The Lord is Risen!

[Kevin]

"he is not here, he is risen as he said".

 

[joejohnston3]

He is Risen indeed!!!

 

[Elizabeth]

Alleluia! We sang one of my favorite hymns: The strife is o'er, the battle is done.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
The strife is o'er, the battle done,
the victory of life is won;
the song of triumph has begun.
Alleluia!

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
The powers of death have done their worst,
but Christ their legions hath dispersed:
let shout of holy joy outburst.
Alleluia!

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
The three sad days are quickly sped,
he rises glorious from the dead:
all glory to our risen Head!
Alleluia!

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
He closed the yawning gates of hell,
the bars from heaven's high portals fell;
let hymns of praise his triumphs tell!
Alleluia!

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Lord! by the stripes which wounded thee,
from death's dread sting thy servants free,
that we may live and sing to thee.
Alleluia!

 

[Claudiu]

Indeed He is Risen!

 

[Heath]

He is Risen indeed!

 

[Michael Doyle]

Indeed, may we proclaim this as enthusiastically the other 51 Lords days a year!

 

[Scott1]

305. Arise, My Soul, Arise



1 Arise, my soul, arise,
Shake off thy guilty fears:
The bleeding Sacrifice
In my behalf appears:
Before the Throne my Surety stands,
Before the Throne my Surety stands,
My name is written on his hands.

2 He ever lives above,
For me to intercede,
His all-redeeming love,
His precious blood to plead;
His blood atoned for ev'ry race,
His blood atoned for ev'ry race,
And sprinkles now the throne of grace.

3 Five bleeding wounds he bears,
Received on Calvary;
They pour effectual prayers,
They strongly plead for me;
"Forgive him, O forgive," they cry,
"Forgive him, O forgive," they cry,
"Nor let that ransomed sinner die!"

4 My God is reconciled;
His pard'ning voice I hear;
He owns me for his child,
I can no longer fear;
With confidence I now draw nigh,
With confidence I now draw nigh,
And "Father, Abba, Father!" cry.

Author: Charles Wesley (1742; Alt. 1961, mod.)

Scripture: Hebrews 7:25; 1 John 2:1-2
Topic: Jesus Christ: His Priestly Intercession; Abiding in Christ; Christ: Blood of

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[MW]

"He is not here." Seeking for Christ in an empty sepulchre of human days and ceremonies is futile -- He is not here! "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory."

 

[thbslawson]

Happy Day of Debating Whether or Not We Should Celebrate Easter!!!!

 

[Elizabeth]

You know that Easter goes on for fifty days, right on up to Pentecost(Whitsunday). Then after Trinity Sunday things calm down until Advent.

I have to admit, I do like the church year. It is interesting to me, not in the sense of idolatry or compulsion, I hope, but rather in the sense of the history, music, liturgy and such. It gives a nice rhythm to the year.

I was very surprised that our local IFB church had a Maundy Thursday-type service this year. That seemed askew, somehow. Sinclair Ferguson's church had a lovely Easter service, as did RC Sproul's(full Easter week observation at both churches).

All in Christian liberty, I guess. Sinners all, but worshipping the risen Christ with joy, as did our family.

RC's church sang one of my very favorite Easter songs, Joy to the Heart:

1. Look there! the Christ, our Brother,comes
resplendent from the gallows tree
and what he brings in his hurt hands
is life on life for you and me.

Refrain:

Joy! joy! joy to the heart, all in this good day's dawning.

2. Good Jesus Christ inside his pain
looked down Golgotha's stony slope
and let the blood flow from his flesh
to fill the springs of living hope. Refrain


3. Good Jesus Christ, our Brother died
in darkest hurt upon the tree
to offer us the worlds of light
that live inside the Trinity. Refrain


4. Look there! the Christ, our Brother,
comes resplendent from the gallows tree
and what he brings in his hurt hands
is life on life for you and me. Refrain