Listen to the Song

Listen to the song swell­ing o’er the earth

Millions now their voic­es raise

In tri­umph­ant note of praise;

Loud ho­san­nas sing to the con­qu’ring King—

Vanquished He the grave—

From death re­moved the sting.

Easter dawn

hap­py morn!

When the Lord rose from death to set us free

For all eter­ni­ty

We sing our hap­py lay

on this day

and al­way

We’ll re­joice that Christ o’er death

Has gained the vic­to­ry.

Shattered were the bonds of the dis­mal tomb

Ended

too

were death’s dark woes

On the day when Christ arose;

Heaven rang again with a glad re­frain

Earth pealed forth the chor­us:

Hell’s dark pow­er is vain.

Jesus Christ

the first fruits of them that slept

Brushed away death’s migh­ty bar;

Heaven’s gates now stand ajar

And be­yond this strife

sin and ev­il rife

All may pass thro’ death

Unto eter­nal life.