1. This joyful Eastertide, away with sin and sadness! Our Lord, the Crucified, has filled our hearts with gladness. [Sing to the Lord 304]

2. Had Christ, who once was slain, not burst his three-day prison, our faith would be in vain. But now has Christ arisen, arisen, but now has Christ arisen!

3. 2. My being shall rejoice, secure within God’s keeping, until the trumpet voice shall wake us from our sleeping.

4. Had Christ, who once was slain, not burst his three-day prison, our faith would be in vain. But now has Christ arisen, arisen, but now has Christ arisen!

5. 3. Death’s waters lost their chill when Jesus crossed the river. His love shall reach me still; his mercy is forever.

6. Had Christ, who once was slain, not burst his three-day prison, our faith would be in vain. But now has Christ arisen, arisen, but now has Christ arisen! Sing to the Lord 304 Lyrics public domain Text: George R. Woodward, 1894, alt. Tune: J. Oudaen’s David’s Psalmen, 1685; harm. Dale Grotenhuis, 1984, © Faith Alive Christian Resources, 1987, alt.