When Two Friends on Easter Day

When two friends on East­er day

To Em­ma­us bent their way

On that Pas­chal ev­en­tide

Christ was walk­ing at their side.

Then their hearts with­in them glowed

When Him­self to them He showed

In the Scrip­tures as a king

Glorified by suf­fer­ing.

Thou art ev­er with us

Lord

Walking in Thy ho­ly Word;

And Thy voice

O Sav­ior dear

In that Word we ev­er hear;

What the ho­ly pro­phets meant

In the an­cient tes­ta­ment

Thou art op­en­ing to our view

Lord

for ev­er in the New.

And we

Lord

Thy pre­sence feel

When we at Thy ta­ble kneel;

When we feed up­on Thee there

We too at Em­ma­us are;

Then our eyes are op­en­èd

In the break­ing of the bread;

Faith Thee ev­er pre­sent sees

In Thy ho­ly mys­ter­ies.

Though not kenned by car­nal eye

Yet we know Thee ev­er nigh;

Though Thou art much fur­ther gone

Even to Thy heav’n­ly throne

Yet we

Lord

be­hold Thy face

Ever in Thy means of grace:

There Thou walk­est by our side

There Thou with us dost abide.

Be with us in weal and woe

As we on our jour­ney go;

Be with us in ev­ery age

Of our earth­ly pil­grim­age;

And on death’s dark ev­en­tide

May we see Thee at our side;

When we rise again

may we

Live for ev­er

Lord

with Thee!