Hymnal: New Christian Hymn and Tune Book
Date: 1882
Compiler: Fillmore Brothers
Publisher/Printer: Fillmore Brothers
First Line: How calm and beautiful the morn
Topic: Resurrection
Writer: Thomas Hastings
Composer: Thomas Hastings
Meter: CLM
Tune: Calm
Hymn Number: 343
Page Number: 114, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsHOW calm and beautiful the morn
That gilds the sacred tomb
Where once the Crucified was borne,
And vailed in midnight gloom!
O weep no more the Saviour slain;
The Lord is risen, he lives again.
Ye mourning saints, dry every tear
For your departed Lord;
"Behold the place-he is not here;"
The tomb is all unbarred:
The gates of death were closed in vain;
The Lord is risen, he lives again.
How tranquil now the rising day!
'Tis Jesus still appears,
A risen Lord, to chase away
Your unbelieving fears;
O weep no more your comforts slain;
The Lord is risen, he lives again.
And when the shades of evening fall,
When life's last hour draws nigh,
If Jesus shine upon the soul,
How blissful then to die!
Since he has risen who once was slain,
Ye die in Christ to live again.