The Cyber Hymnal ‎#635

635. Brighter Are the Sunbeams

1. Brighter are the sunbeams on this day,
O rejoice, heart and voice!
Sweeter buds unfolding by the way,
Telling of the quick’ning life of spring;
Bright sunbeams tell out the story
Of the Easter joy and glory,
And winter’s gone—cold and hoary,
All hail our victor king.

Refrain
Hallelujah to our victor king!
Go your way, angels say;
Over hill and valley, tidings bring;
The Savior lives for us today.

2. Hear the message from the leafy bough;
Robins sing, bluebells ring;
Every bud and blossom tells us now
Jesus rose triumphant o’er the grave;
Oh, seek the Lord, though in sorrow,
From the garden gladness borrow,
For after night dawns the morrow;
He cometh forth to save. [Refrain]

3. O, the happy springtime of the soul;
Shadows go, lilies blow;
Jesus makes the wounded spirit whole;
Love is blooming, singing in the heart;
For hope’s bright morn is awaking,
Night is passing, day is breaking,
And Christ, His own ne’er forsaking,
Bids every fear depart. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Brighter are the sunbeams on this day
• Title: Brighter Are the Sunbeams
• Author: Eliza Edmunds Hewitt (1904)
• Refrain First Line: Hallelujah to our victor king!
• Language: English
• Source: The Bible School Hymnal, edited by Isaac H. Meredith & Grant C. Tullar (New York: Tullar-Meredith Company, 1907), number 226
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Brighter are the sunbeams on this day]
• Composer: Fred C. Pullin
• Incipit: 17137 35617 52111
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain