Music for Easter Sunday – Sunday 4 April 2010
April 1, 2010 by Rob Westwood-Payne
Filed under News, Random Jottings, worship meetings
On Easter Sunday the Church celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This victory of life over sin and death makes it the most exciting day of the year.
Cradley Heath Salvation Army Songsters has an uplifting new song which tells of what this means for those who believe in Him.
Chris Tomlin told ChristianMusicPlanet.com the story of the song, I Will Rise: “Toward the end of the ‘How Great is our God Tour,’ Louie [Giglio] challenged me to write a song of worship for people in their hardest time of grief. We were talking about the reality that we need more songs like the hymn ‘It is Well’ that can be sung as worship and hope at a funeral; to be able to find words to say and sing in that moment of sorrow when you lose someone you love. A few days later, Louie sent me an email with a few thoughts about the song, and the one line that struck me the most was…the grave is overwhelmed. I took that idea and ran. This song speaks the truth that we have a Saviour and a God that has defeated death, and we have victory over it as well in Him… He has made us alive, and even though all of us one day will say goodbye to our earthly bodies, we will rise when He calls our name. I love the passage in Revelation 4 and 5 where you see the angels and all the creatures gathered ’round the throne of God in celebration, singing in a loud voice, ‘Worthy is the Lamb.’ That’s what I am pointing to in this song–that we will join those angels, and we will stand before the throne of our God and our risen Saviour alive forever! Amen!”
There’s a peace I’ve come to know
Though my heart and flesh may fail
There’s an anchor for my soul
I can say, It is wellJesus has overcome
and the grave is overwhelmed
The victory is won
He is risen from the deadAnd I will rise
When He calls my name
No more sorrow, no more pain
I will rise, on eagle’s wings
Before my God
fall on my knees,
and rise…
I will riseThere’s a day that’s drawing near
when this darkness breaks to light
and the shadows disappear
and my faith shall be my eyesAnd I hear the voice of many angels sing
Worthy is the Lamb!
And I hear the cry of every longing heart
Worthy is the Lamb!
Why not join us for our meetings this Easter Sunday at 10:30am and 6:00pm at The Salvation Army, Meredith Street, Cradley Heath B64 5EP?
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Rob Westwood-Payne grew up in The Salvation Army at Norwich Citadel. He left Norwich to study at the University of Warwick and became fully involved in the music centre there culminating in his conducting Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue to a full house in Symphony Hall in Birmingham. He also transferred to The Salvation Army at Coventry City, where he became Songster Leader at the age of 21. He was made Songster Leader at Cradley Heath in April 1998 shortly before marrying Gail in the following October. He is a former leader of the West Midlands Divisional Youth Chorus and is currently Programme Director at the West Midlands Divisional Summer School for The Salvation Army. He is an Associate Solicitor in the Licensing Team of a national practice based in the south west.