“HE WOULDN’T STAY DEAD”

in part by: Willard G. Thomas

(1933-2013)

They laid Jesus body in Joseph’s new tomb

And filled His disciples with sorrow and gloom

They did not remember what He had said

That the Jews would kill Him, but He wouldn’t stay dead

Mary came at the break of day

And found the stone was rolled away

She saw an angel and in terror fled

And told the disciples that Jesus didn’t stay dead

In that cold dark tomb He would not stay

He conquered death and walked away

And now that old graveyard has lost it’s terror and dread

He is living again! He wouldn’t stay dead

Full atonement and pardon were made

And forever the sin debt is marked fully paid

The price was His blood as it flowed crimson red

And I’m preaching all over that He didn’t stay dead!

Let’s go to our churches and cry aloud

Let’s go to the marketplace and talk to the crowd

Let’s go to the mission fields that lie up ahead

And tell the whole world that He didn’t stay dead!

Because if Jesus Christ had only died

Then the gulf between us and God would still be wide

But thank God He did what He said

He got up out of the ground, He couldn’t stay dead!

no commentary is needed because the words ring true,

true for me and true for you.

read the last two verses aloud for your measure

of the Lord's blessings giving us His treasure.