Welcome, Happy Morning!

Welcome

hap­py morn­ing!

Age to age shall say:

Hell to­day is van­quished

Heav’n is won to­day!

Lo! the dead is liv­ing

God for­ev­er­more!

Him

their true cre­at­or

All His works ad­ore!

Welcome

hap­py morn­ing!

Age to age shall say.

Earth her joy con­fess­es

Clothing her for spring

All fresh gifts re­turned with

Her re­turn­ing king:

Bloom in ev­ery mea­dow

Leaves on ev­ery bough

Speak His sor­row end­ed

Hail His tri­umph now.

Months in due suc­cession

Days of length­en­ing light

Hours and pass­ing mo­ments

Praise Thee in their flight.

Brightness of the morn­ing

Sky and fields and sea

Vanquisher of dark­ness

Bring their praise to Thee.

Maker and Re­deem­er

Life and health of all

Thou from Heav­en be­hold­ing

Human na­ture’s fall

Of the Fa­ther’s God­head

True and on­ly Son

Mankind to de­li­ver

Manhood didst put on.

Thou

of life the Au­thor

Death didst un­dergo

Tread the path of dark­ness

Saving strength to show;

Come

then True and Faith­ful

Now ful­fill Thy Word;

’Tis Thine own third morn­ing;

Rise

O bur­ied Lord!

Loose the souls long pri­soned

Bound with Sa­tan’s chain;

All that now is fall­en

Raise to life again;

Show Thy face in bright­ness

Bid the na­tions see;

Bring again our day­light:

Day re­turns with Thee!