Tomb, thou shalt not hold Him longer;
Death is strong, but Life is stronger;
Stronger than the dark, the light;
Stronger than the wrong, the right.
Faith and Hope triumphant say,
Christ will rise on Easter-Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While the patient earth lies waking,
Till the morning shall be breaking,
Shuddering \u2018neath the burden dread
Of her Master, cold and dead,
Hark! she hears the angels say,
Christ will rise on Easter-Day.
And when sunrise smites the mountains,
Pouring light from heavenly fountains,
Then the earth blooms out to greet
Once again the blessed feet;
And her countless voices say,
Christ has risen on Easter-Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Up and down our lives obedient
Walk, dear Christ, with footsteps radiant,
Till those garden lives shall be
Fair with duties done for Thee;
And our thankful spirits say,
Christ arose on Easter-Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013Phillips Brooks (1835-1893)<\/p>
Twas Easter Sunday. The full-blossomed trees filled all the air with fragrance and with joy.
~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Art by Janice Rogers Art pic.twitter.com\/y5sLYLQseT<\/a><\/p>— gregorio catarino (@gregcatarino1) March 31, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>