Hymn
He Is Risen
Ye humble souls, that seek the Lord,
Chase all your fears away;
And bow with rapture down to see
The place where Jesus lay.
Thus low the Lord of Life was brought,
Such wonders love can do;
Thus cold in death that bosom lay,
Which throbbed and bled for you.
But raise your eyes, and tune your songs,
The Saviour lives again;
Not all the bolts and bars of death
The Conqueror could detain.
High o'er the angelic bands He rears
His once dishonoured head;
And through unnumbered years He reigns,
Who dwelt among the dead.
With joy like His shall every saint
His vacant tomb survey;
Then rise with his ascending Lord
To realms of endless day.
He Is Risen — Text from Methodist Hymn and Tune Book, 1917. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/he-is-risen
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote He Is Risen?
The words of He Is Risen were written by Philip Doddridge; the version here was published in 1917. The library holds 55 more hymns by Philip Doddridge, including Our Fathers; Where Are They? and Choosing the Better Part.
Is He Is Risen public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Methodist Hymn and Tune Book, published in 1917. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of He Is Risen?
He Is Risen is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Brotherly Love, Love to the Creatures is Dangerous and The Incarnation.