risen up king

Greg and Corinne
14 hours ago
3 min read

Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:9-11

g'day Lord

it is a good day

because

You Are

church bells sound

all over the world

for us to hear

loud and clear

hope is emerging

surging

yet

so much we don't understand

about loved ones lost

about life, disease, death

the natural and unnatural

course of things

but what is true

rings every bell

You

emerged

alive

now You gladly

joyously

turn on the sunlight

over the winter wetlands

soon the green shoots

will soar past the gray

the birchbark will light up

birds will swoop and sing

a blue patch of sky

opens up wide

around the clouds—

a smile from the upper reaches

we can live freely

in deep rooted joy

knowing there is ultimate

infinite

Life

God

because of You

the blue

is above

always above the gray

and today

it is

breaking through

the light shines in the darkness

in our living room

our classroom

our hospital room

our dorm room

our prayer closet

our street corner

our beating heart

and the darkness

has not

will not

cannot

overcome it

You have made it so

and

so it is

_____

looking up with child-like joy and amazement

knowing the King of all Kings reached down from heaven

to rescue me and give me a brand new life....

one day i sat down at the piano and began to riff on Easter...

here's what happened next:

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risen up King lyrics and credits

i don't know why

why

you'd choose to die

die

for one like me

to set me free

free

it don't seem right

don't

seem

right

for You to choose

this

sacrifice

all for the

love

for the likes of me

i don't know why

why

i just don't understand

you'd choose to die

die

what in the world could You have in mind

for one like me

can't imagine what You see in me

to set me free

free

He reached down and set me free

it don't seem right

don't

seem

right

i can't put this together

for You to choose

this

sacrifice

i don't understand

all for the

love

for the likes of me

wait a minute

what's that ya say?

the boulder on the grave

been rolled a way

roman guards

posted all around

battalian of soldiers

couldn't keep Him down

walk on up to the empty tomb

nothin' but the grave clothes in the room

sure 'nough this changes everything

whatcha gonna do with the risen up king

heaven and earth

get together and sing

everybody's talkin' 'bout

the risen up king

fire up the church bells

let'em all ring

ring around the world

for the risen up king

heaven and earth

get together and sing

everybody's talkin' 'bout

the risen up king

fire up the church bells

let'em all ring

ring around the world

for the risen up king

Greg Ferguson - music and lyrics

thigh slaps

foot stomps

all vocals

piano

Happy Easter friend! Whether this is a day where you're surrounded with family, or alone, or facing hard things in life, we're thinking of you.

God's peace, mercy and grace be with you dear one,

Always with love,

gregrinne and heidi

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