Religion

Easter

by Cecil Frances Alexander 1818–1895

From Poems (1896)

Religion

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.

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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