He is risen, as He said.
Matthew 28:6
Words: Mary B. Smith, in Easter Tidings, edited by Bentley Ackley (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Bentley D. Ackley, 1917), number 12.
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Dark the night of hopeless gloom,
When the Lord lay in the tomb;
He threw off death’s mighty sway,
Oh, the joy of Easter day.
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Joy, glad joy as morning broke,
Joy, glad joy that the angels spoke;
Joy, glad joy when the Christ awoke,
Joy of Easter day.
Jesus conquered in the strife,
Rose from death to endless life;
Death’s dread power He crushed for aye,
Oh, the joy of Easter day.
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From the empty tomb there streams
Sunrise glory, whose bright beams
Chase the shades of night away,
Oh, the joy of Easter day.
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