affected on Easter

We sang this on Easter Sunday, and it really affected me. I realized I hadn't thought about the resurrrection in a long time. It's just not something that I regularly consider. The cross, maybe. But I often stop there, which is silly. That's like stopping a movie 20 minutes before the end and trying to get excited about what a great story it was. The story of Jesus did not end with the cross. Was the cross important? Absolutely. Does it have a breathtaking beauty in its own right? You bet. Was it God's final word on the matter? Nope. The empty grave was. Praise be to God!

	When we were dead in our transgressions Jesus, You came to bring us back to God You canceled the debt that stood against us Set it aside, nailing it to the cross Now with joy we can proclaim Chorus:
	You’ve overcome the grave You took our curse away There is no other name by which we’re saved For in Your death we died In You we have new life Jesus, Your name alone can save
	Now death has lost its sting forever Because You arose we do not hope in vain You defeated every evil power Disarming them all bearing our guilt and shame And forever we’ll proclaim (to chorus)