Comments on: Worship Leaders - Reflections on Easter (With Some Song Recommendations)

By: Jacob Hantla

Jacob Hantla — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:38:12 +0000

Great list. I made my own with a few of the same and some different at http://www.hantla.com/blog/pivot/entry.php?id=565

By: edna

edna — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:28:42 +0000

I have a few other songs that might be appropriate

1.Because he lives

2.Oh lamb of God

3.Celebrate Jesus Celebrate

4.Oh Happy Day

5.Lord I lift your name on high

By: Carter

Carter — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:42:48 +0000

Almost all praise songs are appropriate for Easter as Christ’s resurrection is the center of our faith.

By: JD Longmire

JD Longmire — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 10:38:52 +0000

Bob - thanks for this remarkable listing of music. As the first poster mentioned, we should all love to sing songs in gratitude of the amazing work of Christ, dying a substitutionary death so that His children, whom He knew from before creation, could be cleansed from their sin-debt, given a heart of flesh, the scales fall from their eyes and surrender to the Lord of Eternity is an awesome idea to consider.

Too often, we get lost in the hustle bustle of “churchy” lives to take time to reflect on the work of the Cross - thank you for this timely reminder and resource.

Praise be unto the Lamb that was slain!

By: Carri

Carri — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:40:50 +0000

I have found some awesome theology packed, cross centered songs written by Stuart Townend and Keith Getty. We do alot of them in our church in the UK. We are doing one of theirs called “The Power of the Cross” or (”O to see the dawn”) for Easter. I highly recommend looking into their stuff.
Blessings!

By: Bob Kauflin

Bob Kauflin — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 21:05:58 +0000

Jordan,

Thanks for the song recommendation. When I first read through the lyrics I was struck by the creativity and imagery in the lyrics. But it seems a little confusing to me, in this way. There is a tension between the refrain “everything must die to rise again” and what Jesus actually accomplished through his death and resurrection. In the 4th verse it seems as though Jesus’ work on the cross is simply following the general principle that everything must die to rise again. But the choruses are great.

By: Jordan Fowler

Jordan Fowler — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:04:28 +0000

Another stunning Rez song is one by Matt Maher that just got recorded by Michael Olson (on his album “Where Fear and Faith Collide).

Creation brings an offering
As autumn leaves turn to gold
The trees bow down in highest praise
Now made bare before Your throne
The western sky an amber blaze
At the end of the day
For ev’rything must die
To rise again

The winter’s chill a bitter cold
As sin and shame leave us to fall
The clouds now full of newborn snow
For grace to come and save us all
Within the darkest night of man
Was found Your saving hand
For ev’rything must die
To rise again

On the third day behold the King
On the third day death has no sting
On the third day
We’re forgiven and reconciled

The earth it groans in labor pains
As flowers stretch to heav’n above
Your creatures sing the prophet’s song
To be a gift of selfless love
The sun is rising in the east
And Your Spirit is unleashed
For ev’rything must die
To rise again

And so we wait in joyful hope
For You to come and take us home
And so we join beneath the cross
In suffering from whence we go
The greatest act of sov’reign grace
In the universe displayed
For ev’rything must die
To rise again

On the third day the saints rejoice
On the third day we lift our voice
On the third day
We’re united and glorified

We have no connection to either guy. We just love it. Doing it live with full music video on Easter. You can hear a snippet and get a lead sheet at the CCLI songselect site.

By: Cass

Cass — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:13:54 +0000

Hey Bob,

Easter is one of my favorite holidays, and yet it is the one that blows my mind the most. That he took all of that, when there was no assurance that I would give him my life in gratitude, upon his shoulders and died just…. There’s no words for it. Yet when he rose again, it’s the fact that He’s giving me, the greatest of sinners, a relationship with Him that means more than life here on earth. And He rose.
I found myself singing through all the songs you had listed, and it was a great reminder of what worship can entail. And yet Jesus requires that every breathe be worshipful to him. Singing is just icing on the cake.
Cass