An Empty Tomb Instead

They came to the quiet garden                    They thought all hope had ended      

In the early morning gloom,                        With Calvary's dying breath,

And there in the shadowed darkness         But they found a powerful Savior,

They found an empty tomb.                        Triumphant over death!                                       

They brought their scented spices              On that wonderful Easter morning,

To anoint the hallowed dead,                      In a garden sweet with dew,

But found, to their amazement,           He came from the grave - a world to save-

The living Lord instead.                               To live and reign anew.

Their hearts were heavy-laden                   So oft in the midst of sorrows

Bowed down with deep despair                  When hope seems cold and dead

But when they lifted tear-dimmed eyes     With lifted eyes, we too may see

Lo, Jesus was standing there.                      An empty tomb instead!

    ~ Author Unknown