1 Christ the Lord is risen to-day,
He is risen indeed;

Christ the Lord is risen to-day;

He is risen indeed!

"He captive led captivity,

He robbed the grave of victory,"
He broke the bars of death,
He broke the bars of death.

Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah! Amen.

2 Christ the Lord is risen to-day,
He is risen indeed;

Let every mourning soul rejoice,
And sing with one united voice:
The Saviour rose to-day.

Hallelujah, &c.

3 Christ the Lord is risen to-day,
He is risen indeed;

(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
Break forth in tuneful melody,

And swell the mighty song.
Hallelujah, &c.

(Rep.)

(Rep. both lines.)

(Rep.)

Ring, ring the Bells!

1 Ring, ring the bells over ocean and shore!
Jesus, the Risen, shall suffer no more:
Jesus, the Risen, is mighty to save;

Where is thy strength and thy vict'ry, O Grave?
Refrain.-Ring, ring the bells; ring, ring, ring the bells;
Ring them joyfully, joyfully; lift the voice and sing;
Death is vanquished, and the Lord is King.

2 Break from your bondage of Winter, O Earth!
Wake to a Spring-time of music and mirth;
Blossom and sing, for your darkness is done;
Jesus hath risen, thy life-giving Sun.

Ring, ring, &c.

3 Ring, ring the tidings, with joy in the chime,
Down through the shadows of error and crime;
Ring to the spirit of bondman and free,
"Jesus is risen, and liveth for thee."

Christ is Risen. (2.)

1 Christ is risen from the dead-
Christ, our ever-living Head;
Now He lives Who once was slain,
Lives, for evermore to reign;
Risen Sun of Righteousness,
Risen to save, to cheer, to bless.
Blessed Saviour, living Lord,
Ever be thy name adored.

CHORUS.

Mighty Victor, strong to save,
Thou hast conquer'd o'er the grave,
Death hath lost its pow'r and sting,
Praise to our victorious King.

2 Christ hath triumphed o'er the
grave.

Christ hath shown His power to
save;

Ring, ring, &c.

Songs of Salvation,
p. 140.

Cruel death and bitter strife:
Christ hath purchas'd endless life,
Now our faith is not in vain;
Jesus Christ hath risen again;
Victory through our conqu`ring
Lord,

To His Father's throne restored.
Cho.

3 Bright our hope beyond the tomb,
Gone the darkness, gone the gloom,
Gone the dreadful fear of death,
We may sing with latest breath:
Sown in weakness, raised in pow-
For the resurrection hour,
Glory, glory, let us sing,
Glory to our risen King!

[er,

Cho.

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Miscellaneous.

Nicæa.

1 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!

Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee:
Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty!

God in Three Persons, Blessed Trinity!

2 Holy, holy, holy! all the saints adore Thee,

Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee,
Which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.

3 Holy, holy, holy! though the darkness hide Thee,
Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see;
Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee
Perfect in power, in love, and purity.

4 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!

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All Thy works shall praise Thy Name in earth, and sky, and sea:
Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty;

God in Three Persons, Blessed Trinity! AMEN.

We three Kings of Orient.

1 We three kings of Orient are;
Bearing gifts, we traverse afar
Field and fountain,
Moor and mountain,
Following yonder star.

CHORUS.

O star of wonder, star of night,
Star with royal beauty bright,

Westward leading,
Still proceeding,
Guide us to the perfect Light.

2 Born a King on Bethlehem's
plain,

Hollister, Pt. II., p. 28.

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In mercy given;

Angels to beckon me

Nearer, my God, to Thee, &c.

4 Then with my waking thoughts
Bright with Thy praise,
Out of my stony griefs
Bethel I'll raise;

So by my woes to be
Nearer, my God, to Thee, &c.

5 Or if, on joyful wing,

Cleaving the sky,

Sun, moon and stars forgot,
Upward I fly;

Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to Thee, &c.

Beautiful Church.

1 Beautiful Church of Christ below,
Beautiful in this world of woe,
Beautiful Gate to Heaven above,
Beautiful House of God I love;
He who was slain on Calvary

Has built this beautiful Church for me.

2 Beautiful Round, our Festival year,
Beautiful all its scenes appear;

Beautiful Feast when Christ was born,
Beautiful light the Easter morn;

With Christmas wreaths and Easter flowers,
Thank God, this beautiful Church is ours!

Hollister, Pt. I., p. 80.

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Beautiful Baptism, Christ its light;
Beautiful Infants, robed in white;
Beautiful Chants, we love to sing;
Beautiful Hymns to Christ our King:
The path that Saints and Martyrs trod,
The Church that leads us home to God.

4 Beautiful Church of Christ our King,
Beautiful offerings let us bring;

Beautiful lives the Church to adorn,
Beautiful love to Heaven's First-born:
With hearts of faith the Saviour see,
Come to this Beautiful Church with me.

Glory! Glory! Glory!

1 Songs of praise the angels sang,
Heav'n with hallelujahs rang,
When Jehovah's work begun,
When He spake and it was done.

5 Sunshine,

p. 48.

Chorus.-Glory, glory, glory, hear it echo thro' the sky;
Glory, glory, glory, shall our happy hearts reply.
Multitudes of angels send the chorus down to men,
Multitudes of people send it back to heav'n again.

2 Songs of praise awoke the morn

When the Prince of Peace was born;

Songs of praise arose, when He
Captive led captivity.

Glory, glory, glory, &c.