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Easter Sunday is almost here (and earlier than usual this year), and along with church services, Easter dinner, and an egg hunt or two, you absolutely must celebrate with music.
Pascha Nostrum, also known as the “Easter Anthems”, is a hymn used by some Christian communities during the Easter season.The title is Latin for "Our Passover," and the text is a cento formed from several verses of Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:7–8, [1] Romans 6:9–11, [2] and 1 Corinthians 15:20–22.
"Easter hymn" English 1739 "Christus ist erstanden! O tönt" Christ is risen! O sound Johann Weinzierl: Schniebel, Paul German 1826 paraphrase of Victimae paschali laudes "Gelobt sei Gott im höchsten Thron" Praised be God on highest throne Michael Weiße: Melchior Vulpius: German 1531 / 1609 melody later "Ihr Christen, singet hocherfreut"
"The Strife is O'er, the Battle Done" is a Christian hymn that is traditionally sung at Easter to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus.It was originally a 17th-century Latin hymn, "Finita iam sunt proelia"; the popular English-language version is an 1861 translation by the English hymnwriter Francis Pott.
"Christ the Lord Is Risen Today" has been considered by many Christian hymnologists such as William Studwell, as being the most definitive church anthem for Easter. [10] It is an example where Roman Catholics and Anglicans cease using the word "Alleluia" during the period of Lent but restore it into their services on Easter Sunday. [5] Charles ...
The Exsultet in a Polish church. The Exsultet (spelled in pre-1920 editions of the Roman Missal as Exultet), also known as the Easter Proclamation (Latin: Praeconium Paschale), [1] is a lengthy sung proclamation delivered before the paschal candle, ideally by a deacon, during the Easter Vigil in the Roman Rite of Mass.
The fourth stanza finally addresses the present congregation to join together in praise. So, this hymn addresses the traditional Three States of the Church (the Church Triumphant, the Church Expectant, the Church Militant), reflecting the belief in the communion of saints. [4] The original text follows: [2] Ye watchers and ye holy ones,
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