56 Thou wilt not leave My soul in hell, neither wilt Thou suffer Thy Holy One to see corruption.

Thy grave with sinners making;
By Thy precious death from sin
My dead soul awaking.

Here hast Thou lain,
After much pain,

Life of my life, reposing:

Round Thee now a rock-hewn grave,

Rock of Ages, closing.

Breath of all breath!
I know, from death

Thou wilt my dust awaken;
Wherefore should I dread the grave,
Or my faith be shaken ?

To me the tomb

Is but a room,

Where I lie down on roses;

Who by death hath conquered death,

Sweetly there reposes.

The body dies

(Naught else), and lies

In dust, until victorious

From the grave it shall arise,
Beautiful and glorious.

P.M.

Meantime I will,
My Jesus, still

Deep in my bosom lay Thee,
Musing on Thy death: in death
Be with
me, I pray Thee.

Easter.

57

"CH

The Lord is risen indeed.

NHRIST the Lord is risen to-day,"
Sons of men and angels say;
Raise your joys and triumphs high;
Sing ye heavens, and earth reply.

Vain the stone, the watch, the seal,
Christ hath burst the gates of hell!
Death in vain forbids His rise;
Christ hath opened Paradise.

Lives again our glorious King:
Where, O Death, is now thy sting?
Once He died, our souls to save-
Where's thy victory, O Grave?

7's.

Soar we now where Christ has led,
Following our exalted Head!
Made like Him, like Him we rise,
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies.

Hail, the Lord of earth and heaven!
Praise to Thee by both be given:
Thee we greet triumphant now,
Hail the resurrection Thou!

58 When He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.

HA

AIL, Thou once despised Jesus,
Hail, Thou Galilean King!

Thou didst suffer to release us,

Thou didst free salvation bring:
Worship, honour, power, and blessing,
Thou art worthy to receive:
Loudest praises without ceasing,
Meet it is for us to give.

Jesus hail! enthroned in glory,
There for ever to abide :

All the heavenly hosts adore Thee,
Seated at Thy Father's side:
There for sinners Thou art pleading;
There Thou dost our place prepare,
Ever for us interceding,

Till in glory we appear.

8-7.

59

JESU

The Lord is risen.

7's.

ESUS CHRIST is risen to-day, Alleluia!
Our triumphant holy-day,

Alleluia !

60 I am He that liveth, and was dead: and
behold, I am alive for evermore.
And have the keys of hell and of death.

J

ESUS lives! no longer now

Amen.

P.M.

Can thy terrors, Death, appal us;

Jesus lives! by this we know,

Thou, O Grave, canst not enthral us.

Jesus lives! henceforth is death

Alleluia !

But the gate of life immortal;
This shall calm our trembling breath
When we pass its gloomy portal.

G

Alleluia!

Jesus lives! for us He died:
Then, alone to Jesus living,
Pure in heart may we abide,
Glory to our Saviour giving.

Alleluia!

Jesus lives! our hearts know well,
Naught from us His love shall sever:
Life, nor death, nor powers of hell,
Tear us from His keeping ever.

Jesus lives! to Him the throne
Over all the world is given :
May we go where He is gone,

Alleluia!

Rest and reign with Him in heaven.

Alleluia! Amen.

61 Christ, our Passover, is sacrificed for us.

HE foe behind, the deep before,

THE

P.M.

Our hosts have dared and past the sea:

And Pharaoh's warriors strew the shore,
And Israel's ransomed tribes are free.
Lift up, lift up your voices now!
The whole wide world rejoices now!
The Lord hath triumphed gloriously!
The Lord shall reign victoriously!

Happy morrow,
Turning sorrow