The gold­en light is stream­ing
From smil­ing skies of blue;
From lof­ty hill and mount­ain rings
A mes­sage glad and true;
Awake to joy and glad­ness!
Lay all your grief aside;
He lives! the Lord of glo­ry lives,
Who once for sin­ners died.

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Rejoice, re­joice, He is ris­en!
New life to all He doth bring;
Rejoice, re­joice! He lives!
Our great vic­to­ri­ous king!

The blos­soms fair are bloom­ing,
They fill the world with cheer;
The East­er bells are ring­ing out
In car­ols sweet and clear.
Creation’s hap­py voic­es
The won­drous tid­ings tell;
He comes, the King tri­um­phant comes!
Let earth His prais­es swell.

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The gold­en light is stream­ing,
The dark­ness now is o’er;
Exalt the ris­en Sav­ior, for
He lives to die no more!
Swing wide, ye gates im­mor­tal,
Ye ran­somed hosts pro­claim,
Crown Him, the high and ho­ly One!
Adore His bless­èd name.

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