Day of won­der, day of glad­ness,
Hail thy ev­er glo­ri­ous light!
Gone is sor­row, gone is sad­ness,
Ended is the gloomy night!
Listen to the an­gel’s sto­ry—
Cast away all dark and dread;
Give to God, the Fa­ther, glo­ry!
Christ is ris­en from the dead!

Refrain

Hallelujah! hal­le­lu­jah!
Christ is ris­en, as He said;
Hallelujah! hal­le­lu­jah!
Christ is ris­en from the dead!

In the tri­umph of this hour,
Jubilant shall swell the song;
Unto Je­sus, hon­or, pow­er,
Blessing, vic­to­ry be­long.
Scattered are the clouds of er­ror,
Sin and hell are cap­tive led;
E’en the grave is free from ter­ror,
Christ is ris­en from the dead!

Refrain

Every peo­ple, ev­ery na­tion,
Soon shall hear the glad­some sound;
Joyous tid­ings of sal­va­tion,
Borne to earth’s re­mot­est bound.
Then shall rise in tones ex­cel­ling,
Praise for grace so free­ly shed;
And the East­er hymn be swell­ing,
Christ is ris­en from the dead!

Refrain

Victor now, to Heav’n as­cend­ed
Seated on the Fa­ther’s throne,
Christ, in whom our na­ture blend­ed,
Will His bless­èd child­ren own.
If above, in glo­ry meet­ing,
We the heav’nl­y courts should tread,
Sweeter then will sound the greet­ing,
Christ is ris­en from the dead!

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