The Lord of Life Is Risen

The Lord of life is ris­en;

Sing

East­er her­alds

sing!

He bursts His rocky pri­son;

Wide let the tri­umph ring!

In death no long­er ly­ing

He rose

the Prince

to­day;

Life of the dead and dy­ing

He tri­umphed o’er de­cay.

The Lord of life is ris­en

And love no long­er grieves;

In ru­in lies death’s pri­son

Sing

her­alds

Je­sus lives!

We hear the bless­èd greet­ing;

Salvation’s work is done!

We wor­ship Thee

re­peat­ing

Life for the dead is won!

Around Thy tomb

O Je­sus

How sweet the East­er breath;

Hear we not in the breez­es

Where is thy sting

O death?

Dark hell flies in com­mo­tion

The heav­ens their an­thems sing;

While far o’er earth and ocean

Glad hal­le­lu­jahs ring!

O pub­lish this sal­va­tion

Ye her­alds

through the earth

To eve­ry bur­ied nation

Proclaim the day of birth!

Till

ris­ing from their slum­bers

In long and an­cient night

The count­less heath­en num­bers

Shall hail the East­er light.

Hail

hail

our Je­sus ris­en!

Sing

ran­somed breth­ren

sing!

Through death’s dark

gloomy pri­son

Let East­er chor­als ring!

Haste

haste

ye cap­tive le­gions

Accept your glad re­prieve;

Come forth from sin’s dark re­gions;

In Je­sus’ king­dom live!