Scripture Verse

He is risen from the dead. Matthew 28:7

Introduction

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John B. Dykes (1823–1876)

Words: Ano­ny­mous, in Voic­es of Praise, ed­it­ed by Charles L. Hut­chins (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Dit­son & Com­pa­ny, 1883), num­ber 378.

Music: John B. Dykes (1823–1876) (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia! Al­le­lu­ia!
Now all the bells are ring­ing
To wel­come East­er day,
And we with joy are sing­ing
Our car­ol sweet and gay;
For Je­sus hath aris­en
From Jo­seph’s roc­ky cave,
Hath burst His three days’ pri­son,
And tri­umphed o’er the grave.
Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia! Al­le­lu­ia!

Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia! Al­le­lu­ia!
O hast­en we to meet Him,
With our com­pan­ions dear,
With love and awe to greet Him,
As He is draw­ing near;
Of old His friends were bid­den
To haste to Ga­li­lee;
Still in His Church, all glo­ri­ous,
Our ris­en Lord will be.
Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia! Al­le­lu­ia!

Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia! Al­le­lu­ia!
Still, Je­sus! we ad­ore Thee
With faith which may not fail;
Still as we kneel be­fore Thee,
We hear Thee say, All hail!
Thou, who art now des­cend­ing
To raise us up to Thee,
An East­er­tide un­end­ing,
Grant us in Heav’n to see.
Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia! Al­le­lu­ia!