All Ye That Seek The Lord Who Died

All ye that seek the Lord Who died,

Your God for sinners crucified,

Prevent the earliest dawn, and come

To worship at His sacred tomb.

Bring the sweet spices of your sighs,

Your contrite hearts, and streaming eyes,

Your sad complaints, and humble fears;

Come, and embalm Him with your tears.

While thus ye love your souls t’employ,

Your sorrow shall be turned to joy:

Now, let all your grief be o’er!

Believe, and ye shall weep no more.

An earthquake hath the cavern shook,

And burst the door, and rent the rock;

The Lord hath sent His angel down,

And he hath rolled away the stone.

As snow behold his garment white,

His countenance as lightning bright:

He sits, and waves a flaming sword,

And waits upon his rising Lord.

The third auspicious morn is come,

And calls your Savior from the tomb,

The bands of death are torn away

The yawning tomb gives back its prey.

The Lord of Life is risen indeed,

To death delivered in your stead;

His rise proclaims your sins forgiv’n,

And show the living way to Heav’n.

Go tell the followers of your Lord

Their Jesus is to life restored;

He lives, that they His life may find;

He lives, to quicken all mankind.

~Words: Charles Wesley & Music: Wenzel Müller