List of Easter hymns explained

Easter hymns are hymns dedicated to Eastertide, related to the resurrection of Jesus.

List of Easter hymns

HymnTranslationTextTuneLanguagePublishedNotes
"Christ ist erstanden"Christ is risenanon.anon.German1160
"Christ lag in Todesbanden"Christ lay in the bonds of death and Johann WalterGerman1524melody based on Victimae paschali laudes
"Christ the Lord Is Risen Today""Easter hymn"English1739
"Christus ist erstanden! O tönt"Christ is risen! O soundSchniebel, PaulGerman1826paraphrase of Victimae paschali laudes
"Gelobt sei Gott im höchsten Thron"Praised be God on highest throneGerman1531 / 1609melody later
"Ihr Christen, singet hocherfreut"You Christians, sing in great joyfrom Paris 1623German1865based on O filii et filiae
"Lasst uns erfreuen"Let us rejoiceanon.German1623
"O Licht der wunderbaren Nacht"O light of the wonderful nightfrom Mainz, c. 1390German1963
"Seht, er lebt"Look, he livesfrom IsraelGerman1973
"Thine Be the Glory, Risen Conquering Son", translated by Richard Hoyle"Maccabaeus"English/French1923Originally published in French as "À toi la gloire O Ressuscité"
"Wahrer Gott, wir glauben dir"True God, we believe YouVerspoellGerman1810
"Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem""St. Fulbert"English1850Based on Latin: Chorus novae Ierusalem by Fulbert of Chartres