Scripture Verse

Because I live, you will live also. John 14:19

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Sun­ny-Side Songs, by How­ard Doane (New York and Chicago, Il­li­nois: Big­low & Main, 1893), page 190. Some hym­nals give the au­thor as Grace Lind­sey, one of Fan­ny’s pseu­do­nyms.

Music: W. How­ard Doane (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

Come with flow’rs adorn­ing,
Love’s trans­cend­ent morn­ing,
Fill our Sab­bath dwell­ing
With their sweet per­fume.
Hear the an­them swell­ing,
Grateful hearts are tell­ing,
Christ our Lord and Sav­ior,
Hath ris­en from the tomb.

Refrain

Hasten with flow’rs adorn­ing,
Hasten with joy this morn­ing,
Christ the Lord has ris­en,
Join the glad re­frain.
Out of the grave vic­to­ri­ous,
Out of the grave all glo­ri­ous,
Over the world the tid­ings roll,
He lives again.

Bring the li­ly bend­ing,
Where in light de­scend­ing,
Gentle dews are steal­ing,
O’er its ear­ly bloom.
Hear the or­gan peal­ing,
To the soul reveal­ing,
Christ our Lord and Sav­ior,
Hath ris­en from the tomb.

Refrain

Easter day of glad­ness,
Joy has ban­ished sad­ness,
Every doubt is fly­ing,
Not a cloud of gloom.
Deep to deep is cry­ing,
Heav’n to earth re­ply­ing,
Christ our Lord and Sav­ior,
Hath ris­en from the tomb.

Refrain

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