Death is swallowed up in victory.
1 Corinthians 15:54
Words: Priscilla J. Owens, in The Wells of Salvation, by John R. Sweney & William Kirkpatrick (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: John J. Hood, 1881), page 124.
Music: William J. Kirkpatrick (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Owens (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Victorious! Victorious!
Christ has arisen glorious;
Where the funeral knell was tolled
Be the hymn of triumph rolled,
Let the palm’s green branches wave
O’er the slumber of the grave;
From its gloom victorious,
Christ has risen glorious,
Christ has risen glorious.
Victorious! Victorious!
Christ has arisen glorious;
Where the heavy tomb was sealed
Gates of paradise revealed,
Where the mourners wept around,
Faith looks up, with glory crowned.
O’er the grave, victorious,
Christ has risen glorious,
Christ has risen glorious.
Victorious! Victorious!
Christ has arisen glorious;
On His brow the conqueror’s wreath,
In His hand the keys of death,
He shall buried hopes restore,
He shall live forevermore.
Over death victorious,
Christ has risen glorious,
Christ has risen glorious.