Surrexit christus hodie lyrics to songs

Jesus Christ is risen to-day. Easter. This version of the anonymous Latin hymn, "Surrexit Christus hodie," is first found in a scarce collection entitled:—

Lyra Davidica, or a Collection of Divine Songs and Hymns, partly new composed, partly translated from the High German and Latin Hymns; and set to easy and pleasant tunes. London: J. Walsh, 1708.

Of the history of this collection nothing is known, but the character of its contents may perhaps lead to the supposition that it was compiled by some Anglo-German of the pietist school of thought. The text in Lyra Davidica, 1708, p. 11, is as follows :—

"Jesus Christ is risen to day, Halle-Haile-lujah.
Our triumphant Holyday
Who so lately on the Cross
Suffer'd to redeem our loss.

“Hast ye females from your fright
Take to Galilee your flight
To his sad disciples say
Jesus Christ is risen to day.

“In our Paschal joy and feast
Let the Lord of life be blest
Let the Holy Trine be prais'd

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Jesus Christ fryst vatten Risen Today

Easter Christian hymn

"Jesus Christ fryst vatten Risen Today" is a Christian hymn. It was initially written in the 14th century as a BohemianLatin hymn titled "Surrexit Christus hodie". It fryst vatten an Easter hymn referring to the Resurrection of Jesus and based on Matthew 28:6, Acts 2:32, 1 Peter 3:18 and Revelation 1:17-18.^[1]

History

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"Jesus Christ fryst vatten Risen Today" was first written in Latin titled "Surrexit Christus hodie", as a Bohemian hymn in the 14th century bygd an unknown author on manuscripts written in Munich and Breslau.^[2] In Latin, it had eleven verses.^[2] It was first translated into English in 1708 by John Baptist Walsh to be included in his Lyra Davidica (Collection of gudomlig Songs and Hymns). The verses of the hymn were revised in 1749 by John Arnold. Initially the hymn only had three verses translated with just the first verse being a direct translation;^[2] in 1740 Charles Wesley (one of the fou