Up from the Grave He Arose
(Low in the Grave He lay)

UMH # 322

Scripture Meditation

Mark 16:6,7   And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.   But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.
 

Low in the grave he lay,
Jesus my Savior,
waiting the coming day,
Jesus my Lord!

Up from the grave he arose;
with a mighty triumph o'er his foes;
he arose a victor from the dark domain,
and he lives forever, with his saints to reign.
He arose! He arose! Hallelujah! Christ arose!

Vainly they watch his bed,
Jesus my Savior,
vainly they seal the dead,
Jesus my Lord!

Up from the grave he arose;
with a mighty triumph o'er his foes;
he arose a victor from the dark domain,
and he lives forever, with his saints to reign.
He arose! He arose! Hallelujah! Christ arose!

Death cannot keep its prey,
Jesus my Savior;
he tore the bars away,
Jesus my Lord!

Up from the grave he arose;
with a mighty triumph o'er his foes;
he arose a victor from the dark domain,
and he lives forever, with his saints to reign.
He arose! He arose! Hallelujah! Christ arose!

lyrics and music: Robert Lowry, 1874
 

Robert Lowry was professor of literature at the University of Lewisburg, later named Bucknell University.  He was an ordained Baptist minister and contributed music and/or melody to over 500 hymns, including Marching to Zion and Shall We Gather at the River?.  He was also involved in editing several hymnals.