On the first day of the week, as the sun did arise,
The women went to the cave;
Bearing spices sweet to anoint the head and feet
Of the crucified Lord where He lay.
Mary Magdelena led the way
with Mary the mother of James;
Joanna and the others walking just behind
On the morning of the third day.
As they approached the place where Jesus lay,
They saw that the stone had been rolled away.
Sitting on the stone, all dressed in white,
Was the angel of the Lord who addressed their fright saying,
"Fear ye not: I know that ye seek Jesus.
Why seek ye the living among the dead?
He is not here. He is not here,
He is arisen as He said."
He is arisen.
Alleluia, Amen.
"Come and look at the place where the Savior
did lie.
See the linen cloths that He wore.
Now go and tell the world what you have seen,
And tell them that I say,
"Fear ye not: I know that ye seek Jesus.
Why seek ye the living among the dead?
He is not here. He is not here,
He is arisen as He said."
He is arisen.
Alleluia, Amen.
