Hymn
O Risen Lord, Once Perished One
Words: Ryan Daniel Cornett
Music: William H. Doane,
Tune: VISION
Meter: L.M. w/ Refrain
Stanza 1
O risen Lord, once perished One,
To whom I from the pit have flown,
Blood-watered ground yields heark'ning bloom;
Thy waking reckoned vain the tomb.
Refrain
Rise, now arise, O soul set free!
Death's sting no longer pierces thee.
Stanza 2
From sin's o'erwhelming barrows stirred,
My soul awakened at Thy word;
Thus 'tis for all Thy righteous dead:
The grave is but a borrowed bed.
Stanza 3
Hast Thou in drawing new life's breath,
Wrought for Thy saints the death of Death?
Yea we, as those in dust now lie,
Wait for Thy day when Death shall die.
Stanza 4
Lo! Rolled aside was death's cold stone,
Thou didst arise to life and throne;
So shall we spring to glory won
By Thee, O Lord, the Living One!
About the song
Christ's resurrection gives new life to believers and promises the final defeat of death.
Themes
Scripture references
1 Corinthians 15:20-26; 1 Corinthians 15:54-57; John 5:24-29