Easter Day

O sad

sad soul

fling wide your doors

And make your win­dows cur­tain­less;

Strew od­ors on your si­lent floors

And all your walls with li­lies dress!

Throw op­en ev­ery som­ber place;

Roll every hin­der­ing stone away;

Let East­er sun­shine gild your face

And bless you with its warmth to­day!

Let friends re­new each by­gone hour;

Let child­ren fling the world a kiss;

And ev­ery hand tie in some flow­er

To crown a day so good as this!

And whe­ther skies are sad or clear

We’ll give the day to joy and song;

For since the Christ is sure­ly here

All things are right

and naught is wrong!