For
three days, Satan must have believed that he had won the battle. He believed
that Jesus would be forever in the grave and he conquered the world.
After all, Jesus had cried out in the cross "It is finished" and Satan thought it was a cry of surrender or defeat.
After all, Jesus had cried out in the cross "It is finished" and Satan thought it was a cry of surrender or defeat.
Then, the tomb is empty! There is Light in the midst of our
darkness. Alleluia, Alleluia!
Easter is a significant day in the history of
Christianity. It
is with Easter that we remember and rejoice at the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
To make this day more profound and meaningful, let us
sing together the
hymn Christ the Lord Is Risen Today,
composed by Charles Wesley. You can read alongside the Psalms and the Gospels "to
feel" the spirit of the Easter.
Christ the Lord is risen today,
Alleluia!
Earth and heaven in chorus say,
Alleluia!
Raise your joys and triumphs
high, Alleluia!
Sing, ye heavens, and earth
reply, Alleluia!
Love's redeeming work is done,
Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the battle won,
Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids him rise,
Alleluia!
Christ has opened paradise,
Alleluia!
Lives again our glorious King,
Alleluia!
Where, O death, is now thy sting?
Alleluia!
Once he died our souls to save,
Alleluia!
Where's thy victory, boasting
grave? Alleluia!
Soar we now where Christ has led,
Alleluia!
Following our exalted Head,
Alleluia!
Made like him, like him we rise,
Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave, the
skies, Alleluia!
Hail the Lord of earth and
heaven, Alleluia!
Praise to thee by both be given,
Alleluia!
Thee we greet triumphant now,
Alleluia!
Hail the Resurrection, thou,
Alleluia!
King of glory, soul of bliss,
Alleluia!
Everlasting life is this,
Alleluia!
Thee to know, thy power to prove,
Alleluia!
Thus to sing, and thus to love,
Alleluia!
And
Bill Gaither’s Because
He Lives:
God sent His son,
they called Him, Jesus;
He came to love, heal and forgive;
He lived and died to buy my pardon,
An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives!
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow,
Because He lives, all fear is gone;
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living,
Just because He lives!
How sweet to hold a newborn baby,
And feel the pride and joy he gives;
But greater still the calm assurance:
This child can face uncertain days because He Lives!
He came to love, heal and forgive;
He lived and died to buy my pardon,
An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives!
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow,
Because He lives, all fear is gone;
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living,
Just because He lives!
How sweet to hold a newborn baby,
And feel the pride and joy he gives;
But greater still the calm assurance:
This child can face uncertain days because He Lives!
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| The burning of Judas in Baclayon, PHL, an Easter-time ritual, where an effigy of Judas Iscariot is burned. |
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| Egg hunt during Easter Sunday in Tagbilaran |
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| Hugos or Easter Sunday ritual in Baclayon, Bohol, Philippines |
