Words and Music by Robert Lowry, 1874.
[V,1]
G D G
Low in the grave He lay, Jesus my Savior!
C G Em A D
Waiting the coming day, Jesus my Lord!
[Chorus:]
G
Up from the grave He arose,
C G
With a mighty triumph o'er His foes;
D G C G
He arose a victor from the dark domain,
C A7 D A D
And He lives forever with His saints to reign,
G C G D G
He arose! He arose! Hallelujah! Christ arose!
[V.2]
G D G
Vainly they watch His bed, Jesus my Savior!
C G Em A D
Vainly the seal the dead, Jesus my Lord!
[Chorus:]
G
Up from the grave He arose,
C G
With a mighty triumph o'er His foes;
D G C G
He arose a victor from the dark domain,
C A7 D A D
And He lives forever with His saints to reign,
G C G D G
He arose! He arose! Hallelujah! Christ arose!
[V.3]
G D G
Death cannot keep his prey, Jesus my Savior!
C G Em A D
He tore the bars away, Jesus my Lord!
[Chorus:]
G
Up from the grave He arose,
C G
With a mighty triumph o'er His foes;
D G C G
He arose a victor from the dark domain,
C A7 D A D
And He lives forever with His saints to reign,
G C G D G
He arose! He arose! Hallelujah! Christ arose!