Sweet and Clear the Birds Are Singing

Sweet and clear the birds are sing­ing

At East­er dawn!

Hark

O hear! the bells are ring­ing

On East­er morn!

And the song that they sing

The good news we hear them sing

Is Christ the Lord is ris­en

is ris­en.

Birds

your hearts give to your sing­ing

And feel no fear!

Bells

fill all the air with ring­ing

Let all men hear!

For the whole world is glad

And with beau­ty new is clad;

Now Christ the Lord is ris­en

is ris­en!

Leaf and bud

as now

were grow­ing

In Ga­li­lee;

Lilies Je­sus loved were blow­ing

As fair to see;

When the first East­er morn

Woke the world to joy new born

For Christ the Lord is ris­en

was ris­en!

Easter buds will soon be flow­ers

Fragrant and gay;

Winter’s snows give place to show­ers

And night to day;

Hope and joy come again!

Life and light for­ev­er reign!

Yea! Christ the Lord is ris­en

is ris­en!