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Hymns of My Youth: Easter Morrow

The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified. He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying. Go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee, there you will see Him; behold, I have told you.” And they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy and ran to report it to His disciples.

—Matthew 28:5–8

This may seem early, but there are plenty of Resurrection hymns to last through Resurrection Sunday. This hymn seems be nonexistent outside of very few Lutheran hymnals. It is not to be found online in English. I did find it at Amazon, included in a collection of Norwegian Hymns (CD, mp3) performed by Kirsten Flagstad. The performance posted below is from that album.

196 Easter Morrow Stills Our Sorrow

Easter morrow stills our sorrow,
   Stills our sorrow forevermore.
Light ever glowing, light overflowing,
   Stream from that dawn on benighted shore.
Easter morrow stills our sorrow,
   Stills our sorrow forevermore.

From His prison Christ has risen,
   Christ has risen in morning glow.
Hell weeps in sadness; heavens in gladness,
   Heavens in gladness their praise bestow.
From His prison Christ has risen,
   Christ has risen in morning glow.

Anthems glorious, joy victorious,
   Ringing to our redeemer rise.
He, interceding, upward is leading,
   Leading us home to His paradise.
Anthems glorious, joy victorious,
   Ringing to our redeemer rise.

Angels ’biding bring the tiding,
   Bring the tiding at break of day.
Sunbeams awaken; tomb is forsaken;
   Heralds of heaven the news relay.
Angels ’biding bring the tiding,
   Bring the tiding at break of day.

Sin confounded, grace abounded,
   Grace abounded and set us free.
Tomb-dreads are ended; Jesus ascended,
   Jesus ascended; the shadows flee.
Sin confounded, grace abounded,
   Grace abounded and set us free.

—The Concordia Hymnal (Augsburg Publishing House), 1960.

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