Scripture Verse

Now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. 1 Corinthians 15:20

Introduction

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J. Lincoln Hall (1866–1930)

Words: Jen­nie Mor­ton, in The Ser­vice of Praise, by Lin­coln Hall et al. (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Hall-Mack, 1900), num­ber 175.

Music: J. Lin­coln Hall (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Mor­ton (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

O wel­come, bright morn­ing, we love thy sweet light,
For past is the dark­ness of sin’s bit­ter night;
We lift our glad voices in tri­umph to­day,
Our glo­ri­ous Re­deem­er lives.

Refrain

O beau­ti­ful East­er­tide,
Thy won­der­ful mes­sage send far and wide;
O beau­ti­ful East­er­tide,
We hail, thee, O joy­ous day.
O beau­ti­ful East­er­tide,
Thy won­der­ful mes­sage send far and wide;
O beau­ti­ful East­er­tide,
We love thy re­ful­gent ray.

Rejoice! O ye Gen­tiles, that death is no more,
The grave’s dread­ful tri­umph for­ev­er is o’er;
Shout! shout the glad an­them
With voice loud and strong,
Our glo­ri­ous Re­deem­er lives.

Refrain

The day of re­joic­ing for man­kind is here,
The grave, robbed of ter­ror, no long­er hath fear;
Then lift your glad voic­es in triumph to­day,
Our glo­ri­ous Re­deem­er lives.

Refrain