by Ken Sehested
Leader: Let all that breathes declare the good news.
Children (arms raised): Christ has risen!
Congregation (arms raised): Christ has risen indeed!
Leader: God’s love never quits.
Children (arms raised): Christ has risen!
Congregation (arms raised): Christ has risen indeed!
Leader: When pushed to the wall, I cried out to God.
Children (arms raised): Christ has risen!
Congregation (arms raised): Christ has risen indeed!
Leader: I’m no longer afraid: who would dare lay a hand on me?
Children (arms raised): Christ has risen!
Congregation (arms raised): Christ has risen indeed!
Leader: I was right on the cliff, ready to fall, when God grabbed me and held on strong.
Children (arms raised): Christ has risen!
Congregation (arms raised): Christ has risen indeed!
Leader: I’ve been dismissed, discouraged, dismembered, diseased, distressed, disinvited, displaced and disregarded. But I’m not fearing anyone or anything. I’ve been to the top of Mount Mitchell, and I’ve seen the beauty of the land yet to come.
Children (arms raised): Christ has risen!
Congregation (arms raised): Christ has risen indeed!