Our Easter Sunday Poem written by Abi Andrews is based on Mark 15:42-16:7
Three women gripped by fear,
Trembling bewildered, drenched in tears
Their saviour and friend died all alone
And now leaves them abandoned, behind a seal of stone
We hear the silence of Saturday shouting loud
Deafening our ears without making a sound
But then the women got to the tomb and stopped.
It’s empty.
Jesus is not here.
The tomb where they laid him now lays bare
Do not be afraid the angel said
But scared and grieving the women fled
Can this be? Can we really believe?
He is risen, our victorious Lord
Bringing hope and a future of life restored
From the darkness of the tomb the light pierced through
And by this they saw everything he said was true
Words of life have now been spoken
The gates of Heaven flung wide open
The tomb could not contain the one
Who flung stars into space before time had begun
From the rising sun lighting the first spring flowers
All creation is screaming resurrection power
Yesterday our hope was gone
Dead and buried and trampled on
But today we see a brand new day
The tombstone has been rolled away
Yesterday we were lost and alone
Hearing all creation groan
But today we wake to a glorious morning
Jesus our Saviour His creation adorning
Yesterday we were left in the grave
Questioning how our king could save
Waiting in anticipation when our Saviour died
But today, all of heaven replied
Friday’s despair was Sunday’s glory
Friday’s defeat was Sunday’s salvation story
Friday’s pain
Meant on Sunday I could sing again
We need a transformation of our imagination
To see this Sunday as hope’s foundation
That was my death, this is my resurrection
Claiming for myself Jesus Christ’s perfection
He died to forgive
He rose so I could live
Roll back the stone and open the grave
My dry bones have now been saved
My blood stained self is now made clean
By my Jesus, the humble Nazarene
I can live by the saviour’s death
And I’m gonna praise Him with my every breath
I can do more than survive but I my soul can thrive
Because I know, Jesus is alive
We can find find hope and we can find connection
Because this is our resurrection
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