Our Lord is risen from the dead;
by Charles Wesley (1707–1788)
Representative text
As printed in The Church Hymnal (1941), no. 132 — the newest hymnal carrying it.
Verse 1
Our Lord is risen from the dead; Our Jesus is gone up on high! A captive host He joyful led, To the bright portals of the sky.
Verse 2
There His triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay: "Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates; Ye everlasting doors, give way."
Verse 3
Loose all your bars of golden light, And wide unfold the beauteous scene; He claims these mansions as His right, Receive the King of glory in.
Verse 4
Who is this King of glory? Who? The Lord, that all our foes o’ercame; The world, sin, death, and hell o’erthrew; And Jesus is the conqueror’s name.
Verse 5
Who is this King of Glory, Who? The Lord, of glorious power possessed; The King of saints and angels, too; God over all, forever blest.