The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16560

16560. The Stone Is Rolled Away

1 The stone is rolled away,
The gloom of death is past;
Now breaks the gold­en day
On all the earth at last.
Now floats along the star­ry floors,
Thro’ crys­tal doors, the an­gels’ song;
Thro’ crys­tal doors, the an­gels’ song.

2 "He’s ris­en from the dead"
By morn­ing’s ear­ly light;
For this the an­gel said—
The an­gel clad in white.
So keep we now our East­er day,
With joy­ful lay, and ho­ly light;
With joy­ful lay, and ho­ly light.

3 So bring we ear­ly blooms
When morn­ing gilds the past,
Bright flow’rs with sweet per­fumes,
And gar­lands for the Feast.
The blos­soms sweet, on East­er day,
We hum­bly lay low at His feet;
We hum­bly lay low at His feet.

Text Information

• First Line: The stone is rolled away
• Title: The Stone Is Rolled Away
• Author: C. L. Jackson (1865)
• Language: English
• Source: Chants, Carols and Tunes by John c. Hillister (New York: Mason Brothers/Boston: Mason & Hamiln, 1865)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [The stone is rolled away]
• Composer: Francis H. Nash
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain