O Paschal Feast, What Joy Is Thine

O Pas­chal feast

what joy is thine!

We praise

dear Lord

Thy name di­vine

For Thou hast tri­umphed o’er the tomb;

No more we need to dread its gloom.

The tree where Thou wast of­fered up

Now bears the fruit of life and hope;

Thy pre­cious blood for us was shed

That we might eat of heav’n­ly bread.

We thank Thee

Je­sus

that Thy hand

Hath freed us from sin’s gall­ing band;

No more its bond­age need we fear

The year of li­ber­ty is here.

O Pas­chal Lamb

God’s ho­ly Son

Through whom re­demp­tion now is won

Thou giv­est sav­ing strength in­deed

In all our con­flicts

all our need.

As Thou didst rise on East­er Day

Help us to rise from sin

we pray;

And at the end of earth­ly strife

Raise us

O Lord

to end­less life.