The Lord is risen indeed.
Luke 24:34
Words: Joseph E. Pauley, in Pearls and Diamonds, by John Kinsey (Lafayette, Indiana: Echo Music, 1892), number 140.
Music: John F. Kinsey (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Pauley or Kinsey (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Rejoice, the King is risen,
He lives today on high;
The grave no more a prison,
But the doorway to the sky.
Refrain
Rejoice, rejoice,
Our praises we will sing;
Rejoice, rejoice,
In Christ the risen King.
The risen King stands longing
To meet us at God’s throne;
To Him we may go thronging,
Since angels moved the stone.
Refrain
Dear Jesus, we are coming
Along the narrow way;
We’ll meet you in the morning
Of the resurrection day.
Refrain