -  lu    -    ia
Christ hath opened para - dise    
Al        -    le  -  lu    -    ia

Soar we now    where Christ has led     
Al      -    le   -  lu    -    ia
Foll'wing our ex - alted    Head    
Al      -    le   -  lu    -    ia

Made like Him, like Him    we    rise
Al      -    le   -  lu    -    ia
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies    
Al        -    le  -  lu    -    ia

"Christ The Lord Is Risen Today"
Words by Charles Wesley. Music by Samuel Arnold.
Public Domain
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