Rick Lee James leads an Easter worship service with repeated hallelujahs and theological reflections on Christ's death, resurrection, and return. The service culminates in an invitation to the Lord's Table, offering bread and wine as symbols of Christ's body and blood to all believers.
Chapters
Hallelujah!
Sons of men and angels sing hallelujah! Raise your joys and triumphs high, hallelujah! Sing ye, heavens and The reply, hallelujah! It's again a glorious king. Hallelujah! Where of death is now the steed.
Hallelujah!
Dying once, he of the saints, hallelujah!
Well, that victory, oh great, hallelujah! Work is done.
Hallelujah!
Fought the fight, the battle won.
Hallelujah!
Death in vain for bits and brats. Hallelujah! Christ has opened paradise!
Hallelujah!
Now where Christ has lived.
Hallelujah.
Following our exalted head. Hallelujah. Made like him, like him we rise. Yes, hallelujah! As the cross that raves the skies, hallelujah!
1, 2, 3, 4.
Heaven sent a child to save us, light for all to see. Helpless baby, mighty Savior, holy mystery. Unto us a Son is given, born in Bethlehem. Lamb of God, the Lamb of God, The light of nations, God in flesh became. Watching, waiting, longing for the day when his people would glorify the name above all names. For the joy that lay before him chose our agony. Jesus bore the wrath of Calvary, washing sinners clean. God our Father, Christ our brother, Word of God in flesh. Loosed the chains that held us captive, broke the bonds of death. Watching, waiting, longing for the day when his people would glorify the name above all names.
So we wait with expectation for his advent here.
Bride of Christ, his word proclaim for all the world to hear. He will come in clouds descending at the When the trumpet sounds, in the light of Christ our Savior, every knee will bow. Born in a manger, dying on a tree, rising Easter morning to set his people free. We're watching, waiting, longing for the day when all nations will glorify the name above all names, above all names.
It's—
There are mysteries in life, uncertain mysteries I will never know. There are paths that I have taken where I never should have gone. There are lies that try to sway me, but this truth will conquer them.
Christ has died, Christ is risen, risen. Christ is coming back again. Put to death your sinful nature, every lust and every greed.
Clothe yourselves with Christ's compassion, gentleness, humility, For you died and now are hidden in this truth that always lives.
Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ is coming back again.
I will glory in my Savior, I will boast only in Him who has died and is risen and is coming back again. I will glory in my Savior, I will boast only in Him who has died and is risen and is coming back again.
<LYRICS>Since you have been raised with Jesus, set your hearts on things above, things in heaven where Christ is seated at the right hand of our God.
And forgive as he forgives you.</LYRICS> Let us all be one in him who has died and is risen and is coming back again. I will glory in my Savior. I will boast only in him who has died and is risen and is coming back again.
Back again.
Oh, I will glory in my Savior, I will boast only in Him who has died and is risen and is coming back again, who has died and is risen and is coming back again.
to save, conquering death upon the cross and bursting from the grave.
Christ before me, Christ behind, Christ to guide me, Christ beside, Christ to comfort me. Christ restore.
Hallelujah! Christ is Lord!
I bind unto myself the power of His blood. His redeeming love, the sweet well done of judgment hour. In Christ this work is done.
Christ before me, Christ behind, Christ to guide me, Christ beside, Christ to Comfort. Christ restore.
Hallelujah. Christ is love.
<LYRICS>I bind unto myself the might of God to hold and stay. His ear to hear, his eye to see, his hand to guide the way.
Against the demon snares of sin, the drive, temptation, storm, the lust, the greed,</LYRICS> In the wars of men, in Christ the whole is turned.
Christ before me, Christ behind, Christ to guide me, Christ beside, Christ to comfort, Christ restore.
Hallelujah, Christ is Lord. Sing out, hallelujah, Christ is Lord.
Every daughter, every son, to every tribe and every tongue, this is the call, the heart of love.
This is the end. This is the invitation. The table spread with bread and wine, the life and blood of Jesus Christ. Take and eat, raise and drink. This is the invitation.
This is the table of the Lord. For everyone there is a place. Taste and see that he is good. The bread of life, the cup of grace.
This is the invitation to every soul, both strong and weak, for every heart that dares to seek. All condemned There is mercy. This is the invitation.
This is the table of the Lord. For everyone there is a place.
Taste and see.
See that he is good. The bread of life, the cup of grace.
This is the invitation.
To every daughter, Every sun.
This is where we belong. Take and eat. Raise and dream. This is the invitation.
