Jesus Christ is Risen Today performed by brass ensemble, choir, and Congregation of the First Plymouth Congregational Church in Lincoln, Nebraska.
For
Easter Sunday we offer you the full church experience.
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The Resurection by Noel Coypel, 1700.
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Jesus
Christ Is Risen Today was written in Latin as a Bohemian hymn
in the 14th Century by an unknown author titled Surrexit
Christus hodie It was first translated into English in 1708 by John Baptist Walsh to be included in
his Lyra
Davidica (Collection of Divine Songs and Hymns). In 1740 Charles Wesley, one the founders of Methodism added a fourth verse to the
hymn. The verses of the hymn were revised
in 1749 by John Arnold. The hymn
is also noted for having Alleluia as
a refrain after every line. The old Catholic
hymn had become a Protestant
favorite.
It
is set to the melody of Easter Hymn. There was a later version of Easter
Hymn composed by William Henry Monk which is also used
for Jesus Christ Is Risen Today. Some
denominations just use one while
others use both. The hymn is sometimes confused with Christ the Lord Is Risen Today,
which was written by Wesley. This is because the wording is similar and Christ the Lord Is Risen Today is
usually likewise sung to Easter Hymn.
The First Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln Nebraska.
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Today
we enjoy the impressive choir and brass ensemble and congregation of the First
Plymouth Congregational Church of Lincoln,
Nebraska performed in 2013 and
arranged by the church’s Associate
Minister of Music, Jeremy Bankson.
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