easter song

[prismaticbleed]

mary
why are you weeping
why does your heart ache
[as if] it was pierced by a sword?
mary
you are not bleeding
yet you are dying
[in] sharing the fate of the Lord

what else could a mother do?
when your child is taken from you
no mother should bury her son
and he was your only one

[they did not know him / they did not trust him / they did not love him / as you do]

but you took my hands and said
child,
[you called me child]
I knew this would happen
from the very beginning
so do not lose faith in the Lord

trust him
[trust him, child]
he will keep his promise
life will have victory over death
my son will be born again


jesus
why are you weeping
why does your heart ache
forgive me but where do I begin?
we mocked you
spat on and scourged you
then crucified you
blood and tears shed for our sin

what else could a father do?
when your children are lost without you
no father should bury his son
and he was your only one

[they did not know him / they did not trust him / they did not love him / as you do]

but you took my hands and said
child,
[you called me child]
I knew this would happen
from the very beginning
so do not lose faith in your Lord

trust me
[trust me, child]
i will keep my promise
life will have victory over death
my son will be born again


sunday
the tomb is empty
the woman are frightened
the stone has been rolled from the grave

look now
there is an angel
who says christ is risen
I tell you now, be not afraid

what else could your shepherd do?
he would never abandon you
no shepherd would leave their sheep
so rejoice and do not weep

[now they can know him / now they can trust him / now they can love him / as you do]

(key bump up)

and jesus met them, saying,
"hail!"
and jesus met her as the gardener
and met cleophas on the road
as their hearts were burning within

he shared a meal with the eleven
and then they remembered his promise
life has won victory over death
the son has been born again

our eyes have been opened
the gates have been opened
the way has been opened
the veil has been torn

now jesus is with us
forever, he's with us
he's standing here with us
on this blessed easter morn


mary
why are you smiling
why is your heart full of joy?