Classic Hymns and Their Stories
Puzzle 69 · Songs for the Church Year · Page 97 in print
Easter Morning
The English Hymnal’s Easter morning procession begins with a translation of Fortunatus that links the Resurrection with the earth’s renewal after winter.
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Banquet
The feast pictured by hymn 125.
Chartres
The city attached to Fulbert’s name.
First-Fruits
The harvest image used for the risen Christ.
Fortunatus
The Latin poet credited for the Easter processional hymn.
Fulbert
The author credited for the Easter hymn about new Jerusalem.
Galilee
The place named in the angel’s message in hymn 124.
John Damascene
The Greek hymn writer credited for hymn 131.
Michael Weisse
The German writer credited for hymn 129.
Paschal Feast
The Easter celebration named in hymn 122.
Paschal Lamb
The image used for Christ in the Easter hymns.
Pharaoh
The ruler named in that imagery.
Procession
The act of moving together in worship for which it was printed.
Red Sea
The water crossed in its Passover imagery.
Sentinel
The tomb’s armed guard in hymn 123.
Wipo
The medieval writer to whom hymn 130 is attributed.