This Joyful Eastertide

Harris, William H. (1883–1973)

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SATB

Accompaniment:
Organ

Occasion:
Proper of Time → Easter Season → General Easter Season

Publication Information:
Novello — No. 29 0151 (1958)

Lyrics:

This joyful Eastertide,
Away with sin and sorrow!
My Love, the crucified,
Hath Sprung to life this morrow.

Had Christ, that once was slain,
now burst his three-day prison,
Our faith had been in vain:
But now hath Christ arisen.

My flesh in hope shall rest,
And for a season slumber:
Till trump from east to west
Shall wake the dead in number.

Death’s flood hath lost his chill,
Since Jesus crossed the river:
Lover of souls, from ill
My passing soul deliver.

Submitted by: Anthony DiCello Added: Mar 15, 2022 Last updated: Dec 13, 2022