He Is Risen (Alexander)

Said the an­gel

He is ris­en!

Tell it out with joy­ful voice:

He has burst His three days’ pri­son;

Let the whole wide earth re­joice:

Death is con­quered

we are free

Christ has won the vic­to­ry.

Come

ye sad and fear­ful heart­ed

With glad smile and ra­di­ant brow!

Death’s long sha­dows have de­part­ed;

All our woes are ov­er now

Due to pas­sion that He bore—

Sin and pain can vex no more.

Come

with high and ho­ly hymn­ing

Chant our Lord’s tri­umph­ant day;

Not one dark­some cloud is dim­ming

Yonder glo­ri­ous morn­ing ray

Breaking ov­er the pur­ple east:

Brighter far our East­er feast.

He is ris­en

He is ris­en!

He has op­ened Heav­en’s gate:

We are free from sin’s dark pri­son

Risen to a ho­li­er state;

And a bright­er East­er beam

On our long­ing eyes shall stream.