Whispering words of com­fort,
Hand in hand they move;
Looking in vain, for dark­ness
Heavily lies above.

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Sadly toll­ing, toll­ing for One who died;
Sadly toll­ing, toll­ing for One cru­ci­fied;
O hear them chang­ing their song to glad­ness,
Banishing fear and sad­ness,
Telling to all the won­drous story,
Of Je­sus, who died, but has ris’n again,
Who died, but has ris­en again.

Seeking their lov­ing Mas­ter,
Wandering thro’ the gloom;
While East­er bells are toll­ing,
Sadly they reach the tomb.

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Slowly the day is dawn­ing,
Darkness dis­ap­pears;
Seeing the tomb so emp­ty,
Only in­creased their fears.

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Why do you seek the liv­ing
Here among the dead?
He is not here, but ris­en,
Even as He hath said.

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