Easter
The Strife Is O'er, The Battle Done
- Words:
- from Symphonia Sirenum Selectarum, Köln, 1695; translated by Francis Pott, 1861.
- Music:
- 'Victory' or 'Palestrina' Giovanni P. da Palestrina, 1591.
- Setting:
- William Henry Monk, 1861.
- Metre:
- 8 8 8 with Alleluias
- 1Alleluia,Alleluia,Alleluia.The strife is o'er, the battle done;The triumph of the Lord is won;O Let the song of praise be sung:Alleluia!Alleluia,Alleluia,Alleluia.
- 2Alleluia,Alleluia,Alleluia.The pow'rs of death have done their worst; and Jesus hath His foes dispersed;Let shouts of praise and joy outburst:Alleluia!Alleluia,Alleluia,Alleluia.
- 3Alleluia,Alleluia,Alleluia.On that third morn He rose again In glorious majesty to reign;O let us swell the joyful strain.Alleluia!Alleluia,Alleluia,Alleluia.
- 4Alleluia,Alleluia,Alleluia.He closed the yawning gates of hell;The bars from heav'ns high portals fell;Let songs of joy His triumphs tell.Alleluia!Alleluia,Alleluia,Alleluia.
- 5Alleluia,Alleluia,Alleluia.Lord, by the stripes which wounded Thee,From death's dread sting Thy servants free,That we may live, and sing to Thee.Alleluia!Alleluia,Alleluia,Alleluia.
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- Written in 1861, the words are in 544 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
- The tune, Victory, is in 450 hymnals. The tune →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project (Brian J. Dumont), which places its own work in the public domain. Further sheet music is from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.