Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal Revised
Date: 1882
Compiler: A I Hobbs et al
Publisher/Printer: Christian Publishing Co
First Line: How calm and beautiful the morn
Topic: Christ/Death
Writer: Thomas Hastings
Composer: Thomas Hastings
Meter: CLM
Tune: Calm
Hymn Number: 388
Page Number: 135, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsHOW calm and beautiful the morn
That gilds the sacred tomb,
Where once the Crucified was borne,
And veil'd in midnight gloom!
O weep no more the Saviour slain;
The Lord is ris'n, He lives again.
Ye mourning saints! dry every tear
For your departed Lord;
"Behold the place--He is not here,"
The tomb is all unbarr'd:
The gates of death were clos'd in vain;
The Lord is ris'n, 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 ris'n, 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 ris'n who once was slain,
Ye die in Christ to live again.