Out of the Shadow

Out of the sha­dow of death and the grave

Jesus our Sav­ior hath come

Bright in His glo­ry and migh­ty to save

Free from the taint of the tomb!

Robes of hu­man­ity

sanc­ti­fied so

Worn in His pi­ty­ing love

Drop

with their weight

Of earth weak­ness and woe—

Jesus as­cend­eth ab­ove.

Victory! vic­to­ry! let it re­sound

Death can no long­er en­thrall;

Jesus is ris­en! re­peat the glad sound

Life and sal­va­tion for all.

Out of the sha­dow of win­ter’s long night

Earth comes in glad­ness to­day!

Clad in the gar­ments of spring­time and light

Scattering doubt and dis­may.

Beautiful sto­ry that nev­er grows old

Pledge from our con­quer­ing Lord

Earth is re­deemed

From its dark­ness and cold;

Easter hath come at His word.

Out of the sha­dow of weak­ness and fear

Let us arise

then

to­day!

Jesus hath called us

our East­er is here!

Why should we doubt and de­lay?

Here is the path that our con­quer­or trod

Bright with His bless­ings of peace;

These are His bloss­oms

That spring from the sod

Telling of hope and re­lease.