Beautiful Eastertide (Morton)

O wel­come

bright morn­ing

we love thy sweet light

For past is the dark­ness of sin’s bit­ter night;

We lift our glad voices in tri­umph to­day

Our glo­ri­ous Re­deem­er lives.

O beau­ti­ful East­er­tide

Thy won­der­ful mes­sage send far and wide;

O beau­ti­ful East­er­tide

We hail

thee

O joy­ous day.

O beau­ti­ful East­er­tide

Thy won­der­ful mes­sage send far and wide;

O beau­ti­ful East­er­tide

We love thy re­ful­gent ray.

Rejoice! O ye Gen­tiles

that death is no more

The grave’s dread­ful tri­umph for­ev­er is o’er;

Shout! shout the glad an­them

With voice loud and strong

Our glo­ri­ous Re­deem­er lives.

The day of re­joic­ing for man­kind is here

The grave

robbed of ter­ror

no long­er hath fear;

Then lift your glad voic­es in tri­umph to­day

Our glo­ri­ous Re­deem­er lives.