The Voice of Praise ‎#216

216. Welcome, Easter Day

1 Rifts of blue are gleaming thro' the clouds of gray,
Streams again are hast'ning on their seaward way;
Silence turns to singing, gloom is swept away;
Welcome, happy Easter! Welcome, Easter Day!

Chorus:
Easter, Easter,
Day of life and light!
All things with rejoicing hail thy coming bright!
Easter, Easter,
With glad promise rife,
Telling out the story of a risen life!

2 'Tis no time for sadness! 'Tis no time for gloom!
Nature's world is radiant in a robe of bloom!
Life and joy triumphant rise from sorrow's tomb!
Welcome, happy Easter! Welcome, Easter Day! [Chorus]

3 Join in glad rejoicing! Dark despair has flown!
Death is captive taken! Hail the Risen One!
Sorrow reigns no longer! Joy is on the throne!
Welcome, happy Easter! Welcome, Easter Day! [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Rifts of blue are gleaming thro' the clouds of gray
• Title: Welcome, Easter Day
• Author: A. J. C.
• Refrain First Line: Easter, Easter
• Publication Date: 1904

Tune Information

• Name: [Rifts of blue are gleaming thro' the clouds of gray]
• Composer: J. Lincoln Hall
• Key: B♭ Major