Jesus Christ Is Risen Today Hymn (Trepte) Ely Cathedral Choir

The voices of Ely Cathedral Choir sings the Easter Day hymn, Jesus Christ is Risen Today. The descant in the final verse is arranged by Director of Music, Paul Trepte.

[williamkennedy]

Now at 71, i remember singing this hymn at school at morning assembly, then some fool politicians put a stop to all that, i think it first happened in America and came across the pond to us, Bit by bit our country is changing for the most obscure reasons.

[TJFNYC]

Without a doubt, for me, the greatest hymn in the entire

[i.barnes]

Beautiful voices that are God's gift to us.

[maclorelei]

Descant!! THAT’S WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR!

[ianwattsOfficial]

Don't be surprised if God is listening and watching this, , , , who

[davelow]

Beautiful hymn performed beautifully. An Easter Day processional from my youth. I love the descant on the last verse. Brilliant. ☺️

[AnglicanStJohns]

A wonderful, wonderful version. Thank you so much for posting!

[aloydaniel]

hope n wish 1 day i go this church for praying.amen

[alastairfredericks]

We sing it during our Easter Vigil Mass one of my favourites so beautiful

[michaelgrieve]

very slow deliberate speed - wonderful

[amaa]

I love old hymns. Oh how i miss Capuchin ( Saint Francis Friar Onitsha?

[DanielFlailed]

0:14 some of the children look so similar that they could have been cloned! Beautiful performance.

[organisten]

Get your choir to sing this girls only, boys only, and mixed. Then present on youtube blind, as a test (without picture). And some of us will hear the difference. I'm not against girls. But I miss the pure treble boy sound. This spoils it for everyone of us who HEARS this.