The Night Before Easter

The Night Before Easter - Connie Haines

The night was so different from all the rest

And a silence covers the Earth;

The stars have no glimmer the moon tries to hide

For in death lies the man of their birth

In a room filled with sorrow a mother cries

For Jesus her Son now is gone;

Her child sent from heaven was taken away

Heart broken she feels all alone

At the feet of his mother a little boy cries

Saying "'momma' I don't understand;"

I remember the look of love in His eyes

That I saw by the touch of His hand

The King of all ages the Giver of life

For a moment lies silent and still;

But a power sent from heaven comes breaking the night

And death must bow to His will

Then a stone moves

The Earth shakes (and) birds start singing

The sun shines

The Earth warms (for) new life it's bringing;

A little boy stops crying a mother is smiling

For death could not hold their King

Then a stone moves

The Earth shakes (and) birds start singing

The sun shines

The Earth warms (for) new life it's bringing;

A little boy stops crying a mother is smiling

For death could not hold their King

When death could not hold their King