Hymn
The Day of Resurrection
The day of resurrection,
Earth, tell it out abroad,
The Passover of gladness,
The Passover of God.
From death to life eternal,
From earth unto the sky,
Our Christ hath brought us over
With hymns of victory.
Our hearts be pure from evil,
That we may see aright
The Lord in rays eternal
Of resurrection light:
And list'ning to His accents,
May hear, so calm and plain,
His own All hail!--and hearing,
May raise the victor strain.
Now let the heav'ns be joyful,
Let earth her song begin!
Let the world keep triumph,
And all that is therein:
In grateful exultation
Their notes let all things blend,
For Christ the Lord hath risen;
Our joy that hath no end.
Amen.
The Day of Resurrection — Text from American Lutheran Hymnal, 1930. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-day-of-resurrection
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Day of Resurrection?
The words of The Day of Resurrection are credited to St. John of Damascus and J. M. Neale; the version here was published in 1930. The library also holds Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain, another hymn by St. John of Damascus.
Is The Day of Resurrection public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from American Lutheran Hymnal, published in 1930. 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 The Day of Resurrection?
The Day of Resurrection is in 7.6.7.6 D. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Brief Life Is Here Our Portion, Jesus Passing and O When Shall I See Jesus.