Auspicious Morn

Anna Barbauld, 1772

For Easter Sunday

Tr.
T.

1. A
gain
the Lord of
life
and
light
A
wakes
2. Ten thou
sand diffe ring
lips
shall join
To hail

B.

5. And still

Tr.
of
from

T.

the
its

dark ness
leagued in
con quering cha
riot

morn,
wings,

With
his
Death's ir

fell,
cross,

heart

touched With
20

loud ho san nas

strong com pas sion

T.

sung;
moved,

B.

hope of
Lord of

ho

Ju
all

dah's line;
low,
be

mage let me

give;

Tr.
25

T.

pours
na

ex
on

mom ory

pi ring breath.
scep ter lies.

of

woes.

in
ty

death;
skies;

bind his soul

scend the lof

bro ther's

pi

ty

flows;

10

He
shook their king dom
While broke, be
neath his

And still
his blee ding

grate ful
friendof

hom age paid,

hu
man kind,

day be
sus, the

Not
Ex

long the toils of

al
ted high at

hell could keep The

God's right hand, And

To

thee, my

and

Sa

vior

my

king,

heart, And
God, To

praise on eve ry
save the souls he

Cor
rup tion ne ver
Through him is par doning

could
love

take
dis

hold
Of
pensed, And

aught so much di
vine.
boundless bles sings flow.

And

thee

to

die,

stand prepared like

ry
ing

heart,
God,

With thee that I

souls he
save
the

aught so
bound less

much di
bles sings

vine.
flow.

Not
Ex

die,

With

thee

live.

To

ne
par

ver
doning

could take
love dis

pared

like

thee

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Edited by B. C. Johnston, 2016
Top line, marked "Air" in original, switched with second line.

Public Domain.

that

may

may

2.

hold
Of
pensed, And

rup
him

ry

1.

eve

And
To

tongue.
loved.

praise on

eve
pity

to

This
Je

ry
ing

glad ness dwell in

scen ded like a

in
a

stand pre

our

ray;
morn;

Un
seals the eye lids
Which scat
ters bles sings

eve
pity

Let
De

dwell
like

B.

dling
come

glad ness
scen ded

tion
is

in
crea sing day.
tions yet un born.

Tr.

man,

the kin
this wel

15

To
A

And
To

is

vain
wheels

for er
ring,
guil
ty

when he
power ful

B.

3. The powers of
4. And now
his

D Major
Samuel Babcock, 1806

Transcribed from The Psalmodist's Assistant, 1806.

86. 86. (C. M.)

tongue. This
loved.
Je

live.

And
With

Glad

Let
De

Cor
Through

And