Scripture Verse

Comfort ye My people. Isaiah 40:1

Introduction

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Charles S. Smith
1852–1923

Words: Charles S. Smith, in the Af­ri­can Me­tho­dist Epis­co­pal Hymn and Tune Book (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Af­ri­can Me­tho­dist Epis­co­pal Book Con­cern, 1898), num­ber 751, alt.

Music: Marne George F. Root, 1881 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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George F. Root (1820–1895)

Lyrics

Oh com­fort ye my peo­ple!
All sad­ness put away;
The bells from ma­ny a stee­ple
Ring in the East­er-day!

Refrain

Then praise Him, ye peo­ple,
Praise Him, ye peo­ple all;
Then praise Him, ye peo­ple,
All peo­ple great and small.

Today the li­lies spring­ing
From win­ter’s gloom and cold,
Sweet bells of East­er, ring­ing,
Tell the glad song of old.

Refrain

That Christ in­deed is ris­en,
And all His saints shall rise,
Fair flow­ers from death’s cold pri­son
To bloom in pa­ra­dise.

Refrain