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of my favorite Easter hymns is “The Strife is O’er,” and I’ve left instructions
to sing it at my funeral. The words are reproduced below. Some versions include
three alleluias sung at the beginning and at the end of the hymn.
The strife is
o’er, the battle done,
The victory
of life is won;
The song of triumph
has begun:
Alleluia!
The pow’rs of
death, have done their worst,
But Christ
their legions hath dispersed;
Let shouts of
holy joy outburst:
Alleluia!
The three sad
days have quickly sped,
He rises
glorious from the dead;
All glory to
our risen head:
Alleluia!
He closed the
yawning gates of hell,
The bars from
heav’ns high portals fell;
Let hymns of
praise His triumphs tell:
Alleluia!
Lord, by the
stripes which wounded Thee,
From death’s
dread sting Thy servants free,
That we may
live and sing to Thee:
Alleluia!
God give you Easter joy.
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