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| Text: | The Joyful Eastertide |
| Author: | George R. Woodward, 1848-1934 |
| Tune: | VRUECHTEN |
1 This joyful Eastertide,
Away with sin and sorrow!
My love, the Crucified,
Has sprung to life this morrow:
Refrain:
Had Christ, who once was slain,
Not burst his three-day prison,
Our faith had been in vain:
But now has Christ arisen, arisen, arisen;
But now has Christ arisen!
2 Death's flood has lost its chill
Since Jesus crossed the river:
Lover of souls, from ill
My passing soul deliver: [Refrain]
3 My flesh in hope shall rest,
And for a season slumber:
Till trump from east to west
Shall wake the dead in number: [Refrain]
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | This joyful Eastertide |
| Title: | The Joyful Eastertide |
| Author: | George R. Woodward, 1848-1934 |
| Refrain First Line: | Had Christ, that once was slain |
| Meter: | 6. 7. 6. 7. with refrain |
| Publication Date: | 1969 |
| Topic: | The Christian Year: Eastertide |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | VRUECHTEN |
| Meter: | 6. 7. 6. 7. with refrain |
| Key: | E♭ Major |
| Source: | 17th-century Dutch tune |