Christ is Risen, He Is Risen Indeed!
One of the 94 hymns we sing together at Cornerstone Reformed Baptist Church on the Gold Coast. Browse the full hymnbook.
Lyrics
Verse 1
How can it be the One who died
Has borne our sin through sacrifice
To conquer every sting of death?
Sing, sing “Hallelujah!”
Verse 2
For joy awakes as dawning light
When Christ’s disciples lift their eyes.
Alive He stands, their Friend and King:
Christ, Christ He is risen!
Chorus
Christ is risen, He’s risen indeed!
Oh sing “Hallelujah!”
Join the chorus sing with the redeemed:
Christ is risen, He’s risen indeed!
Verse 3
Where doubt and darkness once had been,
They saw Him and their hearts believed;
But bless’d are those who have not seen,
Yet sing “Hallelujah!”
Verse 4
Once bound by fear, now bold in faith,
They preached the truth and pow’r of grace
And pouring out their lives they gained
Life, life everlasting.
Chorus
Christ is risen, He’s risen indeed!
Oh sing “Hallelujah!”
Join the chorus sing with the redeemed:
Christ is risen, He’s risen indeed!
Verse 5
The power that raised Him from the grave
Now works in us to powerfully save
He frees our hearts to live His grace
Go tell of His goodness.
Chorus
Christ is risen, He’s risen indeed!
Oh sing “Hallelujah!”
Join the chorus sing with the redeemed:
Christ is risen, He’s risen indeed!
Behind the Hymn
"Christ Is Risen, He Is Risen Indeed" was written by Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, and Ed Cash as a modern Easter anthem that celebrates the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Gettys, who have been at the forefront of the modern hymn-writing movement through their annual Sing! conferences and extensive writing catalog, crafted this song to give churches a singable, theologically rich resurrection hymn for Easter Sunday and beyond. The hymn's verses walk through the events of Easter morning — the stone rolled away, the women's discovery, the disciples' wonder — while the chorus proclaims the resurrection as accomplished fact: "Christ is risen, He is risen indeed!" The Gettys have spoken about the importance of Easter hymns that treat the resurrection not as a sentimental hope but as a historical event with cosmic implications — the defeat of death, the vindication of Christ's sacrifice, and the guarantee of the believer's own future resurrection. The song intentionally echoes the early church's greeting — "He is risen!" "He is risen indeed!" — connecting modern worshippers to two thousand years of Easter proclamation. It has become a staple of Easter worship in churches around the world.