The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#131

131. Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain

1 Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
Of triumphant gladness;
God hath brought his Israel
Into joy from sadness;
'Tis the spring of souls today:
Christ has burst His prison,
And, from three days' sleep in death,
As a sun hath risen.

2 All the winter of our sins,
Long and dark, is flying
From His light, to whom we give
Laud and praise undying.
Neither might the gates of death,
Nor the tomb's dark portal,
Nor the waters, nor the seal,
Hold Thee as a mortal.

3 But to-day amidst Thine own
Thou didst stand, bestowing
That Thy peace, which evermore
Passeth human knowing.
Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
Of triumphant gladness;
God hath brought His Israel
Into joy from sadness.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
• Title: Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain
• Author: John of Damascus (8th Century.)
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6. D. Trochaic.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Scripture:
  Matthew 28:1-8
  ;
  John 20:19-31
• Topic: Church Year: Easter; Easter; First Sunday after Easter; Names and Office of Christ: Peace; Christ, our Peace

Tune Information

• Name: ST. KEVIN
• Composer: Arther Seymour Sullivan (1872)
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6. D. Trochaic.
• Key: G Major