Lutheran Hymnal: 100 - Awake, My Heart, Rejoicing

1 Awake, my heart, rejoicing, Behold a wondrous sight, How after gloom and sorrow Comes forth a glorious light. My Saviour’s body lay Where we shall rest that day When, borne to realms of light, Our spirit wings its flight. 2 The foe in triumph shouted When Christ lay in the tomb; But soon his hopes were shattered, His boast was turned to gloom. For Christ again is free In glorious victory; A hero strong to save, He triumphed o’er the grave. 3 Defeated and o’erpowered, The prince of hell there lies; His deadly raging silenced, No more can he arise. The Lord now has hell’s key, He who triumphantly The power of death laid low, And holds in bonds the foe. 4 Now when I view this triumph, My heart is filled with joy; There is no power to harm me. Naught can my hope destroy. For me there is a prize, Laid up in Paradise, Which Christ, the risen Lord, Shall all His saints accord. 5 For ever as a member I cling to Christ, the head, And whither He shall lead me I follow unafraid. Through toil and pain and grief, In all to Him I cleave; Through sorrow, death, and night, Christ is my shield and light.