183 WELCOME HAPPY MORNING IIS. With Refrain J. BAPTISTE CALKIN 4 4 (J=110) Wel-come, hap-py morn-ing! age to age shall say; Hell today is God for ev-er-more! Him, their true Cre-a- tor, all His works a-dore. A-men. --- £25 2 Earth her joy confesses, clothing her for spring, 3 Months in due succession, days of lengthening light, 4 Maker and Redeemer, life and health of all; 5 Thou, of life the Author, death didst undergo, 6 Loose the souls long prisoned, bound with Satan's chain; Show Thy face in brightness, bid the nations see; 00 VENANTIUS FORTUNATUS. Tr. JOHN ELLERTON He, Who on the Cross a victim, For the world's sal va- tion bled, Je-sus Christ, the King of glo-ry, Now is risen from the dead. A- men. 2 Now the iron bars are broken, On this holy Easter morn: 3 Christ is risen, Christ, the first-fruits Of the holy harvest-field, Which will all its full abundance From the furrows of the grave. 170 4 Christ is risen, we are risen! 5 Alleluia! Alleluia! Glory be to God on high; Alleluia to the Saviour Who has won the victory; Alleluia to the Spirit, Fount of love and sanctity; To the Triune Majesty. Amen. |