Scripture Verse

O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? 1 Corinthians 15:55

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Praise in Song, by John R. Swe­ney (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: John J. Hood, 1893).

Music: Co­zu­mel Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick (🔊 pdf nwc).

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William J. Kirkpatrick (1838–1921)

Lyrics

When Christ, the Son of God, arose
Triumphant from the tomb,
He left with­in the lamp of faith,
To take away its gloom;
Awake, awake, ye souls re­deemed,
With ho­ly rap­ture sing,

Refrain

O grave, where is thy vic­to­ry?
O death, where is thy sting?

Lift up your heads, ye heav’n­ly gates,
The migh­ty work is done;
A brok­en seal, a lift­ed rock,
Proclaim the bat­tle won.
Lift up your heads, ye heav’n­ly gates,
While saints with rap­ture sing,

Refrain

He lives, our great Re­deem­er lives!
And we who now be­lieve,
And bear the cross with pa­tience here,
Shall life through Him re­ceive.
Our thank­ful hearts ad­ore His love,
Our souls with rap­ture sing,

Refrain