THE RESURRECTION
We hold so close to our hearts
The cross where Jesus died,
But so much more than the blood-stained cross
Is that Jesus came back to life
The stone's been rolled away;
The tomb lay open and bare —
They looked for Him, and then the angel said
That He is no longer here
Oh what joy they must have felt
To see Him just once more,
To eat with Him, to drink with Him,
To receive Him back as Lord
So much did He accomplish
Through His death upon the cross
And in His rising from the dead,
He reconciled us back to God
Nothing else could bridge the gap
That sin had wrenched apart —
Now we can freely go to God
And receive Christ in our hearts.
© By M.S.Lowndes
In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn
toward the first day of the week,
came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
And, behold, there was a great earthquake:
for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven,
and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
And the angel answered and said unto the women,
Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.
He is not here: for he is risen, as he said.
Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead;
and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee;
there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.
And they departed quickly from the sepulchre
with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.
And as they went to tell his disciples, behold,
Jesus met them, saying, All hail.
And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.
Then said Jesus unto them,
Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee,
and there shall they see me.
Matthew 28:1-10
