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O chime of sweet Saint Charity,
Peal soon that Easter morn
When Christ for all shall risen read more
O chime of sweet Saint Charity,
Peal soon that Easter morn
When Christ for all shall risen be,
And in all hearts new-born!
That Pentecost when utterance clear
To all men shall be given,
When all shall say My Brother here,
And hear My Son in heaven!
The fasts are done; the Aves said;
The moon has filled her horn
And in the solemn read more
The fasts are done; the Aves said;
The moon has filled her horn
And in the solemn night I watch
Before the Easter morn.
So pure, so still the starry heaven,
So hushed the brooding air,
I could hear the sweep of an angel's wings
If one should earthward fare.
Easter says you can put truth in a grave, but it won't stay there.
Easter says you can put truth in a grave, but it won't stay there.
Awake, thou wintry earth--
Fling off thy sadness!
Fair vernal flowers, laugh forth
Your read more
Awake, thou wintry earth--
Fling off thy sadness!
Fair vernal flowers, laugh forth
Your ancient gladness!
Christ is risen.
God expects from men something more than at such times, and that
it were much to be wished for read more
God expects from men something more than at such times, and that
it were much to be wished for the credit of their religion as
well as the satisfaction of their conscience that their Easter
devotions would in some measure come up to their Easter dress.
'Twas Easter-Sunday. The full-blossomed trees
Filled all the air with fragrance and with joy.
'Twas Easter-Sunday. The full-blossomed trees
Filled all the air with fragrance and with joy.
Spring bursts to-day,
For Christ is risen and all the earth's at play.
Spring bursts to-day,
For Christ is risen and all the earth's at play.
Easter spells out beauty, the rare beauty of new life.
Easter spells out beauty, the rare beauty of new life.
"Christ the Lord is risen to-day,"
Sons of men and angels say.
Raise your joys and triumphs read more
"Christ the Lord is risen to-day,"
Sons of men and angels say.
Raise your joys and triumphs high;
Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply.
