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RESURRECTION, by                    
First Line: The blessed christ on calvary
Last Line: Our master lives again!
Subject(s): Easter; Holidays; The Resurrection


The Blessed Christ on Calvary
Looked down upon the scene;
At loved ones bowing at His feet,
Then darkness reigned supreme.

Before the evening sun had set
They came with loving hands,
And gently took His body down;
'Twas wrapped in linen bands.

Then carefully in Joseph's tomb,
Their Master they did lay,
And closed and sealed it up and then
They sadly went away.

The Sabbath passed; the third day dawned,
And down the garden path
A weeping woman came alone,
To view the aftermath.

But when she near and nearer came
A strange sight met her eyes;
The great stone had been rolled away --
The tomb contained no Christ.

Back down the path, with saddened heart,
She goes, with footsteps weary;
She feels a presence, hears a voice --
Her Lord is saying, "Mary."

A blessed peace comes over all;
The garden wakes to singing;
The Christ has risen, as He said;
Her heart with joy is ringing.

Oh, Blessed Easter! May our hearts
Repeat that glad refrain,
So all the work may hear and know
Our Master lives again!





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