Easter lil­ies pure and love­ly,
Rising from their cold, dark bed;
Tell a sto­ry sweet and ten­der:
Christ is ris­en from the dead.

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He is ris­en! He is ris­en!
Says the pure white li­ly bell.
May we not the lit­tle child­ren,
Of our lov­ing Sav­ior tell?

In its nest, each lit­tle bir­die
Sings a car­ol, bright and gay;
For to all His ti­ny crea­tures,
Jesus brings new life to­day!

Refrain

Sweeter than the East­er li­lies,
And the songs the bir­dies sing
Are the lit­tle child­ren’s prais­es
Unto Christ, their ris­en king!

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