[Verse 1]
       
Christ Jesus l

ay in death's 

strong bands,
            
for our offens

    
es giv -en;
    
but now at God

's right hand 

he stands
            
and brings us 

          
life from heav

 
-en;
          
therefore let 

        
us joyful be
            
and sing to Go

        
d right thankf

ully
             
loud songs of 

        
hallelu -  jah

     
. Hallelujah!

[Verse 2]
   
It was a stran

ge and dreadfu

l strife
            
when life and 

          
death contend-


ed;
    
the victory re

mained with li

fe,
            
the reign of d

          
eath was end -


ed;
          
Holy Scripture

       
 plainly saith
            
that death is 

          
swallowed up b

y death,
             
his sting is l

        
ost forev - er

     
. Hallelujah!

[Verse 3]
     
Here the true 

Paschal Lamb w

e see,
            
whom God so fr

      
eely gave us;
   
he died on the

 accursed tree

 -
            
So strong his 

           
love! - to sav

 
e us.
          
See, his blood

            
 doth mark our

 
 door;
            
faith points t

            
o it, death pa

sses o'er,
             
and Satan cann

      
ot harm us. Ha

   
llelujah!

[Verse 4]
   
So let us keep

 the festival
            
whereto the Lo

       
rd invites us;
       
Christ is hims

elf the Joy of

 all,
            
the Sun that w

          
arms and light

  
s us.
          
By his grace h

       
e doth impart
            
eternal sunshi

   
ne to the hear

t;
             
the night of s

        
in is end- ed.

    
 Hallelujah!

[Verse 5]
     
Then let us fe

ast this joyfu

l day
            
on Christ, the

          
 Bread of heav

  
- en;
    
the Word of gr

ace hath purge

d away
            
the old and ev

    
il leav-en.
          
Christ alone o

            
ur souls will 


feed,
            
he is our meat

     
 and drink ind

eed;
             
faith lives up

        
on no oth- er.

    
 Hallelujah!