The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.
Isaiah 9:2
Words: Anonymous, in Heart and Voice, edited by Charles W. Wendte (Boston, Massachusetts: George H. Ellis, 1909), number 261.
Music: Celaya Anton G. Rubinstein (1829–1894) (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know the author, or where to get a good photo of him (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Easter morn, with gladness shine,
Lift on us thy light divine;
Let thy promises benign
Breathe on us thy balm.
Let the darkness melt away
At the dawning of thy ray,
Bid us hail thy cheering ray,
Light forevermore.
When our hearts, by sorrow tried,
Feel the hopes of life subside,
Grant us where all tears are dried,
Happiness in Heav’n.