The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7915

7915. Across the Eastern Hilltops

1 Across the eastern hilltops gleam
The first bright rays of dawn;
The sunlight dances in each beam,
Upon this Easter morn.

Refrain:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
The Lord is risen today;
Alleluia! Alleluia!
The Lord doth reign for aye.

2 The gates of death now stand ajar,
For Jesus, Lord and King,
No stone or seal His exit bar,
While men and angels sing: [Refrain]

3 Now all His agony is past,
His suffering and His pain,
With glorious victory at last,
Our Savior lives to reign. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Across the eastern hilltops gleam
• Title: Across the Eastern Hilltops
• Refrain First Line: Alleluia! Alleluia! The Lord is risen today
• Language: English
• Source: Carols New and Carols Old by Charles L. Hutchins (Boston: Parish Choir, 1916); New York Herald before 1917
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Across the eastern hilltops gleam]
• Composer: J. R. Fairlamb
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Public Domain