He Is Risen

On a day so long ago There was a man that we should know He lived a life in God’s pure light Doing always what is right Healed sick and the oppressed A blessed life, the very best Yes Jesus lived a perfect life But He also suffered so much strife For doing good He was condemned Nailed cruelly to a cross of wood Why such rewards for all the good Beaten with a whip so cruel By those with the religious rule He gave His life and he bled and died We know right at the end He cried Forgive them Father for their deeds And I’ll come back to meet their needs A borrowed tomb was His resting place After three days He rose in grace He’s risen and the stone is rolled away What was prophesied came true that day Now we have a Savior up above Who sacrificed His life because of love His tomb is empty; there is not a body there His death and resurrection is a victory we should share