Easter Carol (Barton)

Long ago on East­er day

As the morn was break­ing

Where the bur­ied Sav­ior lay

Friends whose hearts were ach­ing

Came with spic­es rich and rare

Brought for love’s adorn­ing

And they met their Sav­ior there

On that East­er morn­ing!

Angels moved the stone and said

This is not His pri­son;

Seek Him not among the dead

For your Lord is ris­en!

Then the green-clad

spring-freed earth

Sang to Heav’n its sto­ry

Glorious as the songs at birth

Of His ris­en glo­ry!

Here we come this East­er day

Our dear Sav­ior meet­ing;

Meet us

Je­sus

in the way

With Thine East­er greet­ing.

Not with spic­es

but with song

Voicing glad en­deav­or

Come we hail­ing Him who rose

And who lives for­ev­er!