5033. O Joyful Sound!

1. O joyful sound! O glorious hour
When Christ by His almighty power
Arose and left the grave!
Now let our songs His triumph tell
Who broke the chains of death and hell,
And ever lives to save.

Refrain
He lives, He lives,
I know that my Redeemer lives.
He lives, He lives,
I know that my Redeemer lives.

2. The first begotten of the dead,
For us He rose, our glorious Head,
Immortal life to bring.
What though the saints, like Him shall die,
They share their Leader’s victory,
And triumph with their King. [Refrain]

3. No more we tremble at the grave;
For He who died our souls to save
Will raise our bodies, too.
What though this earthly house shall fail,
The Savior’s power will yet prevail
And build it up anew. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: O joyful sound! O glorious hour
Title: O Joyful Sound!
Author: Thomas Kelly (1804)
Refrain First Line: He lives, He lives
Language: English
Source: Hymns on Var­i­ous Pass­ag­es of Script­ures, 1804
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Orig­in­al first line: “He’s gone! see where his body lay.” The text be­low, from the orig­in­al stan­zas 2, 3 & 5, is based on Hymns and Psalms Adapt­ed to the Ser­vic­es of the Church of Eng­land, by Will­iam J. Hall, 1836. The re­frain comes from Sal­va­tion Ar­my Songs, 1899.
Tune Information
Name: [O joyful sound! O glorious hour]
Composer: Unknown
Key: C Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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