Scripture Verse

As they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? Luke 24:5

Introduction

Words: Ros­si­ter W. Ray­mond, in Book of Praise for the Sun­day School, by George A. Bell & Hu­bert P. Main (New York: Big­low & Main, 1875).

Music: Wil­helm, ar­ranged from Karl Wil­helm (1815–1873) (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Rossiter W. Raymond (1840–1918)

Lyrics

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Resurrection Morn
Herbert G. Schmalz
(1856–1935)

Ye faint­ing souls, lift up your eyes
To where the morn­ing lights the skies!
The aw­ful sha­dows flee away
Before the swift ad­vanc­ing day.
The Lord is ris’n; He could not die;
He lives for you eter­nal­ly;
And by His vic­to­ry o’er the grave
His peo­ple He will sure­ly save!

No long­er mourn your seem­ing loss;
No long­er weep be­fore the cross,
Nor search the darkn­ess of the tomb;
While ov­er­heard the morn has come!
Now what shall harm your joy­ful souls
While your Re­deem­er all con­trols?
No night shall hide again His face;
No grave shall be His rest­ing place.