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Chords and Lyrics for Christ the Lord Is Risen Today

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Music by Robert Williams
Words by Charles Wesley 
Tune: LLANFAIR

VERSE 1

G          Em      G       D    Bm G C D G 
Christ the Lord is ris'n today, Al - leluia!

       Em         G      D    Bm G C D G 
All on earth with angels say: Al - leluia!

                    C        D     G A7 D 
Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alle-luia!

G       Em           G       D    Bm G C D G 
Sing, O heav'ns, and earth reply: Al - leluia!

VERSE 2

G      Em       G        D     Bm G C D G 
Lives again our glorious King, Al - leluia!

         Em        G        D      Bm G C D G 
Where, O death, is now your sting? Al - leluia!

                 C        D     G A7 D 
Once he died our souls to save, Alle-luia!

G          Em   G     D      Bm G C D G 
Where your victory, O grave? Al - leluia!

VERSE 3

G        Em      G       D     Bm G C D G 
Love's redeeming work is done, Al - leluia!

           Em         G      D    Bm G C D G 
Fought the fight, the battle won, Al - leluia!

                 C        D     G A7 D 
Death in vain forbids him rise, Alle-luia!

G          Em     G   D     Bm G C D G 
Christ has opened paradise. Al - leluia!

VERSE 4

G       Em        G          D    Bm G C D G 
Soar we now where Christ has led, Al - leluia!

          Em    G     D     Bm G C D G 
Foll'wing our exalted Head, Al - leluia!

                    C      D     G A7 D 
Made like him, like him we rise, Alle-luia!

G        Em         G          D      Bm G C D G 
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies. Al - leluia!

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