Christ Is Risen

'Twas a dark and gloomy night

Author: T. A. J. Beasley
Tune: ['Twas a dark and gloomy night]
Published in 2 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 ’Twas a dark and gloomy night
When our Lord lay in the grave;
We had hoped that by His might
From our sins we would be saved.

Refrain:
He arose from the dead,
And He triumphed o’er the grave;
And He knows all our need,
He’s the mighty One to save.

2 His disciples, O how sad!
All their hopes were blighted now;
Their poor hearts were filled with dread,
None could tell just what to do. [Refrain]

3 Women came at break of day
To behold His lonely grave;
Angels said Be not afraid,
He is risen from the dead. [Refrain]

4 Let us tell it far and near,
This sweet story o’er and o’er;
Tell it out so all may hear,
That He lives for evermore. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16014

Author: T. A. J. Beasley

Thomas Andrew J. Beasley was born in Union, Mississippi in 1872. He was a Baptist minister in Mississippi. He died in 1943 in Union, Mississippi Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: 'Twas a dark and gloomy night
Title: Christ Is Risen
Author: T. A. J. Beasley
Language: English
Refrain First Line: He arose from the dead
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #16014
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