The Savior Rose Today

Savior Rose Today

by Margherita Arlina Hamm

The lilies whisper to the bees;

The palm-leaves murmur to the breeze;

And birds in roundelay

Repeat the message high in air,

Until it echoes everywhere,

"The Savior rose to-day."

Full well the swaying blossom knows

How loving spring dispels the snows;

And songsters half behold

A truer life within the breast,

When newer life invades the nest

And mingles with the old;

It may be that a hidden sense

Reveals to their intelligence

The presence and the sway

Of Him who notes the sparrow's fall,

So that in gratitude they call,

"The Savior rose to-day."

Who, looking over time's long scroll

Cannot but see a master soul,

Behind the dross and clay

And realize that in the good

Which brought the world beatitude

"The Savior rose to-day."

The earth brings forth both bud and flower

By some unfailing subtle power

Which baffles all decay;

When into being sprang the world.

The flowering of mankind occurred,

"The Savior rose that day."

From ugliness new beauty springs;

From death life soars aloft on wings;

And evil dies away.

A splendor dissipates the gloom

And fear lies dead within the tomb,

"The Savior rose to-day."

An old hymn with a new chorus. "Christ the Lord is Risen Today"

"The risen saints exultant cry" coloring page

 

Description of Coloring Page: An angel sends prayerful thanks to God for sparing the souls of the faithful in Christ, wings, crosses, patterns, choir robe, halo and verse:

 

"The Angel' Welcome sounds on high

The risen saints exultant cry.

In holy strain

With glad refrain

Alleluia! Victory!"

• And here is a lovely group of jonquil bulbs for your to color too!
  

Don't forget to drag the png. or jpg into a Word Document and enlarge the image as much as possible before printing it folks. If you have a question about this coloring page, just type into the comment box located directly below this post and I'll try to get back to you as soon as I can.

Shine On, Most Glorious Light

Shine On, Most Glorious Light 

by Kenyon West.

Shine on! Shine ever on, most glorious Light!

Reveal Thy majesty and splendor bright.

This Easter morning as of old arise!

Make glad the earth as with a glad surprise.

By magic power, as of old, change night

Into the benediction of the dawn,--

With promise to us of the darkness gone!

Shine on! Shine ever on, most glorious Light!

This Easter morn arise! arise!

Give saner vision to our sin-dimmed eyes;

To hearts that wait and watch for Thee, come near!

Thy miracle of wondrous love make clear.

Make cold hearts glow; make weak hearts strong.

Dispel our grim despairs, our sense of wrong.

From doubt's stern thraldom grant us Lord, release!

Give freedom, faith and Thy surpassing peace!

Thus only can we hope to live:--

Health, healing, blessing, --give! oh give!

Song "God's Glorious Light" - Michael O'Brien and Thomas Miller

How to craft paper doily butterflies

      These little butterflies are easy to craft. All you will need are a few pom-poms, wiggly eyes and paper doilies. I hand-colored my doilies for the blue butterfly and left another set white for the second version of this craft.

      You will need to accordion fold two paper dollies and glue four pom-poms on top of each other and let these dry over night before assembling the butterfly. Use a very tacky white glue for this project and it will prove far less frustrating to complete. You could use a hot glue if you'd like, but this glue is not safe for little ones to handle.

Vintage Velveteen Book End Paper

These bunnies are perfect for an Easter greeting card or two.

Description of Printable Paper: restored bookend paper, from an old copy of "The Velveteen Rabbit" for your personal crafts only, field of drawn rabbits, colors: peach, blue and lime green, very vintage, Read Terms of Use folks

Lenten Thoughts by Elisabeth R. Scovil

Red, pink, burgundy colored carnations
inside of a ivy woven Easter basket.

Lenten Thoughts 

"Come apart and rest awhile."
'Tis thy Saviour's call to thee.
" From thy pleasures and thy cares
Turn aside awhile with Me."

And the Church, His Bride on earth,
Echoes still His voice to-day,
In this holy Lenten tide,
"Turn aside," she says, "and pray."

Thou did' St keep the Christmas Feast
With a glad and willing heart.
Joining in the angels' song;
In the Fast now bear thy part.

Friends and neighbors round thee press.
Thronging duties claim thy care;
Little time to thee seems left
To be spent in quiet prayer. 

Our Lord trod this busy earth,

Lived its life of toil and haste;

Knows how much thou hast to do;

Would He bid thee time to waste?

Yet He says, " Come rest awhile."

From the outward, look within,

Learn to know thyself, and find

How to conquer secret sin.

In the desert, with thy Lord,

Tell Him all thy troubles sore,

Weariness, and pain, and grief,

He has borne them too - and more.

He will pity, help, and heal,

Aid thee in the mortal strife;

Send thee back with strength renewed

For the warfare of thy life.

When His Easter morning dawns,

Having kept the fast with Him,

Joyful to His holy feast

He will bid thee enter in.