Easter

<p>[Act I]<br/>Three days in darkness far below<br/>Death hearkens from an age ago<br/>The ancient promise that we waited for so long<br/>Has gone away<br/><br/>All hope is lost, left upon that cross<br/>A bloodstained robe<br/>It seems redemption&#x27;s dream has died<br/><br/>Visions and the prophecies all washed away in vain<br/>Groanings of creation as it cries out in pain<br/>Sacrosanct<span> the stories of what is and what will be<br/>All foretold this was supposed to end so differently<br/><br/>All nature mourns in unison<br/>Creation forms its requiem<br/>Branded with the mark of sin and shame<br/>A life laid down, a cursed name<br/>A crown forsaken, burden, blame<br/>Another cycle just the same<br/>Is this the end of Promise<br/>Dying all alone?<br/>Easter morning&#x27;s Son will rise<br/>Radiance warming tear-stained eyes<br/>The Son of Man shall be raised up on the third day<br/>The grave denied<br/><br/>Run and see the stone has rolled away behold the way<br/>They&#x27;re trembling in terror at the grave<br/>(Is this an empty promise, that we&#x27;ve been waiting for?<br/>Because I&#x27;m so afraid to get my hopes up anymore<br/>Is this a cruel illusion? Or could it really be<br/>The miracle of miracles unfolding right in front of me?)<br/>Blinding angel, white as lightning<br/>Violent earthquakes, do not fear<br/>Why seek the living among the dead?<br/>Behold, He is not here<br/><br/>Glory! Glory! Hope is alive<br/>And lifted up, before your eyes<br/>Waking all the world, open gates to paradise<br/>Now it&#x27;s done, life has come<br/>Death has died<br/><br/>Easter glory<br/>What an ending to the story<br/>My Son, arise!<br/>[Act II]<br/>Early misty morning<br/>Just before the dawn<br/>An empty tomb, a broken body gone<br/>Thieves have done their bidding before the light of day<br/>They&#x27;ve stolen him and taken him away<br/><br/>Let me break apart the secrets<br/>You&#x27;ve held in your heart<br/>Awaken now, remember<br/>We&#x27;re to here await the promise<br/>To rise after the third day<br/>It&#x27;s me to you - remember<br/><br/>All the things we&#x27;ve hoped for<br/>And waited for so long<br/>The kingdom of deliverance is gone<br/>Fated like a candle snuffed out to kill the light<br/>The morning rises away into the night<br/><br/>Let me break apart the secrets<br/>You&#x27;ve held in your heart<br/>Awaken now, remember<br/>We&#x27;re to here await my promise<br/>To rise after the third day<br/>It&#x27;s me to you - remember<br/>Remember<br/>Glory! Glory! Hope is alive<br/>And lifted up, before your eyes<br/>Waking all the world, open gates to paradise<br/>Now it&#x27;s done, life has come<br/>Death has died<br/><br/>Glory! Glory! Hope is alive<br/>And lifted up, before your eyes<br/>Waking all the world, open gates to paradise<br/>Now it&#x27;s done, life has come<br/>Death has died<br/><br/>Easter glory<br/>What an ending to the story<br/>My Son, arise!