Light and Life Songs No. 4 ‎#106

106. Christ Is Risen

1 Sun, shine forth in all thy splendor,
Joyfully pursue thy way,
For thy Lord and my Defender
Rose triumphant on this day;
When He bowed His head, sore troubled,
Thou didst hide thyself in night;
Shine forth now with rays redoubled,
He is ris’n who is thy light.

Chorus:
Christ is ris’n, the angels sing,
Shout aloud the glad refrain;
Let all nations now rejoice,
For He soon will come to reign.

2 Earth, be joyous and glad-hearted,
Spread out all thy vernal bloom;
For the Lord is not departed,
He has broken thro’ the tomb;
When the Lord expired on Calv’ry
Thy strong rocks were rent with fright;
Greet the risen Lord this morning,
Bathed in floods of rosy light. [Chorus]

3 Say, my soul, what preparation
Makest thou for this high day,
When the God of thy salvation
Opened through the tomb away?
Dwellest thou with pure affection
On this proof of pow’r and love?
Doth thy Savior’s resurrection
Raise thy tho’ts to things above? [Chorus]

4 See! thy Lord Himself is risen,
That thou mightest also rise,
And emerge from sin’s dark prison
To new life and open skies;
Come tom Him who can unbind thee
And reverse thy awful doom,
Come to Him, and leave behind thee
Thy old life—and empty tomb. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Sun, shine forth in all thy splendor
• Title: Christ Is Risen
• Author: Unknown
• Author (Chorus): W. B. O.
• Refrain First Line: Christ is ris'n, the angels sing
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1928

Tune Information

• Name: [Sun, shine forth in all thy splendor]
• Composer: W. B. Olmstead
• Copyright: © 1928 by W. B. Olmstead
• Notes: Now Public Domain.