Scripture Verse

He is risen, as He said. Matthew 28:6

Introduction

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George Oliver (1856–1941)

Words: Ano­ny­mous, in Car­ols Old and Car­ols New, by Charles L. Hut­chins (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: The Par­ish Choir, 1916), num­ber 191.

Music: Man­de­ville George E. Ol­iv­er (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know the au­thor, or where to get a good pic­ture of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

’Twas on this Eas­ter morn­ing,
The bless­èd Sav­ior rose,
O’er death tri­umph­ant came He,
A con­quer­or o’er His foes.

Refrain

Ring out, ring out, sweet bells;
Ring, sweet East­er bells;
Ring out, ring out, sweet bells;
Ring, sweet East­er bells.

Let ev­ery heart be joy­ful
And ev­ery tongue pro­claim
This East­er glad ho­san­na,
All hail to Je­sus’ name.

Refrain

Let not a voice be si­lent
At such a fes­tal time;
Yea, ra­ther let us glad­ly
Ring out our mer­ry chime.

Refrain