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Christ Our Passover
Staff Notation • Sacred, Anthems
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Christ Our Passover by Horatio W. Parker — Lyrics
Traditional words (KJV)
Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us:
Therefore let us keep the feast: not with the old leaven nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness: but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more: death hath no more dominion over him.
For in that He died, He died unto sin once: but in that He liveth, He liveth unto God.
Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin: but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Christ is risen from the dead: and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
For since by man came death: by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
For as in Adam all die: even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was,in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end, Amen.
Modern words
Alleluia.
Christ our Passover has been sacrificed for us;
therefore let us keep the feast,
Not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and evil,
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About Christ Our Passover
These traditional words from the King James Bible draw on the imagery of the Passover feast to celebrate Christ's resurrection. The text vividly describes Christ as our Passover sacrifice, urging us to observe the feast with sincerity and truth, free from malice. It then moves to the profound theological implications of the resurrection, emphasizing Christ's victory over death and our own new life in Him. Horatio W. Parker's setting for SATB choir is a powerful setting of this Easter message, reflecting the text's journey from sacrifice to triumphant new life. The anthem is a fitting choice for services commemorating the resurrection of Christ.
