Tomb, thou shalt not hold Him longer;
\nDeath is strong, but Life is stronger;
\nStronger than the dark, the light;
\nStronger than the wrong, the right.
\nFaith and Hope triumphant say,
\nChrist will rise on Easter-Day.<\/p>\n
While the patient earth lies waking,
\nTill the morning shall be breaking,
\nShuddering \u2018neath the burden dread
\nOf her Master, cold and dead,
\nHark! she hears the angels say,
\nChrist will rise on Easter-Day.
\nAnd when sunrise smites the mountains,
\nPouring light from heavenly fountains,
\nThen the earth blooms out to greet
\nOnce again the blessed feet;
\nAnd her countless voices say,
\nChrist has risen on Easter-Day.<\/p>\n
Up and down our lives obedient
\nWalk, dear Christ, with footsteps radiant,
\nTill those garden lives shall be
\nFair with duties done for Thee;
\nAnd our thankful spirits say,
\nChrist arose on Easter-Day.<\/p>\n
\u2013Phillips Brooks (1835-1893)<\/p>\n
\nThe end & the beginning: Resurrection & Annunciation at second level of Gr\u00fcnewald's astonishing Isenheim Altarpiece, 1515. Today is his day. pic.twitter.com\/QbSvhlFCLM<\/a><\/p>\n
— Dr. Peter Paul Rubens (@PP_Rubens) August 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n