I Say to All Men Far and Near

I say to all men far and near

That He is ris­en again;

That He is with us now and here

And ev­er shall re­main.

And what I say

let each this morn

Go tell it to his friend

That soon in ev­ery place shall dawn

His king­dom with­out end.

The fears of death and of the grave

Are whelmed be­neath the sea;

And ev­ery heart now light and brave

May face the things to be.

The way of dark­ness that He trod

To Heav­en at last shall come

And he who heark­ens to His Word

Shall reach His Fa­ther’s home.

Now let the mourn­er grieve no more

Though his be­lov­èd sleep:

A hap­pi­er meet­ing shall re­store

Their light to eyes that weep.

He lives! His pre­sence hath not ceased

Though foes and fears be rife;

And thus we hail in East­er’s feast

A world re­newed to life!