Poem: Come and See that Christ Is Risen

Come and see that Christ is risen,

Death is defeated, sin forgiven,

Rejoice all you who follow Him.

At the tomb come hear the angels’ story

That Jesus Christ has risen in glory,

“Seek not the living ‘mong the dead.”

Our sin, His mortal wound,

Death and the cold, dark tomb

Now are vanquished

And those who’ve pleaded and have languished

Have seen the day of their release.

Come and touch the wounds that mark Him

Whom demons fear and angels harken,

The true and only Son of God.

For three days death fought to hold Him,

But now alive in flesh behold Him,

He lives, the first fruits of the dead.

Behold His side was pierced,

The thorns and nails and spear

Once did mar Him,

And even in His glory scar Him,

Are now but signs of our release.

Come and hear the world rejoicing,

The earth and sea and mountains voicing

The news that Jesus lives again.

At His feast come taste His glory

And hear again His wondrous story,

Jesus is risen from the dead.

He lives, we shall not die,

He reigns, we’ll live on high,

Alleluia,

We sing again Lord, Alleluia,

And pray soon for our full release.

(c) Rev. Mark A. Wood