O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
1 Corinthians 15:55
Words: Godfrey Thring, Hymns and Verses (London, Oxford & Cambridge: Rivingtons, 1866), number 12.
Music: Galilee (Jude) William H. Jude, 1874 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Thring (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Hallelujah! song of triumph,
Triumph over death and hell;
Hallelujah! song of triumph,
Greater far than tongue may tell.
Hallelujah! song of triumph,
Christ, who came the lost to save,
Hallelujah! now hath risen,
Mighty Conqueror o’er the grave.
Hallelujah! Holy angels
Came and rolled away the stone;
Hallelujah! now no longer
Death can claim Him for his own.
Hallelujah! Christ hath broken
Bars that none could break before;
Hallelujah! Death defeated,
Sinks to rise again no more.
Hallelujah! song of triumph,
Loud through all creation rolls;
Hallelujah! men and angels
Sing the song of ransomed souls.