The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2261

2261. He Did Not Die in Vain

1. My blessèd Lord was crucified,
The day was dark, and grief was wide,
For hope was crushed and all seemed vain,
Until that Savior rose again.

Refrain
Ring out the blessèd news again!
Oh! bear aloft the strain;
The mighty Lord is ris’n in power,
He died, but not in vain!

2. He brings His great salvation nigh,
And on His love bids us rely;
He bought our peace through grief and pain;
But oh! He did not die in vain! [Refrain]

3. O, wondrous news of life and love!
That Jesus lives and reigns above!
He made the path to glory plain;
Ah, no! He did not die in vain. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: My blessèd Lord was crucified
• Title: He Did Not Die in Vain
• Author: Carrie Elizabeth Ellis Breck (1901)
• Refrain First Line: Ring out the bless'd news again!
• Language: English
• Source: Sunday-School Hymns No. 1, edited by I. H. Meredith, Grant Tullar & Joseph W. Lerman (New York: Tullar-Meredith Company, 1903), number 272
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [My blessèd Lord was crucified]
• Composer: Grant Colfax Tullar
• Incipit: 51434 23117 12554
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain