Untombed

At the dawning of the second morning from the execution day Women approached the private sepulchre where the dead Messiah lay They queried amongst themselves as to who would roll the stone away But then when they looked up they saw that providence held sway On entering the sepulchre where the Son of God had lain There were strips of cloth, garments of death, but no bodily remains The angel questioned "Why seek the living among the dead? He is not here, He is risen, just as He had said." They killed the author of life but God has raised Him from death He was not abandoned to the grave, nor did His body see decay After He had died He rose from the grave, untombed Now it came to pass as two men walked along Emmaus road The risen Himself drew near to them, was invited to their abode And it came to pass as He reclined with them He broke bread as day found night Their eyes were opened and they knew Him well Then He vanished from their sight Whilst the disciples assembled behind locked doors because they feared the Jews The risen Christ stood in their midst and He uttered "Peace to you." Filled with fear they trembled thinking Him to be a ghost But they clearly saw that He was flesh and bone Killed was the author of life but God has raised Him from death He was not abandoned to the grave, nor did His body see decay After He had died He rose from the grave, untombed Forty days later Then as He was speaking before the eleven He raised His hands in blessing and ascended to Heaven Where He is seated at the right hand of God