117. He is risen, He is risen

1 He is risen, He is risen;
Tell it out with joyful voice:
He has burst His three days' prison;
Let the whole wide earth rejoice;
Death is conquered, man is free,
Christ has won the victory!

2 Come, ye sad and fearful-hearted,
With glad smile and radiant brow:
Lent's long shadows have departed
All His woes are over now,
And the passion that He bore:
Sin and pain can vex no more.

3 Come, with high and holy hymning,
Chant our Lord's triumphant lay;
Not one darksome cloud is dimming
Yonder glorious morning ray,
Breaking o'er the purple East,
Symbol of our Easter feast.

4 He is risen, He is risen;
He hath opened heaven's gate:
We are free from sin's dark prison,
Risen to a holier state;
And a brighter Easter beam
On our longing eyes shall stream.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: He is risen, He is risen
Title: He is risen, He is risen
Author: Mrs. C. F. Alexander (1846)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1894
Topic: Eastertide
Notes: Tune name in index: UNSER HERSCHER
Tune Information
Name: [He is risen, He is risen]
Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7.
Key: C Major



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