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Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
Staff Notation • Sacred, Anthems
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Come, ye faithful, raise the strain by Edward Vine Hall — Lyrics
Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
Of triumphant gladness;
God hath brought his Israel
Into joy from sadness;
Loosed from Pharaoh's bitter yoke
Jacob's sons and daughters;
Led them with unmoistened foot
through the Red Sea waters.
'Tis the spring of souls today;
Christ hath burst His prison,
And from three days' sleep in death,
As a sun hath risen;
All the winter of our sins,
Long and dark, is flying
From His light, to whom we give
Laud and praise undying.
Now the queen of seasons, bright
With the day of splendour,
With the royal feast of feasts,
Comes its joy to render;
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About Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
Edward Vine Hall's anthem Come, ye faithful, raise the strain opens with a powerful exultation, fitting for its Easter theme. The SATB voicing allows for rich harmonies and dramatic contrasts as the choir proclaims the joy of Christ's resurrection. The English text, drawing on the imagery of the Exodus and the triumph over death, speaks of liberation from sin and the dawning of a new spiritual spring. The music reflects this, moving from moments of fervent praise to quieter contemplation, before building to a jubilant conclusion. This anthem offers a profound musical setting of a text celebrating the central event of the Christian faith.
