Here is a guitar arrangement of 'Christ The Lord Is Risen Today' that I made for you. Resurrection Sunday is my favorite holiday! The video lesson is posted here. The music is also available free from the form below. Just fill in your first name and email address and we'll send it right out. If you would like to continue to receive help from us, check the 'newsletter' box and will send out lots of tips for playing the guitar and a free chart of chords too.
'Christ The Lord Is Risen Today' was one of the first songs written by Charles Wesley. He wrote it one year after his conversion to Christianity. What a huge blessing this man is to the body of Christ down through the centuries! This song was written in the 1700's and is loved as much today as when it was first written. I praise God for all His songwriters new and old that help us to celebrate our wonderful Creator God!!
Christ The Lord Is Risen Today
May the fact of Christ's resurrection bring you great joy through every day of our lives here! He Has Risen!
My first nephew was born today. He will probably pass away today or tomorrow. Knowing that he is going straight into the arms of a resurrected Savior makes it a lot easier. Thanks for the chord chart. The timing is great.
Laura, the resurrection of Christ does take the sting out of losing a loved one in this life. May our God comfort you and your family, unless there is a miracle healing. With Love, Jean
Thank you Jean! This is wonderful. I’m Praise and Worsip leader in my church.
I lead mostly from guitar. Was looking for something different. I’m going to print it
and practice it right now!
Joyfully Praisin’ HIM,
nolajeanne
Fantastic! I’m so glad you can use the song. I’m hoping to get a video lesson up soon too. Maybe after lunch.
I’ve played this and similar arrangements which are directly translated from piano music. When I am singing, I prefer to leave the transitional elements [the moving bass /chords and many of the 7ths and sus chords] out of the arrangement. These chords make sense if played strictly as a guitar solo but they can become redundant as an accompaniment to singing. In addition they will slow the musician’s progress when he is leading others in song. Most guitar accompanists will find a more simplified I IV V structure less impeding to their song leadership. My worship music opportunities do not come with extensive practice times allotted. Most often it is a “here are the songs – now go lead the people” type of situation. Oh, that we would have the opportunity to practice adequately for each song as befitting the honoring of our Lord and King. Human nature yet erodes even this sacred enterprise.
Thanks for your comments John. I looked at some of the online arrangements and chords didn’t sound right with the music. This is an arrangement I made last night. You certainly can play it with just the I IV and V, if that’s your preference.
Wow what a great action you did. !!!
Reverse. ..m!!! Some day.
Thanks Harry. Good to hear from you. Blessings in HIM.
Jean, I want to thank you so much. My daughter was operated from breast cancer on January 31, and all the test shows that her blood is clean. Your message and her news came in very handy and very inspiring. Thank you and Lord for this wounderful news. I will contact you later on since I am still making frequent trips to NYC. Ramon Ortiz
Hallelujah! Fantastic news about your daughter. Glad to hear this Ramon!
Thank you very much Jean, for this song I will try and hope I can play it in my church. I will let you know how it goes. God bless
Fantastic Patricia! Keep me posted. Love and Blessings, Jean
Dear Teacher Jean,
Thank you so much for your song for easter.May our Lord bless you and your guitar class richly forever, Amen.
With thanks and Best wishes,
Saw Mu Ler
Blessings to you too Saw Mu Ler. Good to hear from you again. Blessings in HIM, Jean
Thanks, Jean,
I don’t always respond, but I always read your posts. My students love just about every arrangement of Resurrection music available as Easter nears…ranging from the lively chorus, “He’s Alive,” learned at a youth camp 35 years ago, to the “Celebrate Life anthem, “He Is Alive” by Buryl Red and Ragan Courtney and the Don Francisco, “He’s Alive,” performed on UTube by a host of singers…seems to say something about the significant boost this message gives to life. Thanks again for your work.
Dennis
Thanks Dennis. I love all of those songs too! The resurrection of Christ is the cornerstone of our faith! Blessings, Jean
Jean,
Thanks for your ongoing allusion to homeschoolers. I teach quite a few of them, and right now I’m enjoying introducing some of them to the mountain dulcimer…leads right into the needed applied elementary theory.
If you ever happen to visit Arkansas, be sure to include a visit to Mountain View and enjoy sitting on the square all night with different groups of folk musicians playing and singing great varieities of folk music.
Dennis
Sounds wonderful! Thanks Dennis.
absolutely inspirational!!
Thanks Jean for the arrangement. Iam trying to improve on my guitering since we have began a monthly praise and prayer session at our church. till lately my fellow worship leaders played for me as i sang but they are not always present so i now want to earn how to effectively play and lead the people in worship and praise. And i hopeful that with your help i will make it. I also want to be able to write new songs to bless the congregation with every now and then and improving will make this a lot easier. Thank you for the good work and God bless you always. Oh, this has been my first easter with my new baby girl, Abigael Makayla. Glory to God!
How precious! And how wonderful for little Abigael to be raised in a house with praise. Maybe she will be a musician one day. Blessings, Jean
Jean, Good job. I’m all for making guitar accompaniments as interesting as possible. I often offer my students options…I IV V7 ETC., or alternate chord formations, barre chords, etc., just to make the playing and the listening more interesting…and I love songs that make brief key changes as this one does…again, more interesting, and excellent teaching opportunities.
Thanks for your work.
Dennis
Thanks Dennis! There are definitely many ways to arrange any song!
I started playing guitar about 4 years ago at age 66, shortly before my younger brother died. It
was so therapeutic for me to play and to write songs. This December I also lost my twin brother to cancer and I feel so empty, but then, I pick up my guitar and write another song. I love to play and sing songs of worship for my husband (as he does not go to church), but he loves when I sing about Jesus. I know this is bringing him closer to the fold. This is certainly a gift from our Heavenly Father, even though I struggle with my skills at guitar and keep working at it and improve each day I find the experience joyful. Both my brothers were wonderful guitar players and I hope some day to share this joy with them. Picking away in the mountains of Utah.
Neets Crane
Wow Anita! That’s so beautiful that you’re blessing your husband with these new songs! I’ve actually had people email me that they wanted to learn to play but thought starting at 30, 40, 50, etc, was too old. It is never too old and here you are shine as a perfect example of someone who started playing the guitar in her ‘later’ years and even ‘writing’ songs!!! You are a true inspiration! blessings, Jean
Jean,
An old hymn sung at my boyhood church every Resurrection Sunday was “He Lives.” A bit difficult to sing, but a triumphant song leaving the singers with a sense of joy. It affords the guitar accompanist some delightful movement, and affords the instructor a wonderful illustration of “interesting” variation in the harmonization.
Thank you for reminding me how close Resurrection Sunday is. It is a little early around the house of us old retired folks this morning, but I think I’ll get my guitar out as soon as I post this comment.
Dennis
I love that song too! And…. yes HE LIVES!!
When I first looked at the chords I was blown away by how many I don’t know. Then I looked at the diagram and realized they are all easier than the F chord. I have not been successful finding a picking pattern for “Why Me Lord”. Any suggestions so that I can play it by Easter? God bless and thank you.
Hi Buddy. Yes, that’s a beautiful song. It’s sounds like a ‘I, IV, V’ song so something like G, C and D7 would probably work. If you so a search you’ll probably find the chords.