’Tis East­er time, glad East­er time,
Let all the joy-bells ring;
Come, tell again the sto­ry old,
Of Christ, the ris­en King.

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All hail glad day, all hail glad day,
For Je­sus lives! He lives!
As on that first bright East­er morn,
His joy and peace He gives.

Let child­ren sing with hap­py hearts,
For Je­sus loves their song;
They too may praise the ris­en Lord
With all the joy­ful throng.

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The sto­ry old is ev­er new,
We tell it o’er and o’er;
And each re­turn­ing East­er day,
We love it more and more.

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