Voices Together ‎#348

348. Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain

1 Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
of triumphant gladness!
God hath brought forth Israel
into joy from sadness,
loosed from Pharaoh’s bitter yoke
Jacob’s sons and daughters,
led them with unmoistened foot
through the Red Sea waters.

2 ’Tis the spring of souls today:
Christ hath burst his prison,
and from three days’ sleep in death
as a sun hath risen.
Now rejoice, Jerusalem,
and with true affection
welcome in unwearied strains
Jesus’ resurrection.

3 Neither shall the gates of death,
nor the tomb’s dark portal,
nor the watchers, nor the seal
hold thee as a mortal.
But arisen ’midst thy friends
thou didst stand, bestowing
thy true peace, which evermore
passes human knowing.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
• Title: Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain
• Author: John of Damascus
• Translator: John M. Neale
• Meter: 7.6.7.6 D
• Publication Date: 2020
• Scripture:
  Exodus 14
  ;
  Exodus 15:1-21
  ;
  Matthew 28:1-10
  ;
  Mark 16:1-11
  ;
  Luke 24:1-12
  ;
  John 20
• Topic: Exodus; Heritage: 16th-Century; Heritage: Before 1500; Liberation; Praise
• Source: “First Ode of Canon for the Sunday after Easter,” 8th c.; trans. John M. Neale (England), Christian Remembrancer, 1859, alt.

Tune Information

• Name: AVE VIRGO VIRGINUM (GAUDEAMUS PARITER)
• Composer: Johann Horn
• Meter: 7.6.7.6 D
• Key: G Major
• Source: Ein Gesangbuch der Bruder in Behemen und Merherm, 1544; rev. Catholicum Hymnologium Germanicum, 1584
• Notes: For chord symbols, see “We Are People of God’s Peace” (#797).