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EASTER (1981)

3/30/2018

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                                                                 EASTER (1981)
    

                                                          It was finished
                                        The last nail driven in
                                        Drops of blood fell from the cross
                                        From the one who knew no sin

                                        The earth trembled
                                        The wind grew deadly still
                                        Darkness came upon the land
                                        There was silence on the hill

                                        The Christ was taken from the cross                    
                                        And laid in a borrowed tomb
                                        As the mourners left that ghastly scene
                                        Returning home amid the gloom

                                        In a rock hewn sepulchre
                                        Christ's body they did lay
                                        Some offered up feeble prayers
                                        But there was nothing more to say

                                        Came the morn, the sun arose
                                        On a bright and dew drenched dawn
                                        And as of yet, no hint was in the air
                                        That a new age had been born

                                        Jesus' friends gathered at the tomb
                                        Found the stone had been rolled away
                                        Found no body in that vault
                                        No hint of human clay

                                        Then they saw a man
                                        And heard his voice
                                        These friends whose cheeks were stained
                                        And whose eyes were sore and moist

                                        Do not look for Jesus here
                                        He's no longer in the grave
                                        He arose a little while ago
                                        Pronouncing freedom for the slave

                                        For death and hell
                                        Both conquered he
                                        This Son of Light
                                        And author of liberty
                        
                                        Go spread the word, go tell the town
                                        He's coming back real soon
                                        Be ready for him when he comes
                                        Whether midnight, morn or noon

                                        (Written April 19, 1981 #885)
                                        
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