ON WINGS OF LIVING LIGHT
"They saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away."
Mark 16:4
Words: William Walsham How, 1872.
Music: "Das Lieben Bringt Groß Freud" (Loving Brings Great Joy),
Friedrich Silcher, 1827, from a Swabian folk tune; arranged by Lowell
Mason, 1841.
On wings of living light,
At earliest dawn of day,
Came down the angel bright;
And rolled the stone away.
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Your voices raise with one accord,
To bless and praise your risen Lord!
To bless and praise your risen Lord!
The keepers watching near,
At that dread sight and sound;
Fell down with sudden fear
Like dead men to the ground.
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Then rose from death's dark gloom,
Unseen by mortal eye,
Triumphant o'er the tomb,
The Lord of earth and sky!
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Oh, let your hearts be strong!
For we, like Him, shall rise;
To dwell with Him ere long
In bliss beyond the skies!
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