Ring Out, Sweet Easter Bells

Ring out

sweet East­er bells

ring out

The world to life is wak­ing

And heav’n­ly hosts in tri­umph sound

The joy of man par­tak­ing.

For He

who died our souls to save

The Lord is ris­en from the grave.

Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia!

Once more the sea its wave di­vides

That we our Lord may fol­low;

Then o’er the foe in tri­umph rides

The hosts of sin to swal­low;

For He

who saved us from our doom

The Lord is ris­en from the tomb.

Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia!

The Ro­man guard in vain shall keep

His dark and si­lent pri­son;

No more sad Mag­da­lene shall weep

For Christ the Lord is ris­en;

The Sav­ior

who for sin­ners bled

The Lord is ris­en from the dead.

Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia!

Then ring

sweet bells

the joy on earth

In East­er hymns to Heav­en

And tell the new

im­mor­tal birth

To man by Je­sus gi­ven;

For our dear Lord is ris’n in­deed

And lives on high to in­ter­cede.

Alleluia! Al­le­lu­ia!