Unless stated otherwise, my source for hymn texts and tunes is The Lutheran Service Book.

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

LSB #463 "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today; Alleluia"

Biblical citations in the hymnal:  Matthew 28:5-7, 1 Corinthians 5:7-8, John 1:29, Romans 6:9

Matthew 28:5-7:  "5 But the angel said to the women, 'Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.  6 He is not here, for he has risen, as he said.  Come, see the place where he lay.  7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him.  See, I have told you.'"

1 Corinthians 5:7-8:  "7 Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened.  For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.  8 Let us therefore celebrate the festival, not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth."

John 1:29:  "The next day he [John the Baptist] saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, 'Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!'"

Romans 6:9:  "We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him."

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The text is public domain:
Christ the Lord is ris'n today;
Alleluia!
Christians, hasten on your way;
Alleluia!
Offer praise with love replete,
Alleluia!
At the paschal victim's feet.
Alleluia!
For the sheep the Lamb has bled,
Alleluia!
Sinless in the sinner's stead.
Alleluia!
Christ the Lord is ris'n on high;
Alleluia!
Now He lives, no more to die.
Alleluia!
Hail, the victim undefiled,
Alleluia!
God and sinners reconciled,
Alleluia!
When contending death and life,
Alleluia!
Met in strange and awesome strife.
Alleluia!
Christians, on this holy day,
Alleluia!
All your grateful homage pay;
Alleluia!
Christ the Lord is ris'n on high;
Alleluia!
Now He lives, no more to die.
Alleluia!
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The first line is from Matthew 28:6, specifically "He is not here, for he has risen."

Parts of verses two and three ("For the sheep the Lamb has bled... Sinless in the sinner's stead" and "God and sinners reconciled... When contending death and life... Met in strange and awesome strife") could be drawn from either 1 Corinthians 5:7-8 or John 1:29.

Romans 6:9 appears in the line "Now He lives, no more to die," which occurs at the end of the second and fourth verses.