Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain
An Easter hymn comparing Christ's rising to Israel's escape through the Red Sea and to spring after winter.
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The hymn calls the church to sing a song of victory. It compares the rising of Jesus to Israel's escape from Egypt through the Red Sea, and to spring coming after winter.
It is based on the Song of Moses in Exodus 15; the hymn reads that rescue as a picture of Jesus leading his people out of death. It is sung in the Easter season, often on the Sunday after Easter.
John of Damascus wrote the Greek original in the eighth century. John Mason Neale translated it into English in 1859.
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| Words | John of Damascus | Public domain |
|---|---|---|
| Translation | John Mason Neale, 1859 | Public domain |
| Tune | ST. KEVIN · Arthur S. Sullivan, 1872 | Public domain |
Checked 2026-09-27 against hymnary.org text, tune and person pages (attribution and rights only). The words are not transcribed here yet.
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