Scripture Verse

He has risen. Matthew 28:6

Introduction

Words: Ben­ja­min H. Hall (1830–1893), cho­rus by Jo­seph Ler­man. Pub­lished in The Bi­ble School Hym­nal, by Is­aac H. Me­re­dith & Grant C. Tul­lar (New York: Tul­lar-Me­re­dith, 1907), num­ber 229.

Music: Jo­seph W. Ler­man (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Hall or Ler­man (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Day of won­der, day of glad­ness,
Hail thy ev­er glo­ri­ous light!
Gone is sor­row, gone is sad­ness,
Ended is the gloomy night!
Listen to the an­gel’s story—
Cast away all dark and dread;
Give to God, the Fa­ther, glo­ry!
Christ is ris­en from the dead!

Refrain

Hallelujah! hal­le­lu­jah!
Christ is ris­en, as He said;
Hallelujah! hal­le­lu­jah!
Christ is ris­en from the dead!

In the tri­umph of this hour,
Jubilant shall swell the song;
Unto Je­sus, hon­or, pow­er,
Blessing, vic­to­ry be­long.
Scattered are the clouds of er­ror,
Sin and hell are cap­tive led;
E’en the grave is free from ter­ror,
Christ is ris­en from the dead!

Refrain

Every peo­ple, ev­ery na­tion,
Soon shall hear the glad­some sound;
Joyous tid­ings of sal­va­tion,
Borne to earth’s re­mot­est bound.
Then shall rise in tones ex­cel­ling,
Praise for grace so free­ly shed;
And the East­er hymn be swell­ing,
Christ is ris­en from the dead!

Refrain