Tag: Easter 2022

An Ancient Chinese Record of Christ’s Resurrection?

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I don’t have the kind of scholarship I’d need to evaluate this video. It could be poppycock. It could be true.

According to an ancient Chinese chronicle, written down some centuries after the events described, at the time of Christ’s crucifixion, people in China observed an eclipse of the sun and somehow received a message–

–That all the world’s sins rested on one man, “and pardon is granted to all under heaven.”

I would need to do a fair amount of research before I could offer any kind of opinion on this. For the time being, it’s food for thought.

 

By Request, ‘Up from the Grave He Arose’

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“Thewhiterabbit” asked for this one–Up from the Grave He Arose, sung by the Voice of Eden. It’s one of my favorites, brings back fond memories of Sunday school and family get-togethers on Easter Sunday. Not to mention it’s the best news this poor fallen world has ever heard…

‘Luke 24–Christ Is Risen’ (Christian Blogger)

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Is this what Peter saw?

When they heard the women say Jesus’ tomb was empty, Peter and “another disciple” ran on ahead to see for themselves. For the rest of the story, see Luke, Chapter 24. Here it’s been set up for us on the Unashamed of Jesus blog:

Luke 24- Christ Is Risen

Jesus had told them He would rise; but when they actually saw the empty tomb, did they believe? Luke describes them as “perplexed.” Well, who wouldn’t be?

They didn’t know they were living out the very first Easter morning. Nothing like it had ever happened in the world before. And they all understood that, by and by; but not right away. Not right away. Even for them it took some time.

‘Christ the Lord Is Risen Today’

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It wouldn’t be Easter Sunday without this hymn–Christ the Lord Is Risen Today. We sang it in Sunday school, in church, without or without the choir; it was sort of the Easter hymn.

Sung here by the Joslin Grove Chorale Society–with lyrics if you want to sing along.

By Request, ‘It Was Finished Upon the Cross’

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This gorgeous Easter hymn was requested by Susan–It Was Finished Upon the Cross, by Keith and Kristyn Getty  as part of Sing 2021.

It’s Easter Day and we are open for hymn requests–I’m not even going to look at any nooze today, let alone write it.

The only news that counts is this: He is risen.

‘Mary Magdalene on Easter Morning’ (2015)

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Christ Appears to Mary Magdalene on Easter Morning - Noli me tangere Painting by Peter Paul Rubens

No! No nooze today. Let it be drowned out by the Good News–the resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Can you imagine what Mary Magdalene experienced, that very first Easter morning?

Mary Magdalene, on Easter Morning

She knew He was dead; she’d seen Him die. She was at the tomb to minister to the body. The ministry, the message, the miracles–it was all over. No more.

Then they found the stone rolled away, and the tomb empty. At that moment the world changed. It would never be the same again. Sin and Death are dethroned. Christ shall reign forever.

And then she saw Him, and He spoke to her…

 

‘Up from the Grave He Arose’

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This has become one of my favorite Easter hymns–Up from the Grave He Arose, sung by the Voice of Eden–our brothers in Christ by way of south India. It was fun to sing this in Sunday school. It’s inspiring to hear it now.

By Request, ‘The Old Rugged Cross’

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This hymn used to make me cry in Sunday school. Sixty-plus years later, it still brings tears.

Requested by Sue Pitman–The Old Rugged Cross, sung a capella by the Martin Brothers.

By Request, ‘Via Dolorosa’

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“Via Dolorosa” means “the Road of Suffering.” It was the road upon which Our Lord Jesus Christ traveled to the hill of Calvary.

Requested by Tessa, sung by Sandy Patti–Via Dolorosa.

Not an easy thing to contemplate.

By Request, ‘He’s Alive’

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Easter’s almost here–and oh! how we need to embrace the Resurrection. Therefore the message of this worship song is simple: “He’s alive!” And that makes all the difference.

He’s Alive, by Don Francisco, tells the story of that Resurrection morning… as experienced by the Apostle Peter. Requested by ElderMike–and we thank him for this.