The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16534

16534. Hail, Easter Bright

1 Hail, East­er bright, in glo­ry dight!
The heav­ens laugh and sing;
Since Christ, our light, up­rose by night,
Let car­ols greet our king.

2 Ye sons of men, in tri­umph high,
Exult with heart and voice:
Ye sons of God, make glad re­ply,
Let Heav­en and earth re­joice.

3 Our Pas­chal joy Christ Je­sus is,
Delight of an­gels aye:
’Tis He doth ope the gates of bliss,
And wash our guilt away.

4 His wounds, how fair to look up­on!
He liv­eth, slain of yore:
Winter for Him is past and gone,
And tem­pests rage no more.

5 The blood of Christ won par­don sure
For man from God ab­ove:
In His, our death wounds find a cure;
Thanks, Jesu, for Thy love.

Text Information

• First Line: Hail, East­er bright, in glo­ry dight!
• Title: Hail, Easter Bright
• Author: George R. Woodward, 1848-1934
• Language: English
• Source: Daniel's Thesaurus Hymnologicus, c. 1530; Tr.: Carols Old and Carols New by Charles L. Hutchins (Boston: Parish Choir, 1916)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: PALEMBANG
• Harmonizer: Charles Wood (1916)
• Meter: CM
• Key: G Major or modal
• Source: 16th century melody
• Copyright: Public Domain