Easter Test

See Him there, Heaven’s heir
Leaving His throne to bear the curse
Son of man, nail-pierced hands
Suffering the cross that I deserved
Precious blood shed for us
Staining the sinner white as snow
O the glorious love of Christ

This is our hope, hallelujah
Peace by the blood, what a mystery
Hope is awake, hallelujah
Death swallowed up in His victory
This is our hope

See the scars of our God
Proving the grave has lost its sting
Death undone, our Jesus won
Claiming the hearts of the redeemed
Praise the one, raised for us
Giving the dead in sin new life
O the glorious love of Christ

This is our hope, hallelujah
Peace by the blood, what a mystery
Hope is awake, hallelujah
Death swallowed up in His victory
This is our hope
This is our hope

At dawn, the earth began to shake
as heaven longed for Hope to wake
With holy breath, the King of Light
tore through the darkness of the night

The stone revealed an empty grave
raised up to life, the highest name
Ascended to the Father’s throne,
our Jesus Christ, the Risen One–

All glory to the risen Lamb of God
All honor to the risen Lamb of God
All power to the risen Lamb of God
All glory to the risen Lamb of God!

This is our hope, hallelujah
Peace by the blood, what a mystery
Hope is awake, hallelujah
Death swallowed up in His victory
Death swallowed up in His victory
This is our hope
This is our hope

1 Corinthians 15:1-4, 12-21
​¹ Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, ² and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
³ For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, ⁴ that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures…
¹² Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? ¹³ But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. ¹⁴ And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. ¹⁵ We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. ¹⁶ For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. ¹⁷ And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. ¹⁸ Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. ¹⁹ If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.
²⁰ But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. ²¹ For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead.

How great the chasm that lay between us
How high the mountain I could not climb
In desperation, I turned to heaven
And spoke Your name into the night

Then through the darkness, Your loving kindness
Tore through the shadows of my soul
The work is finished, the end is written
Jesus Christ, my living hope

Who could imagine so great a mercy?
What heart could fathom such boundless grace?
The God of ages stepped down from glory
To wear my sin and bear my shame

The cross has spoken, I am forgiven
The King of kings calls me His own
Beautiful Savior, I’m Yours forever
Jesus Christ, my living hope

Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There’s salvation in Your name
Jesus Christ, my living hope

Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There’s salvation in Your name
Jesus Christ, my living hope

Then came the morning that sealed the promise
Your buried body began to breathe
Out of the silence, the Roaring Lion
Declared the grave has no claim on me

Then came the morning that sealed the promise
Your buried body began to breathe
Out of the silence, the Roaring Lion
Declared the grave has no claim on me
Jesus, Yours is the victory!

Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There’s salvation in Your name
Jesus Christ, my living hope

Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There’s salvation in Your name
Jesus Christ, my living hope
Jesus Christ, my living hope!

You were the Word at the beginning
One with God the Lord Most High
Your hidden glory in creation
Now revealed in You our Christ

What a beautiful name it is
What a beautiful name it is
The name of Jesus Christ, my King

What a beautiful name it is
Nothing compares to this
What a beautiful name it is
The name of Jesus

My wayward heart would come between us
So Jesus, You laid Your life down
My sin was great, Your love was greater
What could separate us now?

What a wonderful name it is
What a wonderful name it is
The name of Jesus Christ, my King

What a wonderful name it is
Nothing compares to this
What a wonderful name it is
The name of Jesus

Death could not hold You
The veil tore before You
You silenced the boast of sin and grave
The heavens are roaring the praise of Your glory
For You are raised to life again

You have no rival
You have no equal
Now and forever, God You reign
Yours is the Kingdom
Yours is the Glory
Yours is the name above all names

What a powerful name it is
What a powerful name it is
The name of Jesus Christ my King

What a powerful name it is
Nothing can stand against
What a powerful name it is
The name of Jesus

You have no rival
You have no equal
Now and forever, God You reign
Yours is the Kingdom
Yours is the Glory
Yours is the name above all names

Holy, Holy
Are You Lord God, Almighty
Worthy is the Lamb, worthy is the Lamb
You are Holy, Holy
Are You Lord God, Almighty
Worthy is the Lamb, worthy is the Lamb
You are holy

What love could remember no wrongs we have done
Omniscient, all-knowing, He counts not their sum
Thrown into a sea without bottom or shore
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

Praise the Lord, His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

What patience would wait as we constantly roam
What Father, so tender, is calling us home
He welcomes the weakest, the vilest, the poor
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

Praise the Lord, His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

Praise the Lord, His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

What riches of kindness He lavished on us
His blood was the payment, His life was the cost
We stood ‘neath a debt we could never afford
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

Praise the Lord, His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

Praise the Lord, His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more
Our sins they are many, His mercy is mоre

There’s a reason why the curse of sin is broken
There’s a reason why the darkness runs from light
There’s a reason why we stand here now forgiven
Jesus is alive

There’s a reason why we are not overtaken
There’s a reason we sing on through the night
There’s a reason why our hope remains eternal
Jesus is alive

Praise the King, He is risen
Praise the King, He’s alive
Praise the King, death’s defeated
Hallelujah, He’s alive
Hallelujah, He’s alive

There’s a reason why our hearts can be courageous
There’s a reason why the dead are made alive
There’s a reason why we share His resurrection
Jesus is alive

Praise the King, He is risen
Praise the King, He’s alive
Praise the King, death’s defeated
Hallelujah, He’s alive
Hallelujah, He’s alive

The grave could not ignore it
All of Heaven’s roaring
Hell, where is your victory?
Death where is your sting?

The world could not ignore it
When all the saints are roaring
Hell, where is your victory?
Death where is your sting?

The grave could not ignore it
All of Heaven’s roaring
Hell, where is your victory?
Death where is your sting?

The world could not ignore it
When all the saints are roaring
Hell, where is your victory?
Death where is your sting?

Praise the King, He is risen
Praise the King, He’s alive
Praise the King, death’s defeated
Hallelujah, He’s alive
Hallelujah, He’s alive

Hallelujah, He’s alive
Hallelujah, He’s alive

Every disciple is on a journey and has a next step of obedience in response to Jesus. Maybe for you this is to respond to the gospel in repentance and faith, trusting in Jesus as Lord over your life. Maybe this is baptism, connecting in church membership, repenting of sin, or pursuing Christlikeness in a specific aspect of life.

We would love to help walk alongside you as you take your next step. If you want to talk to someone or have someone pray for you, visit the Hub at the tents stationed throughout the parking lot.