Hymnal: New Christian Hymn and Tune Book
Date: 1882
Compiler: Fillmore Brothers
Publisher/Printer: Fillmore Brothers
First Line: He dies the Friend of sinners dies
Topic: Christ/Sufferings and Death
Writer: Isaac Watts
Composer: Lowell Mason
Meter: LM
Tune: Hamburg
Hymn Number: 135
Page Number: 050, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsHE DIES, the Friend of sinners dies;
Lo! Salem's daughters weep around;
A solemn darkness vails the skies,
A sudden trembling shakes the ground.
Here's love and grief beyond degree-
The Lord of glory dies for men;
But, lo! what sudden joys we see-
Jesus, the dead, revives again.
The rising Lord forsakes the tomb
(The tomb in vain forbids his rise;)
Cherubic legions guard him home,
And shout him welcome to the skies.
Break off your tears, ye saints, and tell
How high our great Deliverer reigns;
Sing how he spoiled the hosts of hell,
And led the monster Death in chains.
Say, "Live forever, wondrous King,
Born to redeem, and strong to save;"
Then ask the monster, "Where's thy sting?
And where thy victory, boasting grave?"