Christ is Risen

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"Christ is Risen" is the widely used English title of the Paschal troparion, a central Easter hymn in Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Christian liturgies celebrating Jesus Christ’s resurrection.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian liturgical chant
Easter hymn
Paschal troparion
associatedWithFeast Feast of Pascha
Feast of the Resurrection
linked to: Feast of Pascha
centralTo Paschal liturgy
commemoratesEvent Resurrection of Jesus
empty tomb
confessionalUse Eastern Catholicism
Orthodox Christianity
hasOriginalLanguage Greek
hasTitleLanguage English
importanceInTradition central Easter hymn in Eastern Christianity
isEnglishTitleOf Χριστὸς ἀνέστη
liturgicalFunction celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
liturgicalGenre troparion
liturgicalRole opening hymn of Paschal services
processional hymn at Pascha
liturgicalSeason Paschal season
linked to: Paschal cycle
musicalTradition Byzantine chant
Slavic chant
refrainText Christ is risen from the dead
and upon those in the tombs bestowing life
trampling down death by death
responseFormula And He is risen indeed
Truly He is risen
status best-known Paschal hymn in Eastern Christianity
sungAt Bright Week services
Paschal Divine Liturgy
Paschal Vigil
linked to: Easter Vigil
theologicalTheme Resurrection of Christ
defeat of Hades
victory over death
usedBy Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine tradition
Greek Orthodox Churches
Slavic Orthodox Churches
usedDuring Easter
Pascha
linked to: Easter
usedIn Byzantine Rite
Eastern Catholic Churches
Eastern Orthodox Church
usedInContext Paschal greeting and response

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Paschal troparion commonEnglishTitle Christ is Risen