Scripture Verse

He shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of His kingdom there shall be no end. Luke 1:33

Introduction

Words: James L. El­der­dice, 1917.

Music: Fred­er­ick A. Fill­more (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of El­der­dice (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Frederick A. Fillmore (1856–1925)

Lyrics

illustration
The Resurrection
Ambrogio Borgognone
Circa 1510

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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