1 Sing with all the sons of glory,

Sing the resurrection song!
Death and sorrow, earth's dark story,
To the former days belong:
All around the clouds are breaking,
Lo! the storms of time do cease,
In God's likeness, man awaking,
Knows the everlasting peace.

2 Oh, what glory, far exceeding

All that eye has yet perceived!
Holiest hearts for ages pleading,

Never that full joy conceived.
God has promised, and prepares it,
There on high our welcome waits;
Every humble spirit shares it,

Christ has passed the eternal gates.

3 Life eternal! heaven rejoices,
Jesus lives who once was dead;
Join, O man, the deathless voices,

Child of God, lift up thy head!
Patriarchs from the distant ages,

Saints all longing for their heaven,
Prophets, psalmists, seers and sages,
All behold the glory given.

4 Life eternal! oh, what wonders

Crowd on faith; what joy unknown, From the heart all sorrow sunders Where the Easter light has shown! Oh, to enter that bright portal,

See that shining firmament, Know, in Thee, O God immortal, "Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent!"