Scripture Verse

Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that He might be Lord both of the dead and living. Romans 14:9

Introduction

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James Fillmore (1849–1936)

Words: Pe­ter Vo­gel, in Grate­ful Praise, ed­it­ed by James Fill­more (Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio: Fill­more Bro­thers, 1884), page 99.

Music: James Fill­more (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

Rejoice, re­joice, ye sons of earth, re­joice,
He rose, the Son of Man arose;
Death held Him in his icy chain,
He burst the migh­ty links in twain,
And rose, He rose, Im­ma­nu­el arose;
He rose, Im­ma­nu­el arose.

Rejoice, re­joice ye once doom­èd souls, re­joice,
We rose, in Christ our Lord we rose;
Our hope so long in death had lain,
But Christ o’er­threw the mon­ster’s reign,
And rose, He rose, hu­man­ity arose;
He rose, hu­man­ity arose.

Rejoice, re­joice ye heirs of Heav’n, re­joice,
He rose, the Son of God arose;
A ris­en band with Him He led,
As up­ward thro’ the clouds He sped,
And rose, He rose, to Heav’n above He rose,
He rose, to Heav’n above He rose.