O the East­er bells are gladly ring­ing,
Let the whole world join the hap­py lay,
Let the hills and vales break forth in sing­ing,
Christ, the Lord of Life, is ris’n today.

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Hallelujah! Hal­le­lu­jah!
Let the whole world join the hap­py lay,
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Christ, the Lord of Life, is ris’n to­day.

O the East­er bells are glad­ly ring­ing,
Hear the shouts along the King’s high­way;
Songs of praise the child­ren, too, are sing­ing,
Christ, the Lord of Life, is ris’n to­day.

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O the East­er bells are glad­ly ring­ing,
For the night of death has passed away,
Lo! the gates of morn are open swing­ing,
Christ, the Lord of Life, is ris’n to­day.

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