486. Christ's Resurrection

1 See from the dungeon of the dead,
Our great Deliverer rise;
While conquests wreathe his heavenly head,
And glory glads his eyes.

2 The struggling Hero, strong to save,
Did all our miseries bear
Down to the chambers of the grave,
And left the burden there.

3 [See, how the well-pleased angel rolls
The stone, and opes the prison!
Lift up your heads, ye sin-sick souls,
And sing, The Lord is risen.]

4 No more indictments justice draws;
It sets the soul at large;
Our Surety undertook the cause,
And faith’s a full discharge.

5 To save us, our Redeemer died;
To justify us, rose;
Where’s the condemning power beside
Has right to interpose?

6 The Lord is risen! thou trembling soul,
Let fears no more confound!
Let heaven and earth, from pole to pole,
The Lord is risen resound!

Text Information
First Line: See! from the dungeon of the dead
Title: Christ's Resurrection
Author: Hart
Meter: C. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1844
Topic: Resurrection and Ascension
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