Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#81

81. Angel, roll the rock away

1 Angel, roll the rock away;
Death, yield up thy mighty prey:
See, He rises from the tomb,
Glowing in immortal bloom!

2 'Tis the Savior! angels, raise
Fame's eternal trump of praise;
Let the earth's remotest bound
Hear the joy-inspiring sound.

3 Heav'n displays its portals wide;
Glorious Hero, through them ride:
King of glory! mount Thy throne,
Thy great Father's and Thine own.

4 Host of heav'n, seraphic fires!
Raptured, sweep your sounding lyres,
Sons of men! in humbler strain
Sing your mighty Savior's reign.

5 Every note with wonder swell;
Sin o'erthrown, and captive hell!
Where is now, O death! Thy sting?
Where thy terrors, vanquished king?

Text Information

• First Line: Angel, roll the rock away
• Author: Thomas Scott (1769)
• Meter: 7s. No. 4
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Church Year: Easter; Easter Day

Tune Information

• Name: EASTER HYMN
• Meter: 7s. No. 4
• Key: C Major
• Source: C. M. Cady, Cantica Sacra