This is good. Thanks STA.Speaker to Animals wrote: This day of days with joy we claim
And praise our risen savior’s Name,
Who, having conquered the abyss,
Now owns the stars themselves as his.
A world reborn lifts up its face,
Still weeping but surprised by grace.
What once was lost now stands restored
Refulgent in its risen Lord.
The harrowed earth explodes in bloom
For him who burst forth from the tomb;
The poor and the oppressed take heart
From him who dying took their part.
This Jesus nailed upon the tree
Was God poured out for you and me:
The Father and the Spirit join
With Jesus the eternal Son.
So now to God the three in one
The universe lifts up its song
For mercy’s triumph over hate:
Now no repentance comes too late.
So we this day to Christ our friend
Lift up our praises without end,
Who ransomed us from Satan’s hand
And guides us to the promised land.
Dear Jesus, maker of the earth,
And instrument of its rebirth:
The ground of being brought you forth
Eternal mirror of God’s truth.
When we were sinking deep in sin
You took our flesh, became our kin,
And entering on the path of death
Became in us God’s living breath.
To you, O Christ, we lift our hearts
In thanks for all this day imparts,
And for prevailing in the strife,
We thank you, Jesus, Lord of life.
And incidentally it works just as well with disappearing souls as it does with eternally punished souls.
Either way we are guided towards being held in the fold.