Easter Sunday Anthems – Take 1 (click)
Easter Sunday Anthems – Take 2 (click)
We Welcome Glad Easter
Words & Music by Andrea S. Klouse (1999)
We welcome glad Easter when Jesus Christ arose,
To reign majestic heavens with victory over His foes.
Chorus:
Come raise your voice, all rise Christians
Sing your joyful Easter praises to Jesus your King.
We welcome glad Easter, the stone was rolled away.
Angelic host for-swell the skies, for heaven has won the day.
(Chorus)
We welcome with glad Easter His promise from above:
Believe in Christ and you shall live eternal in His love.
Come forth and raise your voice, all rise Christians
Sing your joyful Easter praises to Jesus your King.
(Repeat verse 1 and chorus)
I Come To The Cross
Words & Music by Bob Somma & Bill Batstone
Arranged by Jeffrey Steinberg (1996)
Chorus:
I come to the cross seeking mercy and grace,
I come to the cross where You died in my place.
Out of my weakness and into Your strength,
Humbly I come to the cross.
(Repeat chorus)
Verse:
Your arms are open, You call me by name,
You welcome this child that was lost.
You paid the price for my guilt and my shame,
Jesus I come, Jesus I come, Jesus I come to the cross.
(Chorus)
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Because He Lives
Words by William J. & Gloria Gaither (1971)
Music & Arranged by William J. Gaither (1974)
God sent His son, they called Him Jesus
He came to love, heal, and forgive.
He lived and died to buy my pardon,
An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives.
Chorus:
And because He lives, I can face tomorrow.
Because He lives, All fear is gone.
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living just because He lives.
How sweet to hold a newborn baby,
And feel the pride and joy he gives.
But greater still the calm assurance,
This child can face uncertain days because Christ lives.
And then one day I’ll cross the river,
I’ll fight life’s final war with pain.
And then as death gives way to victory,
I’ll see the lights of glory and I’ll know He lives.
(Chorus)
