Hymn
Welcome, Happy Morning!
"Welcome, happy morning!" age to age shall say:
Hell today is vanquished; heav'n is won today.
Lo! the Dead is living, God forevermore!
Him their true Creator, all His works adore.
"Welcome, happy morning!" age to age shall say.
Maker and Redeemer, Life and Health of all,
Thou from heav'n beholding human nature's fall,
Of th' Eternal Father true and only Son,
Manhood to deliver, manhood didst put on.
Hell today is vanquished; heav'n is won to-day.
Thou, of life the Author, death didst undergo,
Tread the path of darkness, saving strength to show;
Come, then, True and Faithful, now fulfill Thy Word,
'Tis Thine own third morning: rise, O buried Lord.
"Welcome, happy morning!" age to age shall say.
Loose the souls long prisoned, bound with Satan's chain;
All that now is fallen raise to light again;
Show Thy face in brightness, bid the nations see;
Bring again our daylight: day returns with Thee.
Hell today is vanquished,; heav'n is won today.
Welcome, Happy Morning! — Text from The New Christian Hymnal, 1929. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/welcome-happy-morning
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Welcome, Happy Morning?
The words of Welcome, Happy Morning are credited to Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus and John Ellerton; the version here was published in 1929. The library also holds The Royal Banners Forward Go, another hymn by Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus.
Is Welcome, Happy Morning public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The New Christian Hymnal, published in 1929. 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 Welcome, Happy Morning?
Welcome, Happy Morning is in 6.5.6.5 D with refrain. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Brightly Gleams Our Banner, Like a River Glorious and Onward, Christian Soldiers.