Joy of Easter Day

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Dark the night of hopeless gloom

Author: Mary Brainerd Smith
Tune: [Dark the night of hopeless gloom]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 Dark the night of hopeless gloom,
When the Lord lay in the tomb;
He threw off death’s mighty sway,
Oh, the joy of Easter day.

Refrain:
Joy, glad joy as morning broke,
Joy, glad joy that the angels spoke;
Joy, glad joy when the Christ awoke,
Joy of Easter day.

2 Jesus conquered in the strife,
Rose from death to endless life;
Death’s dread power He crushed for aye,
Oh, the joy of Easter day. [Refrain]

3 From the empty tomb there streams
Sunrise glory, whose bright beams
Chase the shades of night away,
Oh, the joy of Easter day. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16515

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First Line:	Dark the night of hopeless gloom
Title:	Joy of Easter Day
Author:	Mary Brainerd Smith
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Joy, glad joy as the morning broke
Publication Date:	1917
Copyright:	Public Domain