Has anyone heard of a piece called "He (Has or Is) Risen"? I believe one of the lines goes, "Alleluia sing to our heavenly king.."? I think it might have been by Purifoy?? Does anyone remember this or have it?
There is a hymn called "He is Risen, He is Risen!" composed by the Sisters of Mercy and published by McLaughlin & Reilly in hymn-pamphlet form. It is four verses, the first of which follows:
He is risen! He is risen! Chants the Angel at the tomb; Death no longer has dominion, Light has broken thro the gloom. Alleluia, alleluia, Lo! the stone is roll'd away; Alleluia, alleluia, Heav'n opens wide today.
There's another one, too, that appears in Rev. Alfred Young's Catholic Hymnal, 1894, with different words and melody:
He is risen! He is risen! Tell it out with joyful voice; He has burst his three days' prison; Let the whole wide earth rejoice. Death is conquer'd, man is free, Christ has won the victory.
If you want either of these, I can photocopy them for you.
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