Scripture Verse

Now is Christ risen from the dead. 1 Corinthians 15:20

Introduction

Words: L. H. Bur­ry, in Pri­ma­ry School Car­ols (Co­lum­bus, Ohio: Lu­ther­an Book Con­cern, 1914), num­ber 18.

Music: Lu­ther Cof­fman (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Bur­ry’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him or Coff­man (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Hail! our ris­en Je­sus,
Blessèd Lord and King!
Hear the song of glad­ness
Little child­ren sing.

Refrain

Hail! Thou liv­ing Sav­ior!
From Thy rock bound pri­son,
Victor Thou art ris­en;
Hail! tri­um­phant King!

On the cross they slew Thee—
Laid Thee in a grave,
Rolled a rock up­on it—
When Thou cam’st to save.

Refrain

But on East­er morn­ing
Thou didst rise again,
Camest forth tri­um­phant,
E’er to live and reign.

Refrain