The Strife is O’er
April 9, 2023 • All Choirs
Text: 17th Century Latin Hymn, tr. Francis Pott, 1861
Refrain:
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
1 The strife is o’er, the battle done;
The victory of life is won;
The song of triumph began.
Alleluia!
2 The powers of death have done their worst,
But Christ their legions has dispersed.
Let shouts of holy joy outburst.
Alleluia!
3 The three sad days are quickly sped;
He rises glorious from the dead.
All glory to our risen Head.
Alleluia!
4 He closed the yawning gates of hell;
The bars from heaven’s high portals fell.
Let hymns of praise His triumph tell.
Alleluia!
5 Lord, by the stripes which wounded Thee,
From death’s dread sting Thy servants free,
That we may live and sing to Thee.
Alleluia!
