Ye Sons and Daughters
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w: Jean Tisserand, 14th-15th cent.
m: Fr., 15th cent.
tune: O Filii et Filiae
meter: 8.8.8 w/alleluias
Setting w/Descant: Randall DeBruyn, 1981
9 verses w/refrain after each

[Refrain]
Alleluia!  Alleluia!
Alleluia!

[Verse 1]
Ye sons and daughters, let us sing!
The King of heav'n, the glorious King,
O'er death today rose triumphing.
Alleluia!

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[Verse 2]
That Easter morn at break of day,
The faithful women went their way
To seek the tomb where Jesus lay.
Alleluia!

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[Verse 3]
An angel clad in white they see,
Who sat, and spoke unto the three:
"Your Lord has gone to Galilee."
Alleluia!

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[Verse 4]
That night the_apostles met in fear;
Amidst them came their Lord most dear,
And said, "My peace be on all here."
Alleluia!

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[Verse 5]
When Thomas first the tidings heard,
How they had seen the risen Lord,
He doubted the disciples' word.
Alleluia!

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[Verse 6]
"My pierced side, O Thomas see;
My hands, my feet I show to thee;
Not faithless, but believing be."
Alleluia!

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[Verse 7]
No longer Thomas then denied;
He saw the feet, the hands, the side;
"Thou are my Lord and God," he cried.
Alleluia!

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[Verse 8]
How blest are they who have not seen,
And yet whose faith has constant been;
For they eternal life shall win.
Alleluia!

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[Verse 9]
On this most holy day of days,
To God your hearts and voices raise,
In laud and jubilee and praise.
Alleluia!

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