The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16523

16523. Easter Day

1 O sad, sad soul, fling wide your doors,
And make your win­dows cur­tain­less;
Strew od­ors on your si­lent floors,
And all your walls with li­lies dress!

2 Throw op­en ev­ery som­ber place;
Roll every hin­der­ing stone away;
Let East­er sun­shine gild your face,
And bless you with its warmth to­day!

3 Let friends re­new each by­gone hour;
Let child­ren fling the world a kiss;
And ev­ery hand tie in some flow­er,
To crown a day so good as this!

4 And whe­ther skies are sad or clear,
We’ll give the day to joy and song;
For since the Christ is sure­ly here,
All things are right, and naught is wrong!

Text Information

• First Line: O sad, sad soul, fling wide your doors
• Title: Easter Day
• Author: May L. R. Smith
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Sometimes and Other Poems (New York: Anson D. F. Randolph, 1893)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: PENTECOST
• Composer: William Boyd (1864)
• Meter: LM
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain