The Church Hymnal ‎#243a

243a. On the resurrection morning

1 On the resurrection morning
Soul and body meet again;
No more sorrow, no more weeping,
No more pain.

2 Here awhile they must be parted,
And the flesh its sabbath keep,
Waiting in a holy stillness,
Wrapt in sleep.

3 For a space that tired body
Lies with feet toward the dawn;
Till there breaks the last and brightest
Easter morn.

4 But the soul in contemplation
Utters earnest prayers and strong;
Breaking at the resurrection
Into song.

5 Soul and body reunited,
Thenceforth nothing will divide,
Waking up in Christ's own likeness,
Satisfied.

6 Oh, the beauty, oh, the gladness
Of that resurrection-day!
Which shall not through endless ages,
Pass away!

7 On that happy Easter morning
All the graves their dead restore,
Father, sister, child and mother,
Meet once more.

8 To that brightest of all meetings,
Bring us, Jesus Christ, at last;
To Thy cross, through death and judgment,
Holding fast.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: On the resurrection morning
• Author: S. Baring-Gould
• Meter: 8.7.8.3.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1894
• Topic: Eastertide; Burial of the Dead

Tune Information

• Name: RESURRECTION MORNING
• Composer: G. W. Warren
• Meter: 8.7.8.3.