A Service Ending for Easter

We're opening with a Paul Baloche arrangement of "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name" with a middle chorus Paul wrote, modifying a verse to read

Come praise the risen son of God
who saved us from the fall,
to Him all majesty ascribe
and crown Him Lord of all.

and moving into my arrangement of "Jesus Christ is Risen today" which picks up some of the rhythmic and harmonic bits from Paul's "All Hail". I originally arranged it in 1999 with the driving piano and guitar riff that kicks off Bruce Springsteen's "Badlands", but having modified it slightly, it sounds more like the intro to the Who's "Baba O'Riley", only with a push on the second chord. We're also using a beautiful medley of "In Christ Alone" by Stuart Townend blended with the chorus of "My Hope is Built on Nothing Less". Then at the end of the service we wanted a reprise of "All Hail", but with lyrics that include elements of Easter, an evangelistic invitation, and an evangelistic challenge. I wrote 2 verses and Mark and Susan wrote a third, but we'll only use 2. (We wrestled with "All Hail" earlier because of the antiquated insider language - prostrate, terrestrial ball, kindred and tribe, etc.) We'll lead into this with a very energetic responsive piece I wrote that has the recurring theme "He is Risen, He is Lord of all" by the people, with the leader punctuating "In your life...in your mariage...at your work...in your home...in times of joy...in times of sorrow... then into:

Let every person, every heart
now listen to His call:
come, place your faith in Jesus Christ
and crown Him Lord of all…

Go tell your world of Jesus' love,
who gave His life for all,
He rose triumphant from the grave;
Come, crown Him Lord of all...

Go tell your world of Jesus' love,
In grace he came for all,
And live your life for Jesus Christ,
for He is Lord of all...

© Rick Lindholtz, 2005 except third verse, by Mark and Susan Senechal