Religion
Easter
From Poems (1896)
He is risen! He is risen!
Tell it out with joyful voice,
He hath burst His three days' prison,
Let the whole wide world rejoice:
Death is conquer'd, man is free,
Christ hath won the victory.
Tell it to the sinners weeping
Over deeds of darkness done,
Weary fast, and vigil keeping, —
Brightly breaks their Easter sun;
The glad tidings to them tell
Christ hath conquer'd death and hell.
Come, ye sad and fearful-hearted,
With glad smile and radiant brow;
Lent's long shadows have departed,
All His woes are over now:
Jesus all our sorrows bore,
Sin and pain can vex no more.
Three in One! let all adore Thee,
Saints below, and saints above:
Every creature bow before Thee,
Living the glad life of love:
Death's dominion now is o'er,
Praise to Thee for evermore.
Cite this poem
MLA
Alexander, Cecil Frances. “Easter.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/alexander_cf/18/.
Chicago
Alexander, Cecil Frances. “Easter.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/alexander_cf/18/.
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