Christ the Lord is risen to-day, Sons of men and angels say. Raise your joys and triumphs high; Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply.
Interpretation
This quote celebrates the joy and triumph of the resurrection of Christ, calling for joy among all beings.
In this quote, Charles Wesley emphasizes the profound joy and triumph associated with the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It invites everyone, including both humanity ('Sons of men') and divine beings ('angels'), to join in celebration. The call to 'raise your joys' and for the heavens and earth to respond suggests a universal acknowledgment of this pivotal moment, highlighting the importance of collective joy and gratitude in the face of such transformation.
In practice
This quote would be great to use during Easter church services to inspire congregants.
Come to earth to taste our sadness, he whose glories knew no end;_x000D_ by his life he brings us gladness, our Redeemer, Shepherd, Friend._x000D_ Leaving riches without number, born within a cattle stall;_x000D_ this the everlasting wonder, Christ was born the Lord of all.
The Bible must be the invention either of good men or angels, bad men or devils, or of God. However, it was not written by good men, because good men would not tell lies by saying 'Thus saith the Lord;' it was not written by bad men because they would not write about doing good duty, while condemning sin, and themselves to hell; thus, it must be written by divine inspiration
Faith, mighty faith, the promise sees, And looks to God alone; Laughs at impossibilities, And cries it shall be done.
O for a thousand tongues to sing my great Redeemer's praise, the glories of my God and King, the triumphs of his grace!
And all things as they change proclaim _x000D_ The Lord eternally the same.
Expand Thy wings, celestial Dove, brood o'er our nature's night; on our disordered spirits move, and let there now be light.
What I will say is that what I have learned for myself is that I donβt have to be anybody else; and that myself is good enough; and that when I am being true to that self, then I can avail myself to extraordinary thingsYou have to allow for the impossible to be possible.
I didn't even start dancing until I was in my thirties, and it was like flying.
We can be walking witnesses and standing sermons to which objective onlookers can say a quiet amen.
...you're on this earth with a divine purpose: to rise to the level of your highest creative possibility, expressing all that you are intellectually, emotionally, psychologically, and physically in order to make the universe a more beautiful place.
I was hooked on aviation, made model airplanes, and never thought I would be able to fly myself. It cost too much. But then World War II came along and changed all that.
If you pay close attention to each day, you will discover the magic moment.
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