Let Easter Anthems Ring | SATB

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1.
Rise up, ye Saints, rejoice!
Let Easter anthems ring!
With all who love Him, lift your voice
In praise of Christ, our King.
For Jesus came to save
And break the chains of sin.
He conquered sorrow and the grave
And new life ushered in.
2.
Lo, how the cross stood bare,
How empty lay the tomb,
When Easter, dawning bright and fair,
Dispelled the pall of gloom.
For Jesus vanquished death,
And all will be restored
When ev’ry soul draws living breath
Through Christ, the risen Lord.
3.
Blessing us evermore
By His atoning pow’r,
Our Lord, who sin and sorrows bore,
Sustains us hour by hour.
Our tears He’ll gently dry
When we behold His face.
Sing praise to Christ, who reigns on high,
Our King of love and grace!


Tune
DIADEMATA
Credits
Text: Larry A. Hiller, 2024

The hymn “Let Easter Anthems Ring” combines a 19th-century tune with a 21st-century text. The hymn’s majestic tune, “Diademata,” was written in 1868 by George J. Elvey, organist and choirmaster at St. George’s Chapel, on the grounds of Windsor Castle in England. The tune’s name refers to the many crowns or diadems on Christ’s head mentioned in Revelation 19:12: “And on his head were many crowns.”

Author Larry A. Hiller worked for many years as a writer and editor for the Church magazines, including serving as managing editor of the international magazines. In 2011 a friend invited him to write a new text for Elvey’s classic hymn tune. “The music spoke to me,” recalls Brother Hiller, “and the words ‘Rise Up, Ye Saints, Rejoice’ immediately came into my mind.” The new hymn was published in the April 2012 Ensign under that title. In 2024, Brother Hiller revised the text to strengthen its message of rejoicing in the Atonement and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, and he renamed the hymn “Let Easter Anthems Ring.”