Diane Tuiofu Music
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He Lives!
"'He Lives!' contrasts the darkness and fear that the Disciples of Jesus felt after Christ's death with the joy and glory of His resurrection with a reminder of "His love that would not die" (Toni Thomas). Mary, weeping at the empty tomb where the body of Jesus had lain, turned around and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. She, supposing him to be the gardener, told him of her worry and asked him if he had taken him away. Jesus answered her, "Mary." She turned and said to him, "Rabboni; which is to say, Master." Jesus said, "Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father, and to my God, and your God" (John 20:11-17).
Lyrics
Text Toni Thomas Music: Diane Tuiofu
Verse one
In the darkest hour ere the dawn,
The garden tomb in stillness waits.
No breath of wind stirs lifeless trees,
No sound the silence breaks.
A voice of thunder quakes the earth.
The guards fall in fear,
The stone rolls forth,
The grave unseals,
From within pure glory spills,
The living Lord appears.
Chorus
He is risen!
He is risen from the dead!
He lives! He lives again!
Verse two
In her darkest hour, Mary comes
In tears of love with mingled dread
To soothe the cruel wounds of nails,To anoint His thorn-crowned head.
On finding that forsaken tomb,
So utterly she weeps.
Christ calls to her with sweetest words,
“Mary,” and she perceives
Her living Master speaks!
Repeat Chorus
Verse three
In a darkened room, eleven men
Assemble in great fear and grief.
They hear some tell that Jesus lives,
But groan in unbelief.
Now stands the Savior in their midst;
They touch His feet in awe,
And feel His love that would not die,
”Go ye forth,” and testify,
The living Lord is God!
Repeat Chorus
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