Merrily the Easter Bells

Merrily the East­er bells

Ringing from tow­er and stee­ple

Telling of the death­less Love

Living for His peo­ple.

Alleluia! notes of joy

Wondrously are blend­ing

With the sad­ness yes­ter-eve

Of the Life so end­ing.

But the night has passed away

Sweetly the bells are ring­ing

He our joy this morn has come

We

too

now are sing­ing:

Alleluia! Christ is ris­en

So will we be ris­ing—

He from death

and we from sin

Loving life and priz­ing.

Up through all the heav’n­ly spheres

Ringing the old

old sto­ry

As we sing the East­er joy

Of the Lord of Glo­ry.

Alleluia! an­gels sing

Songs of joy with mor­tals—

Of the way of Life to­day

Christ un­barred the por­tals.

All our doubts and fears are gone

Cheerily the peal­ing

Through the blind­ing mist of tears

Wakens joy­ous feel­ing.

Alleluia! ring again

Christ has passed the riv­er

As He rose and lives would we

Rise and live for ev­er!