The Cyber Hymnal ‎#13481

13481. Arise, Sad Heart, Arise In Haste

1 Arise, sad heart, arise in haste,
Come forth, but not to weep;
Come, end thy sorrow at the grave
Where Jesus lay asleep.
Astir He was before the sun:
The stone was rolled away
While darkness yet withheld the dawn—
There are two suns today.

2 His servant, day’s familiar lord,
Shall shine no more in vain;
For He, the everlasting sun,
In flaming power shall reign.
Rise, feeble heart, come quickly forth,
Though weary night was long;
Let sorrow now be very glad,
And weakness very strong.

3 Forget the shudder and the shout,
The noon with terror black,
That darkly-finished work of woe—
The Worker has come back;
Himself His finished work, is here;
Come, greet the holy light
That flows from sorrow-softened eyes
With love eternal bright.

4 Rise, happy heart, arise in haste,
And into Eden come;
New paradise is planted now,
And He, its beauty’s sum;
Its tree of life, its light of life,
Its stream of life is here;
Come, hallow many happy songs
With one last happy tear.

Text Information

• First Line: Arise, sad heart, arise in haste
• Title: Arise, Sad Heart, Arise In Haste
• Author: Thomas T. Lynch
• Meter: CMD
• Language: English
• Source: The Rivulet (3rd ed, enl.) (London: Longmans, Green, Readyer & Dyer, 1868)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: CLEANSING FOUNTAIN, American camp meeting tune; ELLACOMBE, Württemberg, Germany, 1784; FAIR HAVEN, traditional Scottish tune

Tune Information

• Name: BETHLEHEM
• Composer: Gottfried Wilhelm Fink (1842)
• Meter: CMD
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain