Low in the grave he lay
Low in the grave he lay. Robert Lowry* (1826-1899).
Written in 1874, this was published in Brightest and Best (New York, 1875), one of the many publications edited by Lowry and William Howard Doane*, and later in Gospel Hymns No 5 (New York, 1887). Its triumphant statement of the Easter message is expressed in the short stanzas and longer refrain, and in the rhythms and melodies of Lowry’s vigorous tune:
Low in the grave he lay, Jesus, my Saviour; Waiting the coming day, Jesus, my Lord.
Up from the grave he arose, With a mighty triumph o’er his foes...
It is often given the title ‘Christ Arose’, and linked with Mark 16: 6: ‘Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he...
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