Scripture Verse

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

Introduction

Words: Ma­ry L. But­ler, in the Pri­mary Teach­ers’ Ma­nu­al, ed­it­ed by Chris­to­pher R. Black­all, Kate Her­shey Row­land & Car­rie H. Smith (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Am­er­ican Bap­tist Pub­li­ca­tion So­cie­ty, 1913), num­ber 22.

Music: Fan­ny S. Knowl­ton (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

Hear the joy-bells ring­ing, ring­ing,
In the far off towers swing­ing;
Hear the children’s voices sing­ing,

Refrain

Christ is ris­en! Christ is ris­en!
Hallelujah! Christ is ris­en!

Far and near the chimes are tell­ing,
On each word the sweet tones dwell­ing,
Soft and low, then loud­ly swell­ing,

Refrain

Easter morn is say­ing, say­ing,
While its chimes are soft­ly play­ing
And all hearts with joy are pray­ing,

Refrain