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HAIL, EASTER BRIGHT

Scripture Verse

I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold, I am alive for ever and ever! Revelation 1:18

Introduction

Words: From Dan­iel’s The­saur­us Hym­no­lo­gi­cus, cir­ca 1530. Trans­lat­ed from La­tin to Eng­lish by George R. Wood­ward (1848–1934); ap­peared in Car­ols Old and Car­ols New, by Charles L. Hut­chins (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Par­ish Choir, 1916), num­ber 224.

Mu­sic: Pal­em­bang 16th Cen­tu­ry me­lo­dy, har­monized by Charles Wood (1866–1926) (🔊 ).

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Charles Wood (1866–1926)

Lyrics

Hail, East­er bright, in glo­ry dight!
The heav­ens laugh and sing;
Since Christ, our light, up­rose by night,
Let car­ols greet our king.

Ye sons of men, in tri­umph high,
Exult with heart and voice:
Ye sons of God, make glad re­ply,
Let Heav­en and earth re­joice.

Our Pas­chal joy Christ Je­sus is,
Delight of an­gels aye:
’Tis He doth ope the gates of bliss,
And wash our guilt away.

His wounds, how fair to look up­on!
He liv­eth, slain of yore:
Winter for Him is past and gone,
And tem­pests rage no more.

The blood of Christ won par­don sure
For man from God ab­ove:
In His, our death wounds find a cure;
Thanks, Jesu, for Thy love.