This joyful Eastertide (Anonymous)

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Editor: Christopher Braginetz (added 1999-12-01). Score information: 120 kbytes Copyright: CPDL

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Title: This joyful Eastertide
Composer: Charles Wood

Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Anthems
Language: English
Instruments: none, a cappella
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Original text: English text

This joyful Eastertide,
Away with sin and sorrow!
My Love, the Crucified,
Hath sprung to life this morrow.

Had Christ, that once was slain,
Ne'er burst his three-day prison,
Our faith had been in vain:
But now hath Christ arisen,
arisen, arisen, arisen

My flesh in hope shall rest,
And for a season slumber:
Till trump from east to west
Shall wake the dead in number.

Had Christ, that once ...

Death's flood hath lost his chill,
Since Jesus cross'd the river
Lover of souls, from ill
My passing soul deliver.

Had Christ, that once ...