THE DAY OF RESURRECTION

The day of resurrection!\nEarth, tell it out abroad;\nThe passover of gladness,\nThe passover of God!\nFrom death to life eternal,\nFrom earth unto the sky,\nOur Christ hath brought us over\nWith hymns of victory.\n2. Our hearts be pure from evil,\nThat we may see aright\nThe Lord in rays eternal\nOf resurrection-light;\nAnd, listening to His accents,\nMay hear, so calm and plain,\nHis own ‘All hail!’ and, hearing,\nMay raise the victor strain.\n3. Now let the heavens be joyful,\nLet earth her song begin,\nLet the round world keep triumph,\nAnd all that is therein,\nLet all things seen and unseen\nTheir notes of gladness blend,\nFor Christ the Lord hath risen,\nOur joy that hath no end.