Hymn
Scenes of the Resurrection
- Writer
- Isaac Watts
How long shall Death, the tyrant, reign
And triumph o'er the just?
How long the blood of martyrs slain,
Lie mingled with the dust?
When shall the tedious night be gone?
When will our Lord appear?
Our fond desires would pray him down,
Our love embrace him here.
Let faith arise, and climb the hills,
And from afar descry
How distant are his chariot wheels,
And tell how fast they fly.
We hear the voice, "Ye dead, arise!"
And lo! the graves obey;
And waking saints, with joyful eyes,
Salute the expected day.
Scenes of the Resurrection — Text from The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book, 1886. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/scenes-of-the-resurrection
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Scenes of the Resurrection?
The words of Scenes of the Resurrection were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1886. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including The Saint Happy, the Sinner Miserable and In the Sanctuary.
Is Scenes of the Resurrection public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book, published in 1886. 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 meter of Scenes of the Resurrection?
Scenes of the Resurrection is in Common Meter (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Pleading His Gracious Name, Timely Penitence and For the Lord's Day Morning.