Psalm 118:24: "This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it."
Matthew 28:8: "So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples."
Isaiah 25:7-9: "7 And he will swallow up on this mountain the covering that is cast over all peoples, the veil that is spread over all nations. 8 He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the LORD has spoken. 9 It will be said on that day, 'Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the LORD; we have waited for him; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.'"
Romans 6:9: "We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him."
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The rejoicing mentioned in Psalm 118:24 and Isaiah 25:9 and the "great joy" from Matthew 28:8 are present in almost every verse of the hymn: "Good Christian friends, rejoice and sing!" in the first verse, "Let all the world rejoice..." in the second, and "sing with hearts uplifted high" in the third.
Romans 6:9 mentions Christ's resurrection, so it could be the source for "The Lord of life is ris'n this day" in the hymn's second verse, but since the resurrection happens in the verses immediately preceding Matthew 28:8, those would probably be a better source. "We know that Christ... will never die again" from Romans 6:9 appears in the line "That love, that life which cannot die" in the third verse.
"He will swallow up death forever" from Isaiah and "death no longer has dominion over him" from Romans seem to be merely hinted at in the hymn, specifically in the line "Now is the triumph of our King!" in the first verse and the reference to "songs of victory" in the third.
Romans 6:9 mentions Christ's resurrection, so it could be the source for "The Lord of life is ris'n this day" in the hymn's second verse, but since the resurrection happens in the verses immediately preceding Matthew 28:8, those would probably be a better source. "We know that Christ... will never die again" from Romans 6:9 appears in the line "That love, that life which cannot die" in the third verse.
"He will swallow up death forever" from Isaiah and "death no longer has dominion over him" from Romans seem to be merely hinted at in the hymn, specifically in the line "Now is the triumph of our King!" in the first verse and the reference to "songs of victory" in the third.
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This might just be coincidence, but the line "To all the world glad news we bring" at the end of the first verse bears some resemblance to Luke 2:10: "And the angel said to them, 'Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.'"
