Very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulcher…and they found the stone rolled away.
Luke 24:1–2
Words: Lavinia E. Brauff, in Riches of Grace, by Edmund S. Lorenz et al. (Dayton, Ohio: Lorenz, 1897), number 171.
Music: Balclutha Hart P. Danks, 1897 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Brauff (head-and-shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Easter morn is breaking,
Over land and sea;
Easter bells are ringing,
Ringing merrily.
Refrain
Joyously we carol,
May our songs arise
To our blessèd Savior
Far above the skies.
Rosy buds are peeping
Mid the leaflets green,
Palms and Easter lilies
Everywhere are seen.
Refrain
We are happy children—
Singing everywhere;
Jesus loves to have us
Come to Him in prayer.
Refrain