He Is Risen Today

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1 Come, ye saints, look here and wonder,
See the place where Jesus lay;
He has burst His bands asunder;
He has borne our sins away;
Joyful tidings!
Yes, the Lord has risen to-day.

2 Jesus triumphs! sing ye praises;
By His death He overcame;
Thus the Lord His glory raises,
Thus He fills His foes with shame:
Sing ye praises!
Praises to the Victor's name.

3 Jesus triumphs! countless legions
Come from heaven to meet their King;
Soon, in yonder blessed regions,
They shall join His praise to sing;
Songs eternal,
Shall through heaven's high arches ring.



Source: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book: official hymn book of the Methodist Church #141

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Author: Thomas Kelly

Kelly, Thomas, B.A., son of Thomas Kelly, a Judge of the Irish Court of Common Pleas, was born in Dublin, July 13, 1769, and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was designed for the Bar, and entered the Temple, London, with that intention; but having undergone a very marked spiritual change he took Holy Orders in 1792. His earnest evangelical preaching in Dublin led Archbishop Fowler to inhibit him and his companion preacher, Rowland Hill, from preaching in the city. For some time he preached in two unconsecrated buildings in Dublin, Plunket Street, and the Bethesda, and then, having seceded from the Established Church, he erected places of worship at Athy, Portarlington, Wexford, &c, in which he conducted divine worship and preached. H… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Come, ye saints, look here and wonder
Title: He Is Risen Today
Author: Thomas Kelly
Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.7
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Notes

Come, ye saints, look here and wonder. T. Kelly. [Easter.] First published in 3rd ed. of his Hymns, &c, 1809, No. xvii., in 3 stanzas of 6 lines, and based upon Mark xvi. 6, "Behold the place where they laid Him." It was repeated in his Hymns adapted for Social Worship, Dublin, 1812, No. xxvii. For the 1812 work the text was slightly altered in each stanza, and these alterations, with one exception, noted below, were subsequently adopted as the authorized text. It is given in Snepp's Songs of Grace & Glory, No. 256, with "blessed regions" for happy regions, in stanza iii., line 3; “blessed regions " is the original reading, and was restored to the text by the author. It is in somewhat extensive use. In Boardman's Selection of Hymns, (1907), Philadelphia, 1860, it is given as "Come, ye saints, draw nigh and wonder;" and in the Hymn Book of the Evangelical Association, Cleveland, Ohio, 1882, as "Come, ye saints, behold and wonder."

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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REGENT SQUARE (Smart)

Henry T. Smart (PHH 233) composed REGENT SQUARE for the Horatius Bonar (PHH 260) doxology "Glory be to God the Father." The tune was first published in the English Presbyterian Church's Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship (1867), of which Smart was music editor. Because the text editor of that hymna…

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Hymnal of the Evangelical Church. Word ed. #d124
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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #226
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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #226

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Hymnal of the Reformed Episcopal Church, adopted in General Council, Chicago, May 1879 #d50
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Hymns of Worship #199

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Liturgy and Hymns for Sunday Schools #d39

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Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #d142
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Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #141
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Seamen's Hymns #168

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Seamen's Hymns and Devotional Assistant #d125

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Singing Annual for Sabbath Schools 1871 #d5
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Social Psalmist #168

Social Psalmist #168
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Songs of Free Grace #98
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The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #96

The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #96
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