Let the whole world chant and sing

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Let the whole world chant and sing

Translator: E. H. Plumptre
Tune: [Let the whole world chant and sing]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 Let the whole world chant and sing
Easter praises to our king;
Alleluia!
Rescued from the fiery river,
Let the blest ones sing forever;
Alleluia!
We, too, raise with hymn and song,
Fullest praises loud and long:
Alleluia!

2 For our Lord for us has borne
All the bitter weight of scorn;
Alleluia!
Death’s sharp pain ’twas His to know;
His to drink the cup of woe;
Alleluia!
And from hands and feet and side,
Flowed His lifeblood’s crimson tide;
Alleluia!

3 On Him our transgressions fell;
He for us went down to hell;
Alleluia!
He hath triumphed o’er the foe;
He hath wrought sin’s overthrow;
Alleluia!
So, once more that Easter morn,
He to higher life was born,
Alleluia!

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16167

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Translator: E. H. Plumptre

Edward H. Plumptre (b. London, England, August 6, 1821; d. Wells, England, February 1, 1891) was an eminent classical and biblical scholar who gained prominence in both church and university. Educated at King's College, London, and University College, Oxford, he was ordained in the Church of England in 1846. Plumptre served as a preacher at Oxford and a professor of pastoral theology at King's College, and held a number of other prestigious positions. His writings include A Life of Bishop Ken (1888), translations from Greek and Latin classics, and poetry and hymns. Plumptre was also a member of the committee that produced the Revised Version of the Bible. Bert Polman… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Let the whole world chant and sing
Latin Title:	Concinat orbis cunclus, Alleluya
Translator:	E. H. Plumptre
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain