Awake, thou wintry earth--
Fling off thy sadness!
Fair vernal flowers, laugh forth
Your read more

Awake, thou wintry earth--
Fling off thy sadness!
Fair vernal flowers, laugh forth
Your ancient gladness!
Christ is risen.

I think of the garden after the rain;
And hope to my heart comes singing,
"At morn read more

I think of the garden after the rain;
And hope to my heart comes singing,
"At morn the cherry-blooms will be white,
And the Easter bells be ringing!"

"Christ the Lord is risen to-day,"
Sons of men and angels say.
Raise your joys and triumphs read more

"Christ the Lord is risen to-day,"
Sons of men and angels say.
Raise your joys and triumphs high;
Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply.

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
On the third morning He arose,
Bright with victory o'er his foes.
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Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
On the third morning He arose,
Bright with victory o'er his foes.
Sing we lauding,
And applauding,
Hallelujah!

Tomb, thou shalt not hold Him longer;
Death is strong, but Life is stronger;
Stronger than the read more

Tomb, thou shalt not hold Him longer;
Death is strong, but Life is stronger;
Stronger than the dark, the light;
Stronger than the wrong, the right;
Faith and Hope triumphant say
Christ will rise on Easter Day.

In the bonds of Death He lay
Who for our offence was slain;
But the Lord is read more

In the bonds of Death He lay
Who for our offence was slain;
But the Lord is risen to-day,
Christ hath brought us life again,
Wherefore let us all rejoice,
Singing loud, with cheerful voice,
Hallelujah!

The resurrection gives my life meaning and direction and the opportunity to start over no matter what my circumstances.

The resurrection gives my life meaning and direction and the opportunity to start over no matter what my circumstances.

See the land, her Easter keeping, Rises as her Maker rose. Seeds, so long in darkness sleeping, Burst at last read more

See the land, her Easter keeping, Rises as her Maker rose. Seeds, so long in darkness sleeping, Burst at last from winter snows. Earth with heaven above rejoices...

Hail, Day of days! in peals of praise
Throughout all ages owned,
When Christ, our God, hell's read more

Hail, Day of days! in peals of praise
Throughout all ages owned,
When Christ, our God, hell's empire trod,
And high o'er heaven was throned.