He is risen! we who watched

Refrain:
He is ris­en from the dead,
Hence de­part all sad­ness!
Christ is ris­en! this we sing…
In our East­er glad­ness!

1 He is risen! we who watched
Thro’ the night of sor­row,
Waiting for the Lord’s re­turn
On the glor­ious mor­row!
Listen now with great de­light
To the won­drous sto­ry;
Welcome with ex­ceed­ing joy
Christ, the Lord of glo­ry! [Refrain]

2 He is ris­en! in His might,
King of kings ex­cel­ling;
All cre­ation lifts her voice,
These glad tid­ings tell­ing:
He who lay with­in the grave,
And to hell des­cend­ed,
Conquers death, and hath to­day
Hell’s do­min­ion end­ed. [Refrain]

3 In our midst our mas­ter stands,
Lifts His hands in bless­ing;
Here by faith His feet we clasp,
Him as God con­fess­ing:
Then the prints of love be­hold,
Hands and feet once wound­ed,
Head once crowned with thorns, with light
Evermore sur­round­ed. [Refrain]

4 Fear not, ye who seek the Lord!
Jesus in His beau­ty
Waits to wel­come all who tread
Paths of lov­ing du­ty.
Jesu, keep us ev­er safe
Under Thy pro­tect­ion,
Till we see Thee face to face,
In the Re­sur­rect­ion. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16563

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