1000 Songs/Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands (Martin Luther)
Christ Jesus lay in death's strong bands (Martin Luther)
Christ lag in Todesnbanden
Text edit
http://www.hymnsite.com/lyrics/umh319.shtc. 1100
Author edit
Martin Luther 1533
Translations/Challenges edit
Latin Melody based on Christ is erstanden. Translated from German to English by Richard Massie
Music edit
There are seven versed that celebrate Jesus' resurrection that also talks about His struggles between Life and Death. The third verse comes from 1 Corinthians 15. The melody has quite a bit of sequence.
Tune edit
The Tune is "Christ lag in Todesbanden"
Arrangements edit
The original song was written by Bach. Richard Massie translated this piece in 1854