They Laid Him in the Tomb

They laid Him in the tomb

They closed it with a stone

And in the deep and hea­vy gloom

They left their Lord alone.

Then broke the East­er day;

Fear not

an an­gel said

Behold the place where Je­sus lay;

He liv­eth who was dead.

He tar­ried for­ty days

With those He did most love;

He taught them of His Fa­ther’s ways

And then He went ab­ove.

Christ rose

and we shall rise

When death’s short sleep is past;

Lord

lift our hearts to yon­der skies

And take us there at last.