O Joyful Sound!

O joy­ful sound! O glo­ri­ous hour

When Christ by His al­migh­ty pow­er

Arose and left the grave!

Now let our songs His triumph tell

Who broke the chains of death and hell

And ev­er lives to save.

He lives

He lives

I know that my Re­deem­er lives.

He lives

He lives

I know that my Re­deem­er lives.

The first be­got­ten of the dead

For us He rose

our glo­ri­ous head

Immortal life to bring.

What though the saints

like Him shall die

They share their lead­er’s vic­to­ry

And tri­umph with their king.

No more we trem­ble at the grave;

For He who died our souls to save

Will raise our bo­dies

too.

What though this earth­ly house shall fail

The Sav­ior’s pow­er will yet pre­vail

And build it up anew.