Scripture Verse

I am…the bright and morning star. Revelation 22:16

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Cur­tis S. Kauff­man, 1901. Pub­lished in The Bi­ble School Hym­nal, ed­it­ed by Is­aac H. Me­re­dith & Grant C. Tul­lar (New York: Tul­lar-Me­re­dith, 1907), num­ber 227 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

Hail this glo­ri­ous East­er morn­ing,
Night has fled away,
O’er the east­ern hills the dawn­ing
Breaks in light of day.
Sun and cloud their beau­ty blend­ing,
Easter me­mo­ries sing,
Flowers sweet their frag­rance lend­ing,
Hail with your joy your ris­en king!

Refrain

Hail, all hail this East­er morn­ing,
Hail, all hail this day of days!
Hail, all hail the sight adorn­ing;
Hail, all hail the songs of praise!

Hail! O earth, your ris­en Sav­ior,
For to­day He rose—
Conqueror of death for­ev­er,
Triumphed o’er His foes.
Hail again your Sav­ior glo­ri­ous,
Richest trib­ute bring;
Over all the world vic­to­ri­ous,
Hail, all hail your ris­en king!

Refrain

Sound aloud the East­er cho­rus,
Send the news afar,
While in glo­ry shin­ing o’er us,
Beams our morn­ing star.
Songs of joy, and peace, and glad­ness,
Let our voic­es sing;
Cheer each heart and ban­ish sad­ness,
While we hail our ris­en king.

Refrain