The Easter Lilies

The East­er li­lies shed their rich per­fume

And greet the morn­ing of the re­sur­rect­ion;

So let our spir­its sweet­ly bud and bloom

And yield the of­fer­ing of a pure af­fect­ion.

We ring the bells of East­er­tide!

We sing the praise of Him who died!

We hail the day when He arose

Triumphant ov­er all His foes.

Let hap­py child­ren hail their ris­en Lord

And in­fant voic­es soft­ly sing His glo­ry;

Let ev­ery Christ­ian spread the heav’n­ly word

And tell again the bless­èd East­er sto­ry!

Today

ye bells

ring out a joy­ful chime

With cheer­ful tones and mer­ry notes of glad­ness;

And greet once more the hap­py East­er time

And bid each mourn­ing heart dis­pel its sad­ness.

O Lord of Life! on this bright East­er morn

Accept the tri­bute of our ad­or­ation;

May life di­vine in ev­ery soul be born

And rise from sin and death to full sal­va­tion.