Easter Day by May Riley Smith

Easter Day

by May Riley Smith

O sad, sad soul, fling wide your doors,

And make your windows curtainless!

Strew odors on your silent floors,

And all your walls with lilies dress!

Throw open every sombre place;

Roll every hindering stone away!

Let Easter sunshine gild your face,

And bless you with its warmth to-day!

Let friends renew each by-gone hour,

Let children fling the world a kiss:

And every hand tie in some flower,

To crown a day so good as this!

And whether skies are sad or clear,

We'll give the day to joy and song:

For since the Christ is surely here,

All things are right, and naught is wrong!