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Darker than the night our sin,
 Silent as the tomb our life,
Still His glory enters in—
   Light and life.

"Rise and follow Me," He saith;
 "Love as I have lovèd you.
Rise to life that I through death
   Won for you."

Love that counts not sacrifice,
 Keeping nothing back from Him,—
To such love must we arise,
   Following Him.

As He laid His garments by
 With the bondage of the grave,
Clothed in Love's own Majesty
   Left the grave,—

Self, the earth's most earthy dress,
 Must we cast aside like Him,
And putting on His righteousness
   Rise with Him.

He hath rolled the stone away
 Through Redemption's might for us,—
Dawn of dawns, the Easter Day
   Breaks for us!