Day 19 - 20th March: Low in the grave He lay

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Romans 6 vv8-11(ERV)
Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.  For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him.  The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God.

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​Heather writes, this is my favourite Easter hymn as it contrasts the sadness of Good Friday and Christ’s death (in the sad or minor key for the verse) and the happiness of Easter Sunday and the resurrection (in the happy or major key for the chorus).

This recording of it is especially good at contrasting the two and that’s why I’ve chosen it.

The verse that I’ve chosen to go with it also details how Christ died and defeated death and how we too should live as being dead to sin but alive for God.

Yes we are sad because of our human nature being prone to sinning, but we are happy that he forgives our sin and enables us to look forward to the future with hope.