Scripture Verse

I am He that…was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore. Revelation 1:18

Introduction

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John H. Tenney (1840–1918)

Words: Mrs. E. C. Ells­worth, in The Bea­con Light, ed­it­ed by John Ten­ney & Eli­sha A. Hoff­man (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Ol­iv­er Dit­son, 1881), page 6.

Music: John H. Ten­ney (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Ells­worth’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of her (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Go, pro­claim it to the peo­ple,
Let the glo­ri­ous tidings fly!
From the grave our Lord has ris­en,
Nevermore shall Je­sus die!
We received the joy­ful mes­sage,
Borne up­on the morn­ing air;
Tell, O tell it to the peo­ple,
Let them all the glad­ness share.

Refrain

Ring, ring the bells!
Ring, O ring the bells!
Go, pro­claim the joy­ful tid­ings,
Christ, the Lord, is sure­ly ris­en;
Ring, O ring the bells!
Ring, O ring the bells!

Go, pro­claim it to the peo­ple,
Christ has con­quered ev­ery foe,
Burst the bars of death asun­der,
He de­feat shall ne­ver know;
Sin with all its shame is hid­ing,
Death re­ceives a fa­tal blow,
That He is the pro­mised Sav­ior,
All the world shall quick­ly know.

Refrain

Lo! a light has burst up­on us,
See the dark­ness flee away;
In the bright­ness of His ris­ing,
Cometh now the pro­mised day;
Yes, the glo­ri­ous sun ap­pear­eth,
Hope and joy for Is­ra­el;
Wake the na­tions at His ris­ing,
Go ye forth the news to tell.

Refrain