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| 1 | Oh joyful day! Oh glorious hour! | Matthew 28:1-8; Mark 16:1-9; Luke 24:1-12; John 20:1-18; Romans 14:9; Psalm 92:5; Psalm 11:2; John 1:3; Hebrews 7:25 |
| When Jesus, by almighty power, |
| Revived and left the grave; |
| In all His works behold Him great, |
| Before, almighty to create, |
| Almighty now to save! |
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| 2 | The First-begotten from the dead, | Colossians 1:18; Colossians 3:3; Romans 8:11 |
| He's risen now, His people's Head, |
| And thus their life's secure; |
| And if, like Him, they yield their breath, |
| Like Him they'll burst the bonds of death, |
| Their resurrection sure. |
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| 3 | Why should His people, then, be sad? | Revelation 5:9-10; Revelation 1:18; John 10:28; Acts 20:28 |
| None have such reason to be glad |
| As those redeemed to God: |
| Jesus, the mighty Saviour, lives, |
| To them eternal life He gives, |
| The purchase of His blood. |
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| 4 | Then let our gladsome praise resound, | 1 Corinthians 15:58; 1 John 4:8; 1 Timothy 2:12; 1 Thessalonians 4:17 |
| And let us in His work abound, |
| Whose blessèd name is Love; |
| We're sure our labor's not in vain, |
| For we with Him ere long shall reign— |
| With Jesus dwell above. |
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