Hark! from the fields tri­um­phant life is spring­ing,
Forth from the earth as­cens­ion bells are ring­ing;
There’s no room for pain and grief,
Easter time brings sweet re­lief,
Life now push­es bud and leaf,
Life, life, life!

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Life, life, life, ex­ult­ant life, we meet thee;
Life, life, life, tri­um­phant life, we greet thee;
No more the tomb af­frights with its gloom,
For death hath giv­en place to life.

Nature awakes from win­ter’s stern do­min­ion,
Upward faith soars on airy, buoy­ant pin­ion;
Earth hath time for naught but joy,
Rapture sweet, with­out al­loy,
Men their high­est praise em­ploy,
Life, life, life!

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Our souls look up from er­ror’s doubts ap­pall­ing,
Forth to the skies where faith and hope are call­ing;
All our fears are past and gone;
Light of life, shine free­ly on;
Hail the re­sur­rect­ion dawn,
Life, life, life!

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