Scripture Verse

The Lord is risen. Luke 24:34

Introduction

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Elizabeth Charles
(1828–1896)

Words: Eli­za­beth R. Charles, in The Com­plete So­dal­ity Man­ual and Hymn Book, ed­it­ed by Alfred Young (New York: D. & J. Sad­li­er, 1863), num­ber 41, alt.

Music: Ly­ons at­trib­ut­ed to Jo­hann M. Hay­dn (1737–1806). Ar­ranged by Will­iam Gar­di­ner, Sac­red Me­lo­dies (Lon­don: 1815) (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Johann Haydn (1737–1806)

Lyrics

Smile prais­es, O sky,
Soft breathe them, O air,
Below, and on high,
And ev­ery­where!
The black troop of storm clouds
Has scat­tered and fled,

Refrain

The Lord hath aris­en,
The harmèd from the dead.

Arouse thee, O Spring;
Ye flow­ers, come forth;
With thou­sand hues tin­ting
The soft green earth;
Ye vio­lets ten­der
And sweet ros­es red,

Refrain

Sweep tides of rich mu­sic,
The new world along,
And pour in full mea­sure,
Sweet voic­es, your song.
Sing, sing, for He liv­eth,
He lives as He said;

Refrain

Clap, clap your hands, mount­ains,
Ye val­leys, re­sound;
Leap, leap for joy, fount­ains,
Ye hills, catch the sound;
All tri­umph! He liv­eth!
He lives as He said;

The Lord hath aris­en,
Unharmèd from the dead.