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The song to which this melody originally belonged – Willy O'Winsbury, a Scottish folktune – is not something you would sing in church. But in the true spirit of folk music, Steven Rodriguez, composed this beautiful text and set it to this old tune.

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Our God has not left us alone, but has come down to save
He pulled us up out of the pit, he pulled us from the grave;
Our sins are gone, they fled with night, the day of grace breaks in
Jesus, our Lord, is shining out, the darkness will not win

Awake, O Sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you
The firstborn son he lives again; he has made all things new

The grave is sewn, our wounds are healed; the damage is undone
Our flesh is clean, our bodies whole, for Christ has cleansed us all
The rot of sin has been removed that we may breathe again
His healing power against decay will triumph in the end.

The war is o’er, the battle won o’er sin and death in us
Now all those we once had fought, we now can love as friends
We have no fear of anyone who would seek out our harm
Because our Lord has conquered death, we can love without fear

While we await our Sabbath rest our work is not in vain
Our rest was won the day he rose, we wait in joyful hope
For the day he comes to lead us home at last to make things right
There we will need no sun or lamp for God will be our light

credits

from Theophilus: Songs from the Book of Luke, released September 1, 2016
words: Steven Rodriguez
music: trad. Scottish folk tune
©TheophilusMusic, 2016

Lead vocals: Jonathan Gabhart
Background vocals: Anna Gabhart
Piano: Noah Mclaren

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Pillar Church Holland, Michigan

Pillar Church is a dually affiliated church of the Reformed Church in America and the Christian Reformed Church in North America.

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