O Joyous Easter Morning (Bach)

O joy­ous East­er morn­ing

That saw the Lord of love arise!

O bright and hap­py morn­ing!

The clouds have left the skies.

The night of grief is end­ed

The smil­ing day has come again

And Christ has won the vic­to­ry

For all the sons of men.

O glad­some East­er morn­ing

Our hearts re­joice anew to­day

The grave and death are con­quered

He is of life the Way.

The hosts of sin are van­quished

He is the Vic­tor

Sav­ior

King;

Then let us all with glad­ness

Our thank­ful prais­es bring.

O bless­èd East­er morn­ing

What day so bright and fair as this

When

through His migh­ty tri­umph

He won the courts of bliss!

The doors of Heav­en are op­en

The grave no more has pow­er or dread

For ris­en is our Sav­ior

The first­fruits of the dead.