He is Risen! 

Up From the Grave He Arose

Verse 1

Low in the grave He lay, Jesus my Savior

Waiting for the coming day, Jesus my Lord

 

Up from the grave He arose

With a mighty triumph o’er his foes

He arose a victor from the dark domain, 

and He lives forever, with his saints to reign

He arose! He arose!

Hallelujah! Christ arose!  

  

Verse 2    

Death cannot keep its prey, Jesus my Savior;

He tore the bars away, Jesus my Lord!

 

Up from the grave He arose

With a mighty triumph o’er his foes

He arose a victor from the dark domain, 

and He lives forever, with his saints to reign

He arose! He arose!

Hallelujah! Christ arose!

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Death Was Arrested

Verse 1

Alone in my sorrow and dead in my sin
Lost without hope with no place to begin
Your love Made a way to let mercy come in
When death was arrested and my life began

Ash was redeemed only beauty remains
My orphan heart was given a name
My mourning grew quiet my feet rose to dance
When death was arrested and my life began

 

Chorus

Oh, Your grace so free
Washes over me
You have made me new
Now life begins with You
It's your endless love
Pouring down on us
You have made us new
Now life begins with You

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Verse 2

Released from my chains I'm a prisoner no more
My shame was a ransom He faithfully bore
He cancelled my debt and He called me His friend
When death was arrested and my life began

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Chorus

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Verse 3

Our savior displayed on a criminal's cross
Darkness rejoiced as though heaven had lost
But then Jesus arose with our freedom in hand
That's when death was arrested and my life began

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Chorus

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Ending

Oh, we're free, free, Forever we're free
Come join the song, Of all the redeemed
Yes, we're free free, Forever amen
When death was arrested and my life began

Oh, we're free, free, Forever we're free
Come join the song, Of all the redeemed
Yes, we're free free, Forever amen
When death was arrested and my life began

When death was arrested and my life began
When death was arrested and my life began

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Christ the Lord Has Risen Today

Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia

Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia

Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia

Sing ye heavens and earth reply, Alleluia

 

Love’s redeeming work is done, Alleluia

Fought the fight the battle won, Alleluia

Death in vain forbids Him rise, Alleluia

Christ has opened paradise, Alleluia

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Scripture Reading: Luke 24:1-12

But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in, they did not find the body. While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men in dazzling clothes stood beside them.

 

The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be handed over to sinners, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.” Then they remembered his words, and returning from the tomb, they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. 

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Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles. But these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. But Peter got up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; then he went home, amazed at what had happened.

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Offering

100% of today’s offering supports three vital local ministries that serve our community:

 

• Beam (Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry)

• Beaches Boys and Girls Club

• Mission House

 

Thanks to your generosity, last year we collected over $2,400 for these local ministries! If you would like to join what God is doing in our community, you can give online via our website here and select "Easter Sunrise" from the dropdown menu. 

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The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy Name;

thy kingdom come; thy will be done;

on earth as it is in heaven.

 

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation;

but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever, Amen.

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Receiving Communion

Resurrecting

The head that once was crowned with thorns is crowned with glory now.

The Savior knelt to wash our feet; now at His feet we bow.

The One Who wore our sin and shame now robed in majesty.

The radiance of perfect love now shines for all to see.

 

Your name, Your name is victory.

All praise will rise to Christ our King.

Your name, Your name is victory

All praise will rise to Christ our King.

The fear that held us now gives way to Him Who is our peace.

His final breath upon the cross is now alive in me.

The tomb where soldiers watched in vain

Was borrowed for three days.

His body there would not remain.

Our God has robbed the grave.

Our God has robbed the grave.

 

Living Hope

Verse 1

How great the chasm that lay between us
How high the mountain I could not climb
In desperation, I turned to heaven
And spoke Your name into the night

Then through the darkness, Your loving kindness
Tore through the shadows of my soul
The work is finished, the end is written
Jesus Christ, my living hope

 

Verse 2

Who could imagine so great a mercy?
What heart could fathom such boundless grace?
The God of ages stepped down from glory
To wear my sin and bear my shame
The cross has spoken, I am forgiven
The King of kings calls me His own
Beautiful Savior, I'm Yours forever
Jesus Christ, my living hope

 

Chorus

Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There's salvation in Your name
Jesus Christ, my living hope

Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There's salvation in Your name
Jesus Christ, my living hope

 

Verse 3

Then came the morning that sealed the promise
Your buried body began to breathe
Out of the silence, the Roaring Lion
Declared the grave has no claim on me

Jesus, Yours is the victory, whoa!

 

 Chorus

Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There's salvation in Your name
Jesus Christ, my living hope

Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There's salvation in Your name
Jesus Christ, my living hope

Jesus Christ, my living hope
Oh God, You are my living hope

 

Graves Into Gardens

Verse 1

I searched the world
But it couldn't fill me
Man's empty praise
And treasures that fade
Are never enough

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Verse 2

Then You came along
And put me back together
And every desire
Is now satisfied
Here in Your love 

 

Pre-Chorus

Oh, there's nothing better than You
There's nothing better than You
Lord, there's nothing
Nothing is better than You

 

Verse 3

I'm not afraid
To show You my weakness
My failures and flaws
Lord, You've seen 'em all
And You still call me friend

 

Verse 3

'Cause the God of the mountain
Is the God of the valley
There's not a place
Your mercy and grace
Won't find me again

 

Pre-Chorus

Oh, there's nothing better than You
There's nothing better than You
Lord, there's nothing
Nothing is better than You

 

 Chorus 1

You turn mourning to dancing
You give beauty for ashes
You turn shame into glory
You're the only one who can

 

Chorus 2

You turn graves into garden
You turn bones into armies
You turn seas into highways
You're the only one who can
You're the only one who can

 

Pre-Chorus

Oh, there's nothing better than You
There's nothing better than You
Lord, there's nothing
Nothing is better than You

Oh, there's nothing better than You
There's nothing better than You
Lord, there's nothing
Nothing is better than You

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Because He Lives

Verse 1

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

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.