The Night Before Easter

(1) The night is 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.

(2) In a room filled with sorrow, a mother cries

For the Son she loves now is gone;

Her child sent from heaven was taken away;

Heart-broken, she feels all alone.

(3) At the feet of his mother, a little boy cries,

Saying, "Mama, I don't understand;

I remember the look of love in his eyes,

That I saw when he touched my hand."

(4) 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.

Chorus: Then a stone moves, the earth shakes, birds start singing;

The sun shines, the earth warms, new life it's bringing;

A little boy stops crying; a mother is smiling,

For death could not hold their King!