
Author: Samuel Wesley, Jr., 1691-1739 Hymnal: African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #171 (2011) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: The Sun of Righteousness appears Lyrics: 1 The Sun of Righteousness appears
To set in blood no more;
Adore the Scatterer of your fears,
Your rising Sun adore.
2 The saints, when He resigned His breath,
Unclosed their sleeping eyes;
He breaks again the bonds of death;
Again the dead arise.
3 Alone the dreadful race He ran,
Alone the wine-press trod;
He dies and suffers as a man;
He rises as a God.
4 In vain the stone, the watch, the seal
Forbid an early rise
To Him who breaks the gates of hell,
And opens paradise. Topics: Jesus Christ Resurrection; Jesus Resurrection Scripture: Matthew 28:2 Languages: English Tune Title: ARLINGTON
The Sun of Righteousness