The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1053

1053. The Conqueror

1. O Thou Lamb of Calvary,
Thy triumphant day is come!
Day of glorious victory,
Over the boasting tomb!
All the shame and agony
Of the cruel cross He bore;
Died the Man of Galilee,
But rose the Conqueror!

Refrain
O death, where is thy sting?
O grave, thy victory?
The risen Lord, the Savior-King,
Has conquered death for me.

2. All in vain the wards of death
Guard the stony tenement;
But a whisper, yea, a breath,
Lo! its bars are rent!
Where is now the taunting reed,
And the crown of thorns He wore?
Ye have made a King, indeed,
And crowned a Conqueror! [Refrain]

3. O the glorious victory!
Jesus slain awakes again,
Triumphs over Calvary,
And the wiles of men!
Jesus now the risen King
Is alive forevermore!
Earth and Heaven tribute sing—
And hail Him Conqueror! [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O Thou Lamb of Calvary
• Title: The Conqueror
• Author: Salathial Cleaver Kirk (1906)
• Refrain First Line: O death, where is thy sting?
• Language: English
• Source: The Bible School Hymnal (New York: Tullar-Meredith Company, 1907), number 221
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [O Thou Lamb of Calvary]
• Composer: Grant Colfax Tullar
• Incipit: 56565 17565 65221
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Public Domain