Worship in Song ‎#114

114. Lo, the Earth Is Risen Again

1 Lo, the earth is risen again
From the winter's bond and pain!
Bring we leaf and flower and spray
To adorn our holiday.

2 Once again the word comes true,
Lo, he maketh all things new.
Now the dark cold days are over,
Light and gladness are before.

3 How our hearts leap with the spring!
How our spirits soar and sing!
Light is victor over gloom,
Life triumphant o'er the tomb.

4 Change, then, mourning into praise,
And, for dirges, anthems raise!
All our fears and griefs shall be
Lost in immortality.

Text Information

• First Line: Lo, the earth is risen again
• Title: Lo, the Earth Is Risen Again
• Author: Samuel Longfellow (1876)
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: Darkness; Easter; Eternal Life; Hope; Story of Jesus; Praise; Rebirth; Resurrection; Spring; Winter

Tune Information

• Name: MONKLAND
• Composer: John Antes (ca. 1790)
• Arranger: John B. Wilkes (1861)
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.
• Key: B♭ Major