Especially designed for Easter Sunday morning, this introit for choir and handbells is an ideal opener! Consider covering a cross with flowers and letting it lead your people into the sanctuary during the singing of this festive offering. Paced in a stately parade tempo, the distinctive harmonic syntax (Major I to Minor V) colors this declaration with regal drama. Christ is risen begins a section of victorious power crowned by alleluias and a soaring descant. Handbell Part (3-5 oct.) available as a digital download.