Scripture Verse

Behold, I am alive for evermore. Revelation 1:18

Introduction

Words: Alex­cen­ah Tho­mas, in Fair as the Morn­ing, ed­it­ed by John H. Kurz­en­kna­be & Will­iam W. Ben­tley (Har­ris­burg, Penn­syl­van­ia: J. H. Kurz­en­kna­be & Sons, 1891), num­ber 132. Aft­er each verse, re­peat its first six lines.

Music: Will­iam A. Og­den (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Tho­mas (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

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William A. Ogden (1841–1897)

Lyrics

Tell it out with a shout, hal­le­lu­jah!
Jesus Christ has ris­en to­day!
Tell it out with a shout, hal­le­lu­jah!
Empty is the tomb for aye.
Sing aloud in joy­ful strain,
Jesus lives! He lives again.
Sealèd was the tomb that bound Him;
It was emp­ty when they found Him;
For the icy bonds He sun­dered,
While the an­gels looked and won­dered.
Risen Lord! we cry to Thee,
From our fet­ters set us free.

Tell it out with a shout, hal­le­lu­jah!
He hath tri­umphed glo­ri­ous­ly
Tell it out with a shout, hal­le­lu­jah!
Conquered death and set me free.
Sing aloud in joy­ful strain,
Jesus lives! He lives again.
Go and tell them He is ris­en,
From the cold and icy pri­son;
That the cru­el bonds that bound Him,
Nevermore again may wound Him:
That for them the Sav­ior pleads,
With the Fa­ther in­ter­cedes.

Tell it out with a shout, hal­le­lu­jah!
Let it ring from shore to shore,
Tell it out with a shout, hal­le­lu­jah!
Jesus lives for ev­er­more!
Sing aloud in joy­ful strain,
Jesus ev­er­more shall reign!
Be the sto­ry oft re­peat­ed—
High in glo­ry He is seat­ed,
Where the saints shall e’er ad­ore Him,
Cast their fade­less crowns be­fore Him;
There, at last, may you and me
All His love and glo­ry see.