Author: John M. Crum (1872-1958) Hymnal: Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #175 (1985) Meter: 11.10.10.11 First Line: Now the green blade rises from the buried grain Lyrics: 1 Now the green blade rises from the buried grain,
Wheat that in dark earth many days has lain;
Love lives again, that with the dead has been;
Love is come again like wheat arising green.
2 In the grave they laid Him, love by hatred slain,
Thinking that He would never wake again,
Laid in the earth like grain that sleeps unseen;
Love is come again like wheat arising green.
3 Forth He came in triumph, like the risen grain,
He that for three days in the grave had lain;
Raised from the dead, my living Lord is seen;
Love is come again like wheat arising green.
4 When our hearts are wintry, grieving, or in pain,
Your touch can call us back to life again,
Fields of our hearts that dead and bare have been;
Love is come again like wheat arising green Topics: Jesus Christ Resurrection and Ascension Tune Title: NOËL NOUVELET
Now the Green Blade Rises