The Hymnal ‎#179

179. He is risen, He is risen

He is risen, he is risen,
Tell it out with joyful voice:
He has burst his three days' prison;
Let the whole wide earth rejoice:
Death is conquered, man is free,
Christ has won the victory.

Come, ye sad and fearful-hearted,
With glad smile and radiant brow:
Lent's long shadows have departed;
All his woes are over now,
And the passion that he bore:
Sin and pain can vex no more.

Come, with high and holy hymning,
Chant our Lord's triumphant lay;
Not one darksome cloud is dimming
Yonder glorious morning ray,
Breaking o'er the purple east,
Symbol of our Easter feast.

He is risen, he is risen;
He hath opened heaven's gate:
We are free from sin's dark prison,
Risen to a holier state;
And a brighter Easter beam
On our longing eyes shall stream.

Text Information

• First Line: He is risen, He is risen
• Author: Cecil Frances Alexander (1846, alt.)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916
• Topic: Easter Day; Sunday Schools: Eastertide

Tune Information

• Name: NEANDER
• Composer: Joachim Neander (1680)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7
• Incipit: 12313 45517 65322
• Key: C Major