O Holy Calm!

O ho­ly calm! O bless­èd peace!

This hap­py East­er morn­ing brings

To doubt­ing minds a glad re­lease;

New faith in ev­ery heart up­springs.

A so­lemn joy per­vades the day;

Bright hope is kin­dled in each breast:

Pain

grief and fear are cast away

The soul in Je­sus

is at rest.

O won­drous time so thrilled with life!

With life

not mere­ly for a day

But

vic­tor ov­er earth­ly strife

A life eter­nal

sure

al­way.

O pro­mise blest! O mes­sage sweet!

Of life and love and hap­pi­ness;

Eternity shall make com­plete

What now in vi­sion we pos­sess.

O Christ­ians all

with one ac­cord

Lift up your souls this East­er morn

And

in the ris­ing of your Lord

Strive ye that bet­ter lives be born.

O child­ren dear

your prais­es bring:

Make glad the day with songs of joy;

And may the serv­ice of the King

Be ev­er­more your hearts’ em­ploy.