Concordia ‎#83

83. Jesus Lives! The Broken Tomb

1 Jesus lives! The broken tomb
Tells the resurrection story.
Joy has now dispelled the gloom;
Sealed His passion is with glory.
Lightning gleams, and mountains shiver,
He was dead, but lives forever.

2 I have won; the triumph's His!
Death is swallowed up in vict'ry!
Bound the Prince of Darkness is,
Free am I! O blessed myst'ry!
Mine is heaven fair and glorious,
Jesus won; I am victorious.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus lives! The broken tomb
• Title: Jesus Lives! The Broken Tomb
• Translator: D. G. Ristad (1914)
• Author: Johan Nordahl Brun, 1745-1816
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1918
• Topic: Church Festivals: Passion and Easter

Tune Information

• Name: SÖDE JESUS
• Composer: Johann Rudolph Ahle (1664)
• Key: G Major