Scripture Verse

O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? 1 Corinthians 15:55

Introduction

Words: Min­nie A. Grei­ner-Ed­ing­ton, in Up­lift­ed Voic­es, ed­it­ed by Ad­am Gei­bel & Frank Leh­man (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Adam Gei­bel Mu­sic, 1901), num­ber 187.

Music: R. Frank Leh­man (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

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R. Frank Lehman
1859–1931

Lyrics

How ju­bi­lant and clear they ring,
Those joy­ous East­er bells;
As to and fro their great tongues swing,
How sweet the mu­sic swells;
The gen­tle breez­es catch the tones,
And waft them far and near;
Of hope and com­fort do they speak
Unto the list­en­ing ear.

Refrain

Jubilate, ju­bi­late,
Hear as they gent­ly swing,
Jubilate, Je­sus Christ for­ev­er­more is king,
Jubilate, jubilate,
Hear as they gent­ly swing,
Jubilate, Christ fore’er is king.

How cheer­ily and blithe they ring,
Those glad­some East­er bells;
As to and fro their great tongues swing
Of love their mu­sic tells.
The Fa­ther sent His on­ly Son
From realms of bliss on high,
Upon the Mount of Cal­va­ry
For sin­ful men to die.

Refrain

How mer­ri­ly and gai­ly ring
Those hap­py East­er bells;
As to and fro their great tongues swing
How clear their mus­ic swells;
The grave could not en­chain our king,
Death must yield up its prey;
The Victor ov­er ev­ery foe,
Christ Je­sus rose to­day.

Refrain