2025 Text & Lyrics
John 20: 1, 14-18, 30-31
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Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. …
14-18
…she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus. He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?” Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.” Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”). Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her.
30-31
Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
Gardens to Graves
I searched the world
But it couldn’t fill me
Man’s empty praise
And treasures that fade Are never enough
Then You came along
And put me back together
And every desire Is now satisfied
Here in Your love
Oh, there’s nothing better than You
There’s nothing better than You
Lord, there’s nothing Nothing is better than You
I’m not afraid
To show You my weakness
My failures and flaws Lord,
You’ve seen them all
And You still call me friend
‘Cause the God of the mountain
Is the God of the valley
There’s not a place Your mercy and grace
Won’t find me again
Oh, there’s nothing better than You
There’s nothing better than You
Lord, there’s nothing Nothing is better than You
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You turn mourning to dancing
You give beauty for ashes
You turn shame into glory
You’re the only one who can
2x You turn graves into gardens
You turn bones into armies
You turn seas into highways
You’re the only one who can
You’re the only one who can
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Glorious Day
I was buried beneath my shame
Who could carry that kind of weight
It was my tomb
Till I met You
I was breathing but not alive
All my failures I tried to hide
It was my tomb
Till I met You
You called my name
And I ran out of that grave
Out of the darkness
Into Your glorious day
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Now Your mercy has saved my soul
Now Your freedom is all I know
The old made new
Jesus, when I met You
-- Chorus --
I needed rescue,
My sin was heavy
But chains break
at the weight of Your glory
I needed shelter,
I was an orphan
Now You call me a
citizen of heaven
When I was broken,
You were my healing
Your love is the air
that I’m breathing
I have a future,
My eyes are open
-- Chorus --
King of Kings
In the darkness we were waiting
Without hope, without light
‘Til from Heaven You came running
There was mercy in Your eyes
To fulfill the law and prophets
To a virgin came the word
From a throne of endless glory
To a cradle in the dirt
Praise the Father, praise the Son
Praise the Spirit, three in one
God of glory, Majesty
Praise forever to the King of Kings
To reveal the kingdom coming
And to reconcile the lost
To redeem the whole creation
You did not despise the cross
For even in your suffering
You saw to the other side
Knowing this was our salvation
Jesus for our sake you died
-- Chorus --
And the morning that You rose
All of Heaven held its breath
‘Til that stone was moved for good
For the Lamb had conquered death
And the dead rose from their tombs
And the angels stood in awe
For the souls of all who’d come
To the Father are restored
And the church of Christ was born
Then the Spirit lit the flame
Now this gospel truth of old
Shall not kneel, shall not faint
By His blood and in His name
In His freedom I am free
For the love of Jesus Christ
Who has resurrected me
-- Chorus --
Reckless Love
Before I spoke a word,
you were singing over me
You have been so, so good to me
Before I took a breath,
you breathed your life in me
You have been so, so kind to me
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending,
reckless love of God Oh,
it chases me down,
fights ‘til I’m found, leaves the ninety-nine
I couldn’t earn it, and I don’t deserve it,
still, you give yourself away
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God
When I was your foe,
still your love fought for me
You have been so, so good to me
When I felt no worth,
you paid it all for me
You have been so, so kind to me
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending,
reckless love of God Oh,
it chases me down,
fights ‘til I’m found, leaves the ninety-nine
I couldn’t earn it, and I don’t deserve it,
still, you give yourself away
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God
There’s no shadow you won’t light up
Mountain you won’t climb up
Coming after me
There’s no wall you won’t kick down
Lie you won’t tear down
Coming after me
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Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending,
reckless love of God Oh,
it chases me down,
fights ‘til I’m found, leaves the ninety-nine
I couldn’t earn it, and I don’t deserve it,
still, you give yourself away
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God
Living Hope
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
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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
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