O ho­ly calm! O bless­èd peace!
This hap­py East­er morn­ing brings,
To doubt­ing minds a glad re­lease;
New faith in ev­ery heart upsprings.
A so­lemn joy per­vades the day;
Bright hope is kin­dled in each breast:
Pain, grief and fear are cast away,
The soul in Je­sus, is at rest.

O won­drous time so thrilled with life!
With life, not mere­ly for a day,
But, vic­tor ov­er earth­ly strife,
A life eter­nal, sure, al­way.
O pro­mise blest! O mes­sage sweet!
Of life and love and hap­pi­ness;
Eternity shall make com­plete,
What now in vi­sion we pos­sess.

O Chris­tians all, with one ac­cord,
Lift up your souls this East­er morn
And, in the ris­ing of your Lord,
Strive ye that bet­ter lives be born.
O child­ren dear, your prais­es bring:
Make glad the day with songs of joy;
And may the ser­vice of the King
Be ev­er­more your hearts’ em­ploy.