Awake, Thou Wintry Earth

Awake

thou win­try earth!

Fling off thy sad­ness!

Fair ver­nal flow­ers laugh forth

Your an­cient glad­ness!

Christ is ris­en!

Wave

woods

your blos­soms all

Grim Death is dead!

Ye weep­ing fu­ne­ral trees

Lift up your head!

Christ is ris­en!

Come

see the graves are green;

In light

we go

Where now our loved ones rest

In hope be­low.

Christ is ris­en!

All is fresh and new

Full of spring and light:

Cold heart

why wear­est hue

Of sleep and night?

Christ is ris­en!

Leave thy cares be­neath;

Leave thy world­ly love;

Begin the bet­ter life

With God above!

Christ is ris­en!