The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16915

16915. An Easter Meditation

1 Jesus, Thou from death hast ris­en,
Stone and seal re­tain Thee not!
Thou hast burst Thy gloomy pri­son,
Full re­demp­tion Thou hast wrought!
Open and un­seal my heart,
Enter in, and ne’er de­part.

2 Burst the rock of doubt asun­der,
That no earth­ly strength can move!
When this all-trans­cend­ent won­der
Reason fail­eth to ap­prove,
Grant me grace, O ris­en Lord,
To be­lieve Thy ho­ly Word!

3 Let not un­belief be­set me,
That, like Tho­mas, I should doubt!
Let no earth­ly tri­als fret me,
Cast all fear and sor­row out!
In all need, while here I plod,
O re­main my Lord and God!

4 Death and hell by Thee are con­quered!
Let me share Thy vic­to­ry!
And as Thou hast bat­tled on­ward,
Savior, draw me un­to Thee,
That, re­leased from Sa­tan’s might,
I may view my God in light!

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, Thou from death hast ris­en
• Title: An Easter Meditation
• German Title: Jesu der du Tor und Riegel
• Author: Caspar Neumann, 1648-1715
• Translator: Anna B. Hoppe
• Meter: 87.87.87
• Language: English
• Source: Burg-Gesangbuch, 1700; Tr.: The Selah Song Book (Das Sela Gesangbuch) by Adolf T. Hanser (New York: Sotarion Publishing, 1926)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: IRBY
• Composer: Henry John Gauntlett (1849)
• Meter: 87.87.87
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain