Oh, day of aw­ful sto­ry—
Jesus is dead!
Sad end to hope of glo­ry—
Jesus is dead!

Refrain

Behold, the stone is rolled away!
And shin­ing ones have come to say:
He is not here, but is ris­en!
He is not here, but is ris­en
The night of death is past and gone—
Arise, and greet the glo­ri­ous morn!
He is not here, but is ris­en!
He is not here, but is ris­en!

A wea­ry night of weep­ing—
Jesus is dead!
A night that knew no sleep­ing—
Jesus is dead!

Refrain

A day in sor­row dawn­ing—
Jesus is dead!
A sad and gloomy morn­ing—
Jesus is dead!

Refrain