/****************/ /* ABOUT: The Catholic Feast of the Ascension celebrates Jesus Christ's return to Heaven, forty days after His Resurrection. It honors His divine glory, affirms His eternal kingship, and reminds believers of His promise to send the Holy Spirit and return again. */ /****************/ [instrumental] [instrumental] [ technical fingerstyle] [ technical fingerstyle] In the hush of dawn, a stone rolled away, Hope returned where the shadows lay. The veil was torn, the sky breathed fire, And love walked back through funeral pyres. He bore the wounds the world had made, Yet still His eyes were unafraid. For death had lost, the grave undone, And all of time bowed to the Son. [Chorus] Forty days of light, He walked the earth again, Whispers turned to songs, and tears to gentle rain. With every step, He healed what we had lost — The risen King, the bridge across the cross. He broke the bread, He blessed the wine, And spoke of things beyond the line Where heaven meets the dust we are, And hearts recall who they once were. He showed the scars — not out of shame, But proof that love outlives the flame. The truth no empire could restrain: The Lamb who rose would rule as slain. [Chorus] Forty days of grace, He stayed to calm our fear, The echo of His voice still ringing clear. Through trembling hands and eyes made new, He called the world to walk in truth. [break] [upbeat] [Bridge] He rose, and in His rising, He rewrote every song. No chains remain unbroken When Love has made us strong. The mountain split, the temple sighed, Creation woke and testified — The curse is crushed beneath His stride. [Final Chorus] Forty days of light, then carried to the skies, But still His Spirit burns behind our eyes. And though the clouds may hide His face, We walk the world ablaze with grace. [Outro - Spoken or Sung Softly] He came, He died, He rose, He reigns — And nothing now remains the same. [end]
