Gems and Flowers of Rich Perfume

Gems and flow­ers of sweet per­fume

On the al­tar lay;

Jesus ris­ing from the tomb

Sanctifies this day:

Ring the bells out joy­ful­ly

Swell the glad­some lay;

Crucified on Cal­va­ry

Christ is ris­en to­day.

Easter bells

chime the lay

Christ is ris­en to­day;

Easter bells

chime the lay

Christ is ris­en to­day.

Darkly se­pul­chral gloom

Wrapped His mor­tal clay

Till the an­gel

from the tomb

Rolled the stone away.

Then His life-im­part­ing breath

Bade the dead arise;

And the pal­lid hosts of death

Followed to the skies.

Still the length­en­ing ag­es tell

His un­dy­ing love;

How He

con­quer­ing death and hell

Ever reigns ab­ove.

Oh! that all might share the grace

Purchased by His pain;

Prince and Sav­ior! Thine the praise

Ours the bound­less gain.