Today’s hymn focus will be

Christ Arose

Matthew 27:64(NASB95)

“Therefore, give orders for the grave to be made secure until the third day,  otherwise His disciples may come and steal Him away and say to the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”

The Chief priests and the Pharisees were playing the political game by going to Pilate to have him post guards and seal the tomb to prevent anyone from coming to take His body in order to fake His resurrection. There was distrust.

Imagine being there with the disciples, friends, and family of Jesus as they are in the second day of mourning His death. It was the sabbath day, so they could not do anything to care for His body because of Jewish laws and customs. All they could do was wait. There was despair.

However, the hymnist Robert Lowry describes a different point of view where there is hope. He painted a picture that would thrill an audience with his vivid descriptions, inspiring people with the thoughts that inspired him.

            Low in the grave He lay, Jesus my Savior! Waiting the coming day,

            Jesus my Lord!

            Vainly they watched His bed, Jesus my Savior! Vainly they sealed the dead,

            Jesus my Lord!

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Christ Arose