Jesus Christ Is Risen Today

Text by Bohemian, Charles Wesley

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About this hymn

Date: 1749
Tune: Easter Hymn
Composer: 1708 from Lyra Davidica
Key: C
Meter: 7 7 7 7 with Alleluias

Historical background

This edition is preserved in the Open Hymnal Project at source revision d35811b2d5c9. Contributor and publication details below are reproduced from the score metadata rather than inferred.

Theology & Scripture

The source index associates this text with Atonement, Cross, Day, Easter, God, As King, Gospel.

Mt 28:6 · Lk 24:5-7

Musical background

Easter Hymn is presented in the source key of C, with four documented parts.

Sources & rights

Verified for United States on 2026-10-13. Public domain — source score marking

Words: 14th Century Bohemian Latin carol. Stanzas 1-3 translated in John Arnold's Compleat Psalmist, 1749. Stanza 4 Charles Wesley, 1740, alt. Music: 'Easter Hymn' from Lyra Davidica, 1708. Setting: composite found in "Church Praise: with tunes", 1885. copyright: public domain. This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2005 Revision.