Christ risen from the dead.
1 Corinthians 15:20
Words: Robert L. Fletcher, in Bright Gems, edited by Philip Phillips (New York: Mast, Crowell & Kirkpatrick, 1887).
Music: Robert Lowry, 1896 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Fletcher (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Awake, my soul, and greet the dawn;
Behold, the dreary night is gone;
The sunless grave gives back its prey,
For Christ came forth at break of day.
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Awake, my soul,
The Savior lives, no more to die;
Awake, my soul!
The Lord ascends on high.
Amazed were they, the Roman guard,
Who fast the sepulcher had barred,
To see how vain the watch, the seal,
When Jesus did His might reveal.
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In lofty strains let Zion sing
The praise of her triumphant king;
Captivity is captive led,
For Christ is risen from the dead.
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