Christ Arose
Low in the grave He lay -
Jesus, my Savior!
Waiting the coming day -
Jesus, my Lord!
Vainly they watch His bed -
Jesus, my Savior!
Vainly they seal the dead -
Jesus, my Lord!
Death cannot keep his prey -
Jesus, my Savior!
He tore the bars away -
Jesus, my Lord!
Up from the grave He arose, With a mighty triumph o’er His foes;
He arose a Victor from the dark domain,
And He lives forever with His saints to reign:
He arose!He arose!Hallelujah! Christ arose!
"The hymn, “Christ Arose” is a hymn of sheer drama. Robert Lowry, the author, has said,My brain is sort of a spinning machine, for there is music running through it all the time.As he read the verses above, Luke 24:6-7, he sat at his little pump organ and wrote out the words and tune to this hymn in 1862. Lowry was a Bible scholar and engaging orator who became the music editor for the Biglow Publishing Company. This hymn of his depicts a shining contrast between the moods of death and resurrection."
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Many songs are inspired by the mystery of death; this one is very dear. It shows a spiritual journey.
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