1.
The Lord is risen indeed,
And are the tidings true?
Yes, we beheld the Savior bleed,
And saw him living too.
2.
The Lord is risen indeed,
Then hell has lost his prey,
With him is risen the ransom seed,
To reign in endless day.
3.
The Lord is risen indeed,
Attending angels hear;
Up to the courts of heaven with speed,
The joyful tidings bear.
4.
Then make your golden lyres,
And strike each cheerful chord;
Join all ye bright, celestial choirs,
To sing our risen Lord.
The Southern Harmony
First Line: | "The Lord is risen indeed;" And are the tidings true? |
Title: | The Lord Is Risen Indeed |
Author: | Thomas Kelly |
Meter: | 6.6.8.6 |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
The Lord is risen indeed. T. Kelly. [Easter.] First published in his Collection of Psalms & Hymns, &c, Dublin, 1802, No. 263, in 7 stanzas of 4 lines, and then in his Hymns, &c, 1804, and later editions. In the latest edition it was expanded to 8 stanzas as in that of 1853, the addition there being stanza vi. It is found in full or in an abridged form in a large number of hymnbooks.
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)