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

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

LSB #488 "He Is Arisen! Glorious Word"

Biblical citations in the hymnal:  1 Corinthians 15:3-8, 12-23

1 Corinthians 15:3-8:  "3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received:  that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.  6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep.  7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.  8 Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me."

1 Corinthians 15:12-23:  "12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?  13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.  14 And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain.  15 We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised.  16 For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised.  17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.  18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.  19 If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.

"20 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.  21 For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead.  22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.  23 But each in his own order:  Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ."


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The text is public domain:
He is arisen! Glorious Word!
Now reconciled is God, my Lord;
The gates of heav'n are open.
My Jesus did triumphant die,
And Satan's arrows broken lie,
Destroyed hell's fiercest weapon.
O hear what cheer!
Christ victorious,
Rising glorious,
Life is giving.
He was dead but now is living!
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Roughly, the first half of the hymn (which is only one verse) is from verses 3-8, and the second half is from verses 12-23.

The first Biblical citation deals mainly with Christ's death, burial, and resurrection, and it appears in the hymn in the lines "He is arisen!" and "My Jesus did triumphant die."

The second citation deals mainly with Christ's resurrection and victory over death, which is basically the whole second half of the hymn.