Awake, awake, O earth!
Thy many voic­es raise,
And let the ec­ho­ing hills
Repeat the note of praise.
Let all the isles re­joice,
Let seas take up the strain;
Christ from the dead hath come,
He lives, he lives again.

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He lives! Christ lives! He lives again.
Our ris­en Lord, to­day!
Christ from the dead hath come,
He lives, He lives again.

Awake, awake, O earth!
Forget the hour of gloom,
When in thy shud­der­ing breast
Thy mak­er claimed a tomb.
Put off thy win­try robes
For garb of joy­ous spring;
Crown thee with li­lies fair,
To greet the ris­en King.

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Bring trea­sures of the field,
Bring leaf and blos­som sweet;
Thy choic­est and thy best,
Before His pierc­èd feet.
While all thy sons are glad,
And tears are put away,
Let youth and age alike
Sing Christ is ris­en to­day.

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Lift up thy gates with praise,
And robes of joy put on;
The Lord of life and death
Has ris­en to His throne;
He hath gone up on high,
And giv­eth gifts to men;
He lives, no more to die,
He lives, he lives again.

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