{"id":3448,"date":"2025-04-03T17:33:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T17:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/?p=3448"},"modified":"2025-04-03T17:34:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T17:34:12","slug":"3448","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/?p=3448","title":{"rendered":"Blog April 3rd Easter – The New Year\u2019s Day of the Soul \u2013 Part One"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There’s Going To Be A Party featuring Lucy Stimpson- Maynard from the album Uplifted recorded and produced by Bob Ross<\/span><\/p>\n

At the Mustard Seed 25th Anniversary celebration my wife had invited a friend of hers who plays whistle and flute in a very well -respected local folk group. I was reminded of a folk song I had made up many years ago- in fact 17 years ago! It had been inspired by an Easter Sunday Selwyn Huges devotion in \u201cEvery Day With Jesus\u201d \u2013the page of which is today\u2019s featured pic. The song had never been recorded as there never seemed an opportunity to do so \u2013 none of the cds and musicals we produced were appropriate for a folk song \u2013 until now that is!!
\nBack in 2008 I adapted Selwyn\u2019s words to the below:
\nTHE NEW YEAR\u2019S DAY OF THE SOUL
\nMary comes to the tomb at the break of the day,
\nAnd sees that the stone has been rolled away,
\nShe hurries to tell Peter and John the news,
\nWho run to the tomb- a race Peter will lose.<\/p>\n

John hesitates but Peter bursts in,
\nTo find all that\u2019s there, are strips of linen,
\nJohn follows, looks sees and believes,
\nAll that\u2019s happened on this planet this supersedes.<\/p>\n

In amazement they gaze at the cloths lying there,
\nAll neatly arranged, no sign of despair,
\nNo laborious unwinding,
\nBut a glorious uprising,
\nOh, Resurrection power.<\/p>\n

We live and die, Christ died and lives,
\nAnd because He lives, we live also,
\nHe is risen! And we will rise too,
\nEaster\u2019s the New Years Day of the Soul.
\nTaken from a devotion by Selwyn Hughes in \u201cEvery Day With Jesus\u201d Easter Sunday, March 23rd 2008<\/p>\n

And to cut a long story short Mustard Seed Songs are going to record and film it \u2013 I\u2019ll tell you more next week!<\/p>\n

Quote of the week<\/strong><\/p>\n

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