Easter, A Time Of Renewal
Isaiah 53: 1-5
1 Who has believed our message and to
whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
2 He grew up before him like a tender
shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to
attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.
3 He was despised and rejected by
men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men
hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
4 Surely he took up our infirmities
and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by
him, and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced for our
transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that
brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.
 
Jesus Gave His Life For You And Me,
On Golgotha Hill, For All To See.
He Prayed "Not My Will, But Thine Be
Done"
In Gethsemane, God Heard The Prayers Of His Only
Son.
Then He Walked That Lonely Road To Calvary,
And Carried A Heavy Cross In Agony.
They Placed A Crown Of Thorns On His Head,
And Rusty Nails Pierced His Precious Hands.
They Laughed At Him,
And Spit In His Face.
Just Because Of Us,
And Our Sinful State.
They Thrust A Sword Into His Side,
And The Blood Ran Down The Cross,
As His Mother Stood By.
The Tears On Her Face She Could Not Hide,
For She Knew Her Son Was About To Die.
Then He Looked Up To His Father In Heaven,
And Whispered The Words, "Let Their
Sins Be Forgiven.
Forgive Them Father, For They Know Not What They Do.
For It Is For Your Children, That This I Must Now Go Through."
Then The Clouds Turned Black,
And The Earth Begin To Shake.
As He Took His Last Breath,
These Words He Spake.
He Said, "It Is Finished,
And I Commend My Soul To Thee,
Now Your Children Can Live For Eternity."
Then Jesus Bowed His Head And Died,
So He Could Go To Heaven,
To Sit At His Father's Right Side.
And Then They Took Him Down From That Old Rugged Cross,
And Wrapped In Him A Burial Cloth,
And Placed Him In A Borrowed Tomb,
Yet They Did Not Realize,
As Jesus Knew,
He Would Only Need It For A Day Or Two.
For On That Third Day,
The Stone Would Be Rolled Away,
Because Jesus Christ, Our Lord,
Would Defeat Death And The Grave.
Now Satan and His Demons Are Under Our Feet,
For Jesus' Death and Resurrection
Has Made It All Complete.
And Just As He Promised,
He Is Coming Back
To Carry His Children Away.
So You Better Be Ready My Friend,
For It Could Be This Very Day.
And Then We Will Live Forever More,
On Heaven's Bright and Beautiful Shore.
Written By: Rev. Pat Aman
Copyright March 27, 2006
All Rights Reserved
Copyright Witness: Joseph Aman
 
The birds are singing, flowers bloom,
As dawn dispels the garden's gloom.
The Lord has conquered death today,
Behold, the stone is rolled away.
The empty grave has lost its guest,
The women, come at love's behest.
Find linen cloths in disarray,
Behold, the stone is rolled away.
The Angels speak to reassure,
They tell of life which will endure.
That He would rise, folks heard Him say,
Behold the stone is rolled away.
Because He lives, we too shall live,
Then to the world this message give.
That life shall triumph over clay,
Behold, the stone is rolled away!
Written By: Elisabeth Crocker Mitchell
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