Sunday Easter Quotes and Wishes
“The great gift of Easter is hope – Christian hope which makes us have that confidence in God, in his ultimate triumph, and in his goodness and love, which nothing can shake.” » Basil C. Hume
“Easter tells us that life is to be interpreted not simply in terms of things but in terms of ideals.” » Charles M. Crowe
“The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years; But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amid the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.” » Joseph Addison
“It is the hour to rend thy chains, The blossom time of souls.” » Katherine Lee Bates
“Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.” » Pope John Paul II
“Easter is the demonstration of God that life is essentially spiritual and timeless.” » Charles M. Crowe
“The resurrection asserts a truth which is by no means always written legibly for all men on the face of nature. It tells us that the spiritual is higher than the material; that in this universe spirit counts for more than matter.” » H. P. Liddon
“Earth’s saddest day and gladdest day were just three days apart!” » Susan Coolidge
“No man can follow Christ and go astray.” » William H. P. Faunce
“But from this earth, this grave, this dust, My God shall raise me up, I trust.” » Walter Raleigh
“Christ appeared alive on several occasions after the cataclysmic events of that first Easter.” » Josh McDowell
“The resurrection gives my life meaning and direction and the opportunity to start over no matter what my circumstances.” » Robert Flatt
“Let the whole world join the happy lay, Let the hills and vales break forth in singing, Christ, the Lord of Life, is ris’n today.” » Lizzie Akers
“And he departed from our sight that we might return to our heart, and there find Him. For He departed, and behold, He is here.” » St. Augustine
“Let the resurrection joy lift us from loneliness and weakness and despair to strength and beauty and happiness.” » Floyd W. Tomkins
“In the bonds of Death He lay, Who for our offence was slain; But the Lord is risen to-day, Christ hath brought us life again, Wherefore let us all rejoice, Singing loud, with cheerful voice, Hallelujah!” » Martin Luther
“Angels, roll the rock away; Death, yield up thy mighty prey: See, He rises from the tomb, Glowing with immortal bloom.” » Thomas Scott
“Where man sees but withered leaves, God sees sweet flowers growing.” » Albert Laighton
“Easter so longed for is gone in a day.” » James Howell
“You’ll wake up on Easter morning, And you’ll know that he was there, When you find those choc’late bunnies, That he’s hiding ev’rywhere.” » Gene Autry
“Now let the heavens be joyful, Let earth her song begin: Let the round world keep triumph, And all that is therein; Invisible and visible, Their notes let all things blend, For Christ the Lord is risen Our joy that hath no end.” » Saint John of Damascus
“We live and die; Christ died and lived!” » John Stott
“The joyful news that He is risen does not change the contemporary world. Still before us lie work, discipline, sacrifice. But the fact of Easter gives us the spiritual power to do the work, accept the discipline, and make the sacrifice.” » Henry Knox Sherrill
“If Easter says anything to us today, it says this: You can put truth in a grave, but it won’t stay there. You can nail it to a cross, wrap it in winding sheets and shut it up in a tomb, but it will rise!” » Clarence W. Hall
“Easter spells out beauty, the rare beauty of new life.” » S. D. Gordon
“Could life so end, half told; its school so fail? Soul, soul, there is a sequel to thy tale!” » Robert Mowry Bell
