Shaken

Roger D. Linder

Music based on "You Can't Take It With You When You Die"

Based on Matthew 28:1-4

“After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.”
Guards
The earth is quaking, we’re all so shaken
Our lives are flashing, we’re so forsaken
The end is near, our lives are lost
We must stay here, but what a cost
We can’t stay here longer or we’ll die
We must flee now, time to say goodbye.
The sky is dark now, the lightning’s flashing
The wind is blowing, the trees are thrashing
A man appears right here before us
He’s white as snow, he won’t ignore us
We can’t stay here longer or we’ll die
We can’t see now, this is our goodbye.
Angel
I am here to move the stone
You’re not alone, don’t lie there prone
As he told you, he lives once more
Forevermore, a life restored
Guards
We still are shaken, that he awakened
Too much to witness, too much to take in
Our lives are forfeit if we speak of it
And to the truth we must not admit
We can’t stay here longer or we’ll die
We must find a tale we can stand by

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