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THERE STOOD THREE MARYS BY THE TOMB

There Stood Three Maries by the Tomb

Scripture Verse

Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might…anoint Jesus’ body… just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb. Mark 16:1–2

Introduction

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John M. Neale (1818–1866)
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Words: This text is a cen­to from The World It­self Keeps East­er Day, by John M. Neale, in Car­ols for Christ­mas and East­er­tide, 1853.

Music: J. B. Lit­ler, in Car­ols Old and Car­ols New, by Charles L. Hut­chins (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Par­ish Choir, 1916), num­ber 269 (🔊 ).

Lyrics

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The Holy Women at the Tomb
William Bouguereau (1825–1905)

There stood three Ma­rys by the tomb
On East­er morn­ing ear­ly;
When day had scarce­ly chased the gloom,
And dew was white and pear­ly:
Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia!
With lov­ing but with err­ing mind,
They came the Prince of Life to find,
They came the Prince of Life to find.
Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia!

But ear­li­er still the an­gel sped,
His news of com­fort giv­ing;
And Why, he said, “among the dead
Thus seek ye for the liv­ing?”
Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia!
Go, tell them all, and make them blest;
Tell Pe­ter first, and then the rest,
Tell Pe­ter first, and then the rest.
Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia!

But one, and one alone, re­mained,
With love that could not va­ry;
And thus a joy past joy she gained,
That some­time sin­ner, Mary;
Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia!
The first the bless­èd form to see
Of Him that hung up­on the tree,
Of Him that hung up­on the tree;
Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia!

The world it­self keeps Eas­ter Day,
The Heav’n ab­ove is beam­ing;
All in high fes­tiv­al ar­ray
The mer­ry bells are gleam­ing.
Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia!
The Lord hath ris­en, as all things tell;
Good Chris­tians, see ye rise as well,
Good Chris­tians, see ye rise as well!
Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia!