What better way to offer praise and thanksgiving for the resurrection than with Easter hymns! Reflect on the goodness of God and the joy of victory over death through Jesus Christ with these beautiful songs. Whether for personal quiet time with God or for church worship, these traditional and contemporary Easter hymns will renew your faith and spark gratitude.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead"
1 Peter 1:3
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life"
John 3:16
15 Easter Hymns & Worship Songs
Easter is the celebration of eternal life in Jesus by faith. We give thanks that Jesus died for our sins so that we may be reborn through genuine faith in Him. Singing our praises is a powerful way to show our gratitude in worship and fellowship in Christ. May these Easter hymns fill your hearts with joy and thanksgiving for Christ!
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15. He Arose
Refrain:
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
14. See A Victory
Refrain:
I'm gonna see a victory
I'm gonna see a victory
For the battle belongs to You Lord
See A Victory - Lyrics, Hymn Meaning and Story
13. Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me)
Refrain:
You called my name
Then I ran out of that grave
Out of the darkness
Into Your glorious day
Glorious Day - Lyrics, Hymn Meaning and Story
12. King of My Heart
First Stanza:
Let the King of my heart
Be the mountain where I run
The fountain I drink from
Oh, He is my song
11. In The Garden
Refrain:
And He walks with me, and He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own,
And the joy we share as we tarry there,
None other, has ever, known!
In The Garden - Lyrics, Hymn Meaning and Story
10. Jesus Paid It All
Refrain:
Jesus paid it all,
All to Him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain,
He washed it white as snow.
Jesus Paid It All - Lyrics, Hymn Meaning and Story
9. In Christ Alone
First Stanza:
In Christ alone my hope is found;
He is my light, my strength, my song;
This cornerstone, this solid ground,
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My comforter, my all in all—
Here in the love of Christ I stand.
In Christ Alone - Lyrics, Hymn Meaning and Story
8. When I Survey The Wondrous Cross
First Stanza:
When I survey the wond'rous Cross
On which the Prince of Glory dy'd,
My richest Gain I count but Loss,
And pour Contempt on all my Pride.
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross - Lyrics, Hymn Meaning, and Story
7. The Old Rugged Cross
Refrain:
So I'll cherish the old rugged Cross
Till my trophies, at last, I lay down
I will cling to the old rugged Cross
And exchange it some day for a crown
The Old Rugged Cross - Lyrics, Hymn Meaning and Story
6. Christ the Lord Is Risen Today
First Stanza:
Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia!
Earth and heaven in chorus say, Alleluia!
Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!
Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply, Alleluia!
Christ The Lord Is Risen Today - Lyrics, Hymn Meaning and Story
5. Amazing Grace
First stanza:
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
Was blind, but now I see.
Amazing Grace - Lyrics, Hymn Meaning and Story
4. It Is Well With My Soul
Third Stanza:
My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought
My sin, not in part but the whole,
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, o my soul
It Is Well With My Soul - Lyrics, Hymn Meaning and Story
3. How Great Thou Art
Refrain:
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!
How Great Thou Art - Lyrics, Hymn Meaning and Story
2. I Surrender All
First Stanza:
All to Jesus I surrender,
All to him I freely give;
I will ever love and trust him,
In his presence daily live.
I Surrender All - Lyrics, Hymn Meaning and Story
1. Blessed Assurance
Refrain:
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long;
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long.
Blessed Assurance - Lyrics, Hymn Meaning and Story
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