Alleluia!

Alleluia! Christ is Risen! The Lord is Risen Indeed! Alleluia!

Here’s my Easter poem. Enjoy!

                                             Alleluia!
                  Congregation to read the lines in bolded italics.                                      


Mary Magdalene:	Alleluia!				 
 			Reach out and hold
			The Risen Lord!
			Touch me not yet, says He.
			But Lord, my heart faints within
			I need you so – 
			Touch me not yet, says He.

Thomas:		Alleluia!
 			Reach out and feel
			His wounds that bled!
			Put your hand here, says He.
			You are my Lord and my God!
			Forbid me to touch – 
			Put your hand here, says He.

Peter:		Alleluia!
			Reach out and love
			The Risen Lord!
			Love me? – Feed my sheep, says He.
			Your sheep, my Lord?
			I know not how.
			Love me? – Feed my sheep, says He.

 	  		Alleluia!
			Reach out and share
			The Risen Lord!
			To the very ends of the earth, says He.
			I’ll go forth in your name, Lord – 
			If – you’ll come too…
			To the very ends of the earth, says He.
			Alleluia!  Alleluia!  Alleluia!

			© 1997 Dorothy Gremillion