Rejoice and Be Glad!

Rejoice and be glad!
The Redeemer has come!
Go look on His cradle,
His cross, and His tomb.

Refrain

Sound His praises, tell the story,
Of Him Who was slain;
Sound His praises, tell with gladness,
He liveth again.

Rejoice and be glad!
It is sunshine at last!
The clouds have departed,
The shadows are past.

Refrain

Rejoice and be glad!
For the blood hath been shed;
Redemption is finished,
The price has been paid.

Refrain

Rejoice and be glad!
Now the pardon is free!
The Just for the unjust
Has died on the tree.

Refrain

Rejoice and be glad!
For the Lamb that was slain
O’er death is triumphant,
And liveth again.

Refrain

Rejoice and be glad!
For our King is on high,
He pleadeth for us on
His throne in the sky.

Refrain

Rejoice and be glad!
For He cometh again;
He cometh to glory,
The Lamb that was slain.

Sound His praises, tell the story,
Of Him Who was slain;
Sound His praises, tell with gladness,
He cometh again.

Author: Horatius Bonar

Year: 1874

This hymn is commonly attributed to Horatius Bonar (also known as Horatius Bonar). Some hymnals list it under the variant first line "Rejoice and be glad! The Redeemer has come!" and credit Bonar; a few sources give alternate attribution to an anonymous author or to the American hymn-writer Fanny Crosby, but the weight of evidence favors Bonar.