JESUS lives! thy terrors now Can no longer, Death, appal us; Jesus lives! by this we know, Thou, O Grave, canst not enthral us.
Hallelujah!
Jesus lives! henceforth is death But the gate of life immortal; This shall calm our trembling breath, When we pass its gloomy portal.
Jesus lives! for us He died; Then, alone to Jesus living, Pure in heart may we abide, Glory to our Saviour giving.
Jesus lives! our hearts know well, Nought from us His love shall sever; Life, nor death, nor powers of hell, Tear us from His keeping ever.
Jesus lives! to Him the throne Over all the world is given: May we go where He is gone, Rest and reign with Him in Heaven.
Christian Fürchtegott Geller, 1715-69, tr Frances Elizabeth Cox, 1812-97