Scripture Verse

If we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with Him. Romans 6:8

Introduction

Words: Ano­ny­mous, in Car­ols Old and Car­ols New, by Charles L. Hut­chins (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Par­ish Choir, 1916), num­ber 364, alt.

Music: John S. B. Hodg­es (1830–1915) (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know the au­thor, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els), or a better one of Hodg­es,

portrait
John Hodges
(1830–1915)

Lyrics

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Deck the al­tar with blos­soms fair,
Pillar and chan­cel with gar­lands rare.
Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia! Al­le­lu­ia!
All ye lil­ies with in­cense rare,
Flinging your trea­sures on the air.
Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia! Al­le­lu­ia!

All ye peo­ple in chor­us sing,
Christ our Lord is ris’n a king.
Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia! Al­le­lu­ia!
All ye flow­ers that spring from earth,
And ye bells that chime new birth.
Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia! Al­le­lu­ia!

All ye an­gels in glo­ry on high,
As glad an­thems fill the sky.
Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia! Al­le­lu­ia!
All who­ev­er in Christ’s grave lay
Shall rise with Him on East­er Day.
Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia! Al­le­lu­ia!