The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16175

16175. Sleeper Awake

1 Tell the sto­ry of the Ris­en:
Joy from sor­row, peace from pain;
How the Mas­ter broke from pri­son,
Nevermore to die again.

Refrain:
Wakened is the heav’n­ly Sleep­er:
Earth casts out her migh­ty dead;
Comforted each earth­ly weep­er,
Lifted ev­ery mour­ner’s head.

2 Tell the sto­ry of the Liv­ing:
Life from death, from night the day;
This the man­ner of God’s giv­ing;
So He deals with men, al­way. [Refrain]

3 Tell the sto­ry of Pass­ov­er;
Dry-shod through the deep, dark sea.
Christ, the Lord of all, and Lov­er,
Leads His hosts to vic­to­ry. [Refrain]

4 Tell the sto­ry now of Eas­ter,
Raise your voic­es high and sing;
Weeper, sleep­er, fast­er, feast­er,
Sursum Cor­da, Christ is King. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Tell the sto­ry of the Ris­en
• Title: Sleeper Awake
• Author: William C. Doane
• Refrain First Line: Wakened is the heav’n­ly Sleep­er
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Language: English
• Source: Carols Old and Carols New by Charles L. Hutchins (Boston: Parish Choir, 1916)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: KYUSHU
• Composer: John Albert Jeffery
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Key: C Major