Ever since I learned about this Sandi Patty song, I have listened to it almost every year on Easter. It captures the wonder of the Resurrection morning, and the women finding the empty tomb. This song has always encapsulated the miraculous celebration and joy of Jesus’ followers discovering that he had risen from the grave and was on earth among them once again. We continue the celebration!
Easter comes.
The shroud that covered
the world is destroyed,
for our God has swallowed death.
We shall no longer look
for him among the dead.
He calls us to follow,
to believe in our hearts
that the people of this world
will someday love one another.
Really
Love one another.
If we believe we know that
that is not a naive hope,
but God’s promise.
We shall not die,
but we will live in him
who died for us.
On Easter morning
and on every morning,
let us in chorus sing:
“This is the day the Lord has made;
Let us rejoice and be glad in it!”
And then with Mary,
let us run to tell others:
We have seen Jesus!
Ann Weems from From Advent’s Alleluia to Easter’s Morning Light
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