Prayer: Christ is Risen Hallelujah
Published on 21 April 2019
A Prayer for Easter Sunday: Christ is risen Hallelujah
Stop!
do you hear it?
The world hold its breath
the stars still,
the sun hesitates
as creation fills its lungs
And the air swells with expectation
Do you hear it:
the stone… rolling…
Revealing folded grave clothes…
As God takes a breath…
In the whispered alleluia
Of the dawning of Easter day…
the whole earth is charged with proclaiming:
Christ is risen!
This is resurrection!
Halleujah!! Hallelujah!
Christ is risen!
Hallelujah
Death is defeated!
Hallelujah
Despair, pain and hurt have given way to hope
Hallelujah
With thankful hearts Lord Jesus
We worship you
Knowing you deserve more
than all the praise in the world
yet knowing too,
our Hallelujah's
are like sweet perfume to you….//
For your unselfish grace and courage
But above all for your love,
We give you our eternal thanks. Amen
Rt Rev Susan Brown, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
Photo courtesy of Luz Adriana Villa