Go, pro­claim it to the peo­ple,
Let the glo­ri­ous tid­ings fly!
From the grave our Lord has ris­en,
Nevermore shall Je­sus die!
We re­ceived the joy­ful mes­sage,
Borne up­on the morn­ing air;
Tell, O tell it to the peo­ple,
Let them all the glad­ness share.

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Ring, ring the bells!
Ring, O ring the bells!
Go, pro­claim the joy­ful tid­ings,
Christ, the Lord, is sure­ly ris­en;
Ring, O ring the bells!
Ring, O ring the bells!

Go, pro­claim it to the peo­ple,
Christ has con­quered ev­ery foe,
Burst the bars of death asun­der,
He de­feat shall ne­ver know;
Sin with all its shame is hid­ing,
Death re­ceives a fa­tal blow,
That He is the pro­mised Sav­ior,
All the world shall quick­ly know.

Refrain

Lo! a light has burst up­on us,
See the dark­ness flee away;
In the bright­ness of His ris­ing,
Cometh now the pro­mised day;
Yes, the glo­ri­ous sun ap­pear­eth,
Hope and joy for Is­ra­el;
Wake the na­tions at His ris­ing,
Go ye forth the news to tell.

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