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Text: Martin Luther
Tune: CHRIST LAG IN TODESBANDEN, J. Walther, 1524

1 Christ Jesus lay in death’s strong bands,
for our offences given;
but now at God’s right hand he stands
and brings us light from heaven.
Therefore let us joyful be
and sing to God right thankfully
loud songs of hallelujah.
Hallelujah!

2 It was a strange and dreadful strife
when life and death contended;
the victory remained with life,
the reign of death was ended.
Holy Scripture plainly saith
that death is swallowed up by death;
his sting is lost forever.
Hallelujah!

3 Here the true Paschal Lamb we see,
whom God so freely gave us;
he died on the accursed tree-
so strong his love to save us.
See his blood upon our door;
faith points to it, death passes o'er,
and Satan cannot harm us.
Hallelujah!

4 So let us keep the festival
whereto the Lord invites us;
Christ is himself the Joy of all,
the Sun that warms and lights us.
By his grace he doth impart
eternal sunshine to the heart;
the night of sin is ended.
Hallelujah!

Translation: Richard Massie