195 - Easter
1. Jesus lives! thy terrors now
can no longer, death, appall us;
Jesus lives! by this we know thou,
O grave, canst not enthrall us. Al - le - lu - ia!
2. Jesus lives! for us he died;
then alone to Jesus living,
pure in heart may we abide,
glory to our Savior giving. Al - le - lu - ia!
3. Jesus lives! our hearts know well
nought from us his love shall sever;
life, nor death, nor powers of hell
tear us from his keeping ever. Al - le - lu - ia!
4. Jesus lives! To him the throne
over all the world is given:
may we go where he has gone,
rest and reign with him in heaven. Al - le - lu - ia!
Words: Christian Furchtegott Gellert (1715-1759); tr. Frances Elizabeth Cox (1812-1897), alt. Music: Mousley, Cyril Vincent Taylor (b. 1907) Music: Copyright 1985 by Hope Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Used by permission in The Hymnal 1982.