Christ Lag In Todesbanden
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Score parts: SOPRANO ALTO; TENOR BASS. Opening key signature: No sharps or flats. Opening time signature: 4/4. Estimated playback time: 33 sec. Listen while following the notation, adjust playback speed, or open this score in practice mode.
- Duration (approx.)
- 33 sec
- Score parts
- SOPRANO ALTO; TENOR BASS
- Opening key signature
- No sharps or flats
- Opening time signature
- 4/4
- Genre
- folk
Text marked as lyrics
Christ Jesus lay in death's strong bands, for our offenses given; but now at God's right hand he stands and brings us life from heaven. Therefore let us joyful be, and sing to God right thankfully loud songs of alleluia! Alleluia! It was a strange and dreadful strife when life and death contended. The victory remained with life; the reign of death was ended. Holy Scripture plainly says his death has swallowed up our death; its sting is lost forever. Alleluia! Here the true paschal Lamb we see, whom God so freely gave us. He died on the accursed tree— so strong his love— to save us. See, his blood now marks our door; faith points to it, death passes o'er, and Satan cannot harm us. Alleluia! So let us keep the festival to which the Lord invites us. Christ is himself the joy of all, the sun that warms and lights us. Now his grace to us imparts eternal sunshine to our hearts; the night of sin is ended. Alleluia! Then let us feast this holy day on Christ, the bread of heaven. The Word of grace has purged away the old and evil leaven. Christ alone our souls will feed; he is our meat and drink indeed; faith lives upon no other! Alleluia!