Arise, My Love
I love this song, because it reminds me that Jesus is God’s Son, and how much it must have broken God’s heart to see His Son suffering and dying like that. It also shows the power of love – God’s love. This is from the Newsong album “People Get Ready”. You can read it like a poem story.
Not a word was heard
at the tomb that day.
Just shuffling of soldiers feet
as they guarded the grave.
One day, two days,
three days had past.
Could it be that Jesus
breathed His last?
Could it be that His Father
had forsaken Him?
Turned His back on His Son
despising our sin.
All hell seemed to whisper
“Just forget Him, He’s dead.”
Then the Father looked down
to His Son and He said…
“Arise, My Love.
Arise, My Love.
The grave no longer
has a hold on You.
No more death’s sting
No more suffering
Arise…Arise…My Love.”
The Earth trembled
and the tomb began to shake,
and like lightening
from Heaven the stone was rolled away.
And as dead man
the guards, they all stood there in fright
As the power of love
displayed its might
Then suddenly a melody
filled the air
Riding wings of wind,
it was everywhere
The words all creation
had been longing to hear
The sweet sound of victory,
so loud and clear.
“Arise, My Love.
Arise, My Love.
The grave no longer has a hold on You.
No more death’s sting,
no more suffering
Arise…arise….”
Sin, where are your shackles?
Death, where is your sting?
Hell has been defeated.
The grave could not hold the King!
Arise, My Love.
Arise, My Love.
The grave no longer
has a hold on You
No more death’s sting
No more suffering
Arise….Arise….Arise!
Praise God! Praise Him for the sacrifice of Friday… Praise Him for holding onto us on Saturday… And praise Him for the hope of Sunday!