#383: Christ Is Risen! Shout Hosanna!

[lutheranhymns]

More Jesus=Proper Names (which is surprisingly frequent now that I look for it, I haven't mentioned it every time but try to tag here and there) with "God the First and Last is with us." Mostly amusing because it's a literal translation of "Alpha and Omega." We also get lines like "Tell [the world's] grim, demonic chorus: 'Christ is risen! Get you gone!'" which I think is relatively neat rather than cheesy but my former director may disagree. We sang this to "Ode to Joy" which isn't suggested as an option here, but fits both accent-wise and thematically.