The First Easter Celebration

I wrote this Easter of 2011 as I contemplated what must have taken place in heaven on the first Easter as the angels, unaware of the complete plan of the Father, witnessed the events among men. I thought I would share again this year as the celebration approaches once more.


All heaven stood aghast as they nailed Him to the cross.
The Hope of man to be crucified; would all Hope now be lost?
The angels gathered ‘round the throne as if the Father to console.
No singing from within was heard; no words of praise to extol.
There He hangs ‘twix Heaven and Earth, life slowly slipping away;
The Savior of Man, the Son of God, shouldn’t need die this way.

The sky turned black. All angels mourn. Death has had its due.

The men on earth had failed to see the Love which they all knew.
They laid Him in a borrowed grave and placed a seal thereon.
Therein lay the Prince of Peace who once sat on His throne.
In darkness, still and quiet, the grave held tight its prey,
Three days passed, heaven stilled, as death held life at bay.

The Father summoned His messengers, His plans to them revealed.

The shout came forth, the earth did shake, death at last must yield!
He chose one to go and tell, The Son has risen from the grave
The debt is paid, the way is made, mankind now to save.
The angels sing in unison once more, Hallehlu Yah.
The King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, has risen to live for Aye.