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Christ our passover is sacrificed for us
Staff Notation • Sacred, Entrance songs
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Christ our passover is sacrificed for us by John Goss — 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 is sacrificed for us
John Goss’s setting opens with an immediate sense of purpose, the SATB choir articulating the potent biblical text with clarity and conviction. The music moves with a forward momentum, reflecting the triumphant declaration of Christ’s resurrection. The composer skilfully shapes the phrases to match the rich theological meaning of the words, which speak of deliverance from sin and the celebration of a new life found in sincerity and truth. This is a strong, purposeful anthem suitable for Eastertide or any occasion focusing on the redemptive power of Christ’s sacrifice and resurrection, delivered in English for a full choral sound.
