Filled with gladness let us sing, from our mouths let praises ring, young and old with one accord, as we proclaim the risen Lord!
Refrain:
Christ is risen from the dead, Christ is risen, Christ is risen, risen from the dead! Trampling down death by death, trampling down death by death and on those in the tombs bestowing, bestowing life!
Come, good women, from the tomb, share your joy, dispel the gloom. Tell us what the angel said, say, "Christ is risen from the dead!"
Hurry Peter, faster John. The tomb is empty, Christ is gone. Say, "He's risen as he said," say, "Adam lives and Death is dead!"
"To God the Lord belongs escape from Death's dominion, hell's embrace," David told us long ago and with clear eyes of faith we know:
We've never seen the empty tomb, and only Thomas touched his wounds, Still ev'ry Sunday brings to us the vision of Emmaus: