Resurrection
- Words:
- H. F. Morris
- Music:
- T. B. Mosley
Sheet music
- 1They crucified my Lord,Laid Him in the tomb,Now lies the Son of GodIn death’s sable gloom.The Man of grief and toilThere is silence lies;Death has within its coilGod of earth and skies.
- 2But behold there was an earthquake,For from heav’n there came an angel,With a countenance like lightning,And a raiment white as snow.When at dawn came Mary Magdalene,‘Twas the angel’s voice which said:(the voice which said:)“Lo, He is not here, but risen!”Christ is risen from the dead.
- 3He who for the world's salvation bled,Now is risen, risen from the dead;Glory, honor we will ever sing,Praise to our risen, risen King.Hallelujah, sing, with hearts to(Hallelujah, sing with hearts to) heav’n and voices raise,(heav’n and voices, voices raise,)Ever shout, ye ransomed ones for(And ever shout, ye ransomed ones, for) you His blood was shed;(you His blood was shed;)
- 4Sing a hymn of gladness, sing to(Sing a hymn of gladness, sing to)God a hymn of praise,(God a hymn of praise,)Christ the Lord is ris’n indeed, is(Christ the Lord is ris’n indeed, is) risen from the dead.(risen from the dead.)
In the hymnals
- The words are in 25 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.