Scripture Verse

My Lord and my God. John 20:28

Introduction

Words: Maud Fra­ser, in Sac­red Songs No. 1, by Ira D. San­key, James Mc­Gra­na­han & George C. Steb­bins (New York: Big­low & Main, 1896), num­ber 39, alt.

Music: Chi­ba James Mc­Gran­ah­an (🔊 pdf nwc). Some hym­nals show the com­pos­er as M. A. Sea, one of Mc­Gra­na­han’s pseu­do­nyms.

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

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Lyrics

Christ has ris­en from the dead,
He who suf­fered in our stead;
Rise we with our ris­en head;
Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia!

They who sang when He was born,
Sing again this East­er morn,
Songs that glad­den hearts for­lorn;
Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia!

He has burst the cap­tives’ chain;
Now they glo­ry in His name
Who for them did suf­fer shame;
Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia!

See, the tomb has op­ened wide;
See, the Lord, who bled and died,
Now has ris­en glo­ri­fied,
Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia!

On that grand tri­um­phant day,
When things old shall pass away,
We shall lift our voice and say,
Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia!

Christ the first fruits now we see,
Of a har­vest yet to be,
When we’re ga­thered, Lord, to Thee.
Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia!