If ye be risen again with Christ

General information

Source of text is Colossians 3:1-4 (KJV), from the epistle for Easter Sunday.

Settings by composers

• Orlando Gibbons SSATB.
• Charles Villiers Stanford SATB, KJV with added Amen & Hallelujah.
• Christopher Tye TTBB (vv. 1-2 only).

Text and translations

English text King James version 1  If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2  Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 3  For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 4  When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

Alternative version 1  If ye be risen again with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2  Set your affection on heavenly things, and not on earthly things. 3  For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 4  Whensoever Christ, which is our life, shall show himself, then shall we also appear with him in glory.