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Christ lag in Todesbanden
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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Christ lag in Todesbanden by Caspar Othmayr — Lyrics
Versus 1
Christ lag in Todesbanden
Für unsre Sünd gegeben,
Er ist wieder erstanden
Und hat uns bracht das Leben;
Des wir sollen fröhlich sein,
Gott loben und ihm dankbar sein
Und singen halleluja,
Halleluja!
Versus 2
Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt
Bei allen Menschenkindern,
Das macht' alles unsre Sünd,
Kein Unschuld war zu finden.
Davon kam der Tod so bald
Und nahm über uns Gewalt,
Hielt uns in seinem Reich gefangen.
Halleluja!
Versus 3
Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn,
An unser Statt ist kommen
Und hat die Sünde weggetan,
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About Christ lag in Todesbanden
Caspar Othmayr was a German composer and singer of the Renaissance. This setting of Christ lag in Todesbanden, a famous German Easter hymn, is for two voices, AT. The text speaks of Christ's victory over death, overcoming sin and freeing humanity from the grave's power. It describes the struggle against death and the triumph of Jesus Christ, who abolished sin and disarmed death, enabling us to rejoice and praise God with alleluias. Othmayr's setting offers a direct and intimate musical expression of this powerful Easter message.
