1 Christ the Lord is risen to-day, Christ the Lord is risen to-day; He is risen indeed! "He captive led captivity, He robbed the grave of victory," Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah! Amen. 2 Christ the Lord is risen to-day, Let every mourning soul rejoice, Hallelujah, &c. 3 Christ the Lord is risen to-day, (Rep.) (Repeat both lines.) (Rep.) (Rep. both lines.) The great and glorious work is done, Free grace to all through Christ the Son; Hosanna to His name! Hallelujah, &c. 4 Christ the Lord is risen to-day, He is risen indeed; Let all that fill the earth and sea And swell the mighty song. (Rep.) (Rep. both lines.) (Rep.) Ring, ring the Bells! 1 Ring, ring the bells over ocean and shore! Where is thy strength and thy vict'ry, O Grave? 2 Break from your bondage of Winter, O Earth! Ring, ring, &c. 3 Ring, ring the tidings, with joy in the chime, Christ is Risen. (2.) 1 Christ is risen from the dead- CHORUS. Mighty Victor, strong to save, 2 Christ hath triumphed o'er the Christ hath shown His power to Ring, ring, &c. Songs of Salvation, Cruel death and bitter strife: To His Father's throne restored. 3 Bright our hope beyond the tomb, [er, Cho. 46 Miscellaneous. Nicæa. 1 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee: God in Three Persons, Blessed Trinity! 2 Holy, holy, holy! all the saints adore Thee, Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea; 3 Holy, holy, holy! though the darkness hide Thee, 4 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! 47 All Thy works shall praise Thy Name in earth, and sky, and sea: God in Three Persons, Blessed Trinity! AMEN. We three Kings of Orient. 1 We three kings of Orient are; CHORUS. O star of wonder, star of night, Westward leading, 2 Born a King on Bethlehem's Hollister, Pt. II., p. 28. 49 In mercy given; Angels to beckon me Nearer, my God, to Thee, &c. 4 Then with my waking thoughts So by my woes to be 5 Or if, on joyful wing, Cleaving the sky, Sun, moon and stars forgot, Still all my song shall be, Beautiful Church. 1 Beautiful Church of Christ below, Has built this beautiful Church for me. 2 Beautiful Round, our Festival year, Beautiful Feast when Christ was born, With Christmas wreaths and Easter flowers, Hollister, Pt. I., p. 80. 50 51 Beautiful Baptism, Christ its light; 4 Beautiful Church of Christ our King, Beautiful lives the Church to adorn, Glory! Glory! Glory! 1 Songs of praise the angels sang, 5 Sunshine, p. 48. Chorus.-Glory, glory, glory, hear it echo thro' the sky; 2 Songs of praise awoke the morn When the Prince of Peace was born; Songs of praise arose, when He Glory, glory, glory, &c. |