Christ the Lord Is Risen Today 2023

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“Christ the Lord Is Risen Today” is an essential of the Easter season. It was written by Charles Wesley, the most successful hymn writer to ever live, and it took the help of an unknown editor to create the popular version of the hymn we all know and sing today.

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Rejoice, for Christ has triumphed over death and risen today! Let’s join our voices with angels and people from all corners of the world in a resounding “alleluia!” Through His love and ultimate sacrifice, our glorious King has triumphed over darkness and opened the doors to eternal Paradise for each of us. Now we can follow His lead, rising above life’s challenges and walking confidently toward Heaven.

Info:

Words:	Charles Wesley
Music:	Lyra Davidica
Key:	A major
Time Sig:	4/4
Tempo:	114 \| up tempo
Tune:	EASTER HYMN
Meter:	7.7.7.7. with alleluias
CCLI #:	5205606
Verse:	Matthew 28:6

Ideas:

My other arrangements of this classic Easter hymn here at hymncharts are big and bombastic, but this one is a bit more laid back with a slightly slower tempo. I've added a few little Bach-ish licks and have blended them with a more modern chord structure.

This arrangement uses my favorite "trick" of starting with a female worship leader for the lower melodic part of the song, and switching to a male vocal for the higher melodic end of the song. Christ the Lord Is Risen Today has such a wide melodic range that it's difficult to manage for most vocalists - splitting it in two solves the problem as you hear in the demo.

Use this female/male alternating melody version for a quick and easy two part choir, or use the still easy SATB parts and bump the key up to Bb or B with the free Finale Notepad.

Read more about it on the blog, and discover which praise and worship songs fit thematically.

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