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Roll the Stone
Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?
(Mark 16:3 )
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Jesus Christ, in all creation:
living, dying, rising free,
bringing life in rich abundance
out of death's futility,
move the stone, and free our spirits
to become what we could be.
In the politics and commerce
of a world that greed divides
let the hand our pow'r has wounded
shame our vanity and pride.
Move the stone for all creation:
fling the gates of justice wide.
When our love of things enslaves us
to the idols long foresworn,
when we twist our great achievements
and create a crown of thorn,
move the stone and free our spirits:
out of fear to hope reborn.
Jesus Christ, in all creation
let your risen life be found,
by your deathless love declaring
every place is holy ground.
Move the stone, and call creation
out of death, for glory bound.
© 2001 Michael Forster
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