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Author: Flora Kirkland Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Sealed was the tomb, guarded by soldiers Refrain First Line: O wonderful light in the garden Lyrics: 1 Sealed was the tomb, guarded by soldiers, Brightly the moonlight shone around; Roadway and hill gleamed in the brightness, Flooded with light the garden’s bound. Brighter the light seen ’neath the olives; Forms bright as sunlight, ’mid the trees, Soldiers were there, clad as for warfare; Lo! they are gone, and who are these? See yonder, hast’ning to the city, The trembling soldiers in terror go! Earthquake astounding, strange light surrounding, Drive them away these things to show. Refrain: O wonderful light in the garden, That fadeth not away! The King who was laid in the shadow With vict’ry is crowned this glorious day. 2 Darkly they plan; falsely as darkly, Stories that He was borne away— Borne by His friends, poor weak disciples, Stol’n when the moon was bright as day! Soldiers of Rome ne’er slept on duty, False was the tale for silver told; Death could not hold that mighty Victor! Lift up your heads, ye gates of gold! The morn of glory hath awakened, And death no longer holds boundless pow’r; Empty the prison, Jesus has risen; Time hath no richer, grander hour. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Sealed was the tomb, guarded by soldiers]

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[Sealed was the tomb, guarded by soldiers]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Gounod; Isaac Hickman Meredith Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 55566 66555 51161 Used With Text: Sealed Was The Tomb

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Sealed Was The Tomb

Author: Flora Kirkland Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #8962 First Line: Sealed was the tomb, guarded by soldiers Refrain First Line: O wonderful light in the garden Lyrics: 1 Sealed was the tomb, guarded by soldiers, Brightly the moonlight shone around; Roadway and hill gleamed in the brightness, Flooded with light the garden’s bound. Brighter the light seen ’neath the olives; Forms bright as sunlight, ’mid the trees, Soldiers were there, clad as for warfare; Lo! they are gone, and who are these? See yonder, hast’ning to the city, The trembling soldiers in terror go! Earthquake astounding, strange light surrounding, Drive them away these things to show. Refrain: O wonderful light in the garden, That fadeth not away! The King who was laid in the shadow With vict’ry is crowned this glorious day. 2 Darkly they plan; falsely as darkly, Stories that He was borne away— Borne by His friends, poor weak disciples, Stol’n when the moon was bright as day! Soldiers of Rome ne’er slept on duty, False was the tale for silver told; Death could not hold that mighty Victor! Lift up your heads, ye gates of gold! The morn of glory hath awakened, And death no longer holds boundless pow’r; Empty the prison, Jesus has risen; Time hath no richer, grander hour. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Sealed was the tomb, guarded by soldiers]

Wonderful Light

Author: Flora Kirkland Hymnal: Sunday School Hymns No. 1 #280 (1903) First Line: Sealed was the tomb, guarded by soldiers Refrain First Line: O wonderful light in the garden Topics: Easter Languages: English

Sealed Was the Tomb

Author: Flora Kirkland Hymnal: Scripture Song Database #2958 (2008) First Line: [Sealed Was the Tomb] Scripture: Matthew 27:66 Languages: English

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I. H. Meredith

1872 - 1962 Person Name: Isaac Hickman Meredith Adapter of "[Sealed was the tomb, guarded by soldiers]" in The Cyber Hymnal Pseudonyms Charles C. Ackley (taken from his wife’s name, Clarissa Ackley Cowan) Broughton Edwards Floyd Engle (from his address on Floyd Street in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey) Arthur Grantley Bruce Kennedy See also Ackley, Chas. C. 1872-1962 See also Edwards, Broughton

Charles F. Gounod

1818 - 1893 Person Name: Gounod Composer of "[Sealed was the tomb, guarded by soldiers]" in The Cyber Hymnal Charles F. Gounod (b. Paris, France, 1818; d. St. Cloud, France, 1893) was taught initially by his pianist mother. Later he studied at the Paris Conservatory, won the "Grand Prix de Rome" in 1839, and continued his musical training in Vienna, Berlin, and Leipzig. Though probably most famous for his opera Faust (1859) and other instrumental music (including his Meditation sur le Prelude de Bach, to which someone added the Ave Maria text for soprano solo), Gounod also composed church music-four Masses, three Requiems, and a Magnificat. His smaller works for church use were published as Chants Sacres. When he lived in England (1870-1875), Gounod became familiar with British cathedral music and served as conductor of what later became the Royal Choral Society. Bert Polman

Flora Kirkland

1862 - 1911 Author of "Sealed Was The Tomb" in The Cyber Hymnal Flora Kirkland was born in 1862 in Kentucky, before moving to Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from school she became a public school teacher for the seventh grade. She was a member of Tompkins Avenue Congregational Church for which she wrote a number of hymns. She was very active in the Wallabout Bay Mission in that neighborhood of Brooklyn. Most of Wallabout Bay would be filled in to make way for the Brooklyn Navy Yard. She died 17 January 1911. Brooklyn Standard Union, 16 January 1911