Easter Carol (Crosby)

Oh

the glad­ness and the glo­ry

Of the ten­der East­er sto­ry

Christ is ris­en! Christ is ris­en!

Do you hear the an­gels say?

All the bells tri­umph­ant ring it

All the choirs ce­les­ti­al sing it

And the gen­tle ze­phyrs wing it

Thro’ the skies this sac­red day.

Oh

the won­drous trans­for­ma­tion

Working out the world’s sal­va­tion!

Christ

the cru­ci­fied Re­deem­er

Once con­signed to dark­est gloom

Changing sha­dow in­to splen­dor

With His love so sweet and ten­der

Son of God

our true de­fend­er

Rising death­less from the tomb.

Oh

the light of East­er morn­ing

All the earth and sky adorn­ing!

Oh

how rest­ful

how re­fresh­ing

Is its sac­red­ness and love!

On my heart its peace is steal­ing

Like a gen­tle balm of heal­ing

Christ

my ris­en Lord

re­veal­ing

Throned in ma­jes­ty ab­ove.