Jesus is Alive!

Never was there morning quite like this
Whispering reports of resurrection
Never was there day
when everyone can say
Hallelujah! Jesus is alive

Never did a day dawn such as this
Strange reports that death itself is conquered
The tomb lays empty there
Let everyone declare
Hallelujah! Jesus is alive

Death's chains have fallen off
Our sins have been forgiven
A people reconciled to God
we sing, Jesus is alive

Never people lived to see such times
Recall this day and tell it to your children
Future generations
Will join with us in singing
Hallelujah! Jesus is alive

Tell everyone you know
The grave, it couldn't hold Him
The way to God is opened wide
Jesus is alive!

(Lyrics copyright Michael Thomas 2008)

Crown of Thorns

We shrink at every swing of the hammer
We cry with every thrust of the nail
These soldiers know their business of torture. The panic rises, it never fails

The crosses rise and fall with a judder
into the holes filled with blood and rain
Come crashing down, making me shudder
My heart is bursting now with the pain

Crown of thorns, crown of thorns
They made me their King with a crown of thorns

The joker on my left started laughing
Hysteria had a hold on his soul
“If your the king get us out of this place
'cos, brother, right now we're in a hole”

While on my right a voice started crying
“You fool, we're getting what we deserve
This man's done nothing, Lord please remember
me in your kingdom. I'm ready to serve.”

Crown of thorns, crown of thorns
They made me their King with a crown of thorns

 

The men drew lots to see who'd inherit
my worldly good, though they were so few
If they'd looked up they'd see heaven waiting
but they looked down to the dice they threw

At noonday midnight fell like a judgement
Heaven's thunder roared, and punishment fell
“My God, my God, why did you forsake me
and leave me here in this living hell!”

Crown of thorns, crown of thorns
They made me their King with a crown of thorns

 

It wasn't Romans hung me on this tree
It wasn't priests condemned me to death
It wasn't nails that held me here bleeding
For love of you I gave my last breath

Crown of thorns, crown of thorns
You made me your King with a crown of thorns

Crown of Thorns, lyrics copyright Michael Thomas 2008