O Joyous Easter Morning

O joyous Easter morning

Author: Anonymous
Published in 27 hymnals

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Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

O joyous Easter morning
That saw the Lord arise!
O bright and happy morning!
The clouds have left the skies.
O gladsome Ester morning!
Christ is the Victor King!
Then let us all with gladness
Our thankful praises sing.

Source: Children's Hymnal #185

Author: Anonymous

In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries. Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: O joyous Easter morning
Title: O Joyous Easter Morning
Author: Anonymous
Meter: 7.6.7.6 D
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

[O joyous Easter morning] (32552)


MEIRIONYDD

William Lloyd (b. Rhos Goch, Llaniestyn, Caernarvonshire, Wales, 1786; d. Caernarvonshire, 1852) composed MEIRIONYDD, which was first published in manuscript form with the name BERTH in Caniadau Seion (Songs of Zion, 1840, ed. R. Mills). The tune is named after the Welsh county Meirionydd in which L…

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FAITHFUL (Bach)

FAITHFUL is an adaptation of a tune from Johann S. Bach's (PHH 7) well-known aria "Mein gläubiges Herze" ("My heart ever faithful"), found in his Cantata 68. The tune's title is derived from the English translation of the aria's opening words. A charming tune, FAITHFUL consists of repetitions and v…

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Timeline

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #5034
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #16173
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

Instances

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The Cyber Hymnal #5034

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The Cyber Hymnal #16173

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