Nina Simone’s deep sonorous voice of freedom belting out the liberation of a new day, sets up the perfect atmosphere as we imagine the sun dawning on Jerusalem on that first Easter morning…
Just picture it… [press play then scroll down for full effect]
The sun is peaking up above the horizon and the women walk to the tomb
Birds flying high you know how I feel
Sun in the sky you know how I feel
Breeze driftin’ on by you know how I feel
It’s a new dawn
It’s a new day
It’s a new life
For me
And I’m feeling good
Mary Magdalene is devastated and seeks solace in the garden and bumps into the ‘gardener’. When he is revealed to be Jesus the brass section kicks in.
Fish in the sea you know how I feel
River running free you know how I feel
Blossom on the tree you know how I feel
It’s a new dawn
It’s a new day
It’s a new life
For me
And I’m feeling good
The women hurry back to tell the disciples hidden in a room scared for their lives. Peter and John race to the tomb only to find it empty.
Dragonfly out in the sun you know what I mean,
don’t you know
Butterflies all havin’ fun you know what I mean
Sleep in peace when day is done
That’s what I mean
And this old world is a new world
And a bold world
For me
All of creation leaps for joy as the Angels declare “he’s not here, he is risen!”
Stars when you shine you know how I feel
Scent of the pine you know how I feel
Oh freedom is mine
And I know how I feel
It’s a new dawn
It’s a new day
It’s a new life
For me
And I’m feeling good
Curious Curate 