1 We sing today our Easter hymn,
Our glad hosannas ringing,
With cherubim and seraphim
Our meed of praises bringing;
We will forget the night of woe
When Christ our Lord lay slain,
And only chant the joy we know
That He doth live again.
2 He conquered all that did oppose,
With fiend and demon warring,
And bravely battled ’gainst our foes
With wounds His visage marring.
He met, at length, the last of all,
That dreaded foe called Death,
And on the cross did seem to fall
Beneath his noxious breath.
3 But now, today we sing the song
Which tells His triumph o’er him,
Death could not hold "the Master" long,
And so gave way before Him.
Then carol with a grateful heart
For all that Christ hath done,
His breaking Satan’s fiercest dart,
For life that He hath won.
Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16535