Christ the Lord Is Risen Today

Christ the Lord Is Risen Today
Hymn
An 1873 depiction of a scene from the Bible, in which Jesus appears to his disciples after his resurrection
Occasion	Easter
Written	1739 (1739)
Text	Charles Wesley
Language	English
Based on	Matthew 28:1-10
Meter	7.7.7.7 with alleluias
Melody	"Easter Hymn", or "Llanfair" by Robert Williams

"Christ the Lord Is Risen Today" is a Christian hymn associated with Easter. Most of the stanzas were written by Charles Wesley, and the hymn appeared under the title "Hymn for Easter Day" in Hymns and Sacred Poems by Charles and John Wesley in 1739. The hymn eventually became well known for the "Alleluia" sung as a melisma after each line, which was added by an unknown author, probably to fit the commonly used hymn tune, "Easter Hymn". It remains a traditional processional hymn on Easter Sunday.^[1]