This is the day when Christ arose, And triumph'd o'er his hellish foes

This is the day when Christ arose,
And triumph'd o'er his hellish foes;
When he ascended to the sky,
Crown'd with the palm of victory.
Rejoice, my soul, and sing his praise,
proclaim how wond'rous are his ways,
Swell, swell the anthems to his name,
Exalt his works of grace and fame.

Harmonia Americana, 1791