When in the grave the Sav­ior lay,
Death tri­umphed for an hour,
But soon the Lord of life arose,
And passed be­yond its pow­er.

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Yes, He broke death’s migh­ty sway,
Passed to realms of end­less day,
Hallelujah to the Sav­ior,
For He lives, He lives to reign for aye.

So shall the dead in Christ arise,
According to His Word,
Pass far be­yond earth’s night, to be
Forever with the Lord.

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Beyond the dark­ness of the tomb,
Beyond all pain and sin,
There safe in peace to rest at home,
Heav’n’s gates to pass with­in.

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