HYMN OF THE MONTH
Christ Arose
Robert Lowry (1826-1899)
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Low in the grave He lay,
Jesus, my Savior,
Waiting the coming day,
Jesus, my Lord!
Refrain:
Up from the grave He arose,
With a mighty triumph o’er His foes,
He arose a Victor from the dark domain,
And He lives forever, with His saints to reign.
He arose! He arose!
Hallelujah! Christ arose!
Vainly they watch His bed,
Jesus, my Savior;
Vainly they seal the dead,
Jesus, my Lord!
Death cannot keep his Prey,
Jesus, my Savior;
He tore the bars away,
Jesus, my Lord!
MUSIC
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Parlor Writing
Born in Philadelphia in 1826, Robert Lowry grew up to be a beloved preacher and teacher serving churches in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey. In his spare time he was a hymn writer and composer. Among his most well-known hymns are “Nothing But the Blood” and “Shall We Gather at the River.”
Lowry wrote and composed “Christ Arose” in 1874 while he was the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Hymn historian Kenneth Osbeck writes that following Lowry's reflection on the resurrection as recorded in Luke 24:6-8, he "found himself seated at the little pump organ in the parlor of his home, and, in a very spontaneous fashion, there came forth the music and the words, giving expression to the thoughts that had been uppermost in his mind.”
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