Perimeter Church, Johns Creek, GA
The Unexpected Savior: Easter at Perimeter Church

Easter Sunrise Service

April 5, 2026, at 7 am

Welcome & Call to Worship

1 Corinthians 15:55-56

[PASTOR]

Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?

[ALL TOGETHER]

But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Song Lyrics

Jesus Paid It All

BRIDGE

Oh praise the One who paid my debt
And raised this life up from the dead

CHORUS

Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe
Sin had left a crimson stain
He washed it white as snow

Christ the Lord is Risen Today

VERSE 1

Christ the Lord is risen today
Alleluia
Earth and heaven in chorus say
Alleluia
Raise your joys and triumphs high
Alleluia
Sing ye heavens and earth reply
Alleluia

VERSE 2

Lives again our glorious King
Alleluia
Where O death is now thy sting
Alleluia
Once He died our souls to save
Alleluia
Where’s thy victory, boasting grave
Alleluia

VERSE 3

Soar we now where Christ has led
Alleluia
Following our exalted Head
Alleluia
Made like Him, like Him we rise
Alleluia
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies
Alleluia

VERSE 4

Love’s redeeming work is done
Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the battle won
Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids Him rise
Alleluia
Christ has opened paradise
Alleluia
Alleluia!

Infinite Love of Christ

VERSE 1

However high the north is from the south
The measure of the Savior’s love for us
However far the east is from the west
The measure of my Redeemers love

CHORUS

Oh how deep
How wide
How vast
And how high
Is the infinite love of Christ

How strong
How sure
Sufficient
Secure
Is the infinite love of Christ
And it’s infinitely mine

VERSE 2

However deep the ocean of my sin
My Savior’s love
Is so much deeper still
However far the chasm I had made
He closed the gap
Rising from the grave!

CHORUS

BRIDGE

How marvelous
How wonderful
And my song shall ever be

How marvelous
How wonderful
Is my Savior’s love for me

How marvelous
How wonderful
And my song shall ever be

How marvelous
How wonderful
Is my Savior’s love

CHORUS

O Praise the Name (Anástasis)

VERSE 1

I cast my mind to Calvary
Where Jesus bled and died for me
I see His wounds, His hands, His feet
My Savior on that cursed tree

VERSE 2

His body bound and drenched in tears
They laid Him down in Joseph’s tomb
The entrance sealed by heavy stone
Messiah still and all alone

CHORUS

O praise the Name of the Lord our God
O praise His Name forevermore
For endless days we will sing Your praise
Oh Lord, oh Lord our God

Verse 3

Then on the third at break of dawn
The Son of heaven rose again
O trampled death, where is your sting?
The angels roar for Christ the King

Chorus

He shall return in robes of white
The blazing sun shall pierce the night
And I will rise among the saints
My gaze transfixed on Jesus’ face

CHORUS

CHORUS

I Exalt Thee

Chorus

I exalt Thee

I exalt Thee

I exalt Thee

O Lord

Forever

Verse 1

The moon and stars they wept
The morning sun was dead
The Savior of the world was fallen
His body on the cross
His blood poured out for us
The weight of every curse upon Him

Verse 2

One final breath, He gave
As Heaven looked away
The son of God was laid in darkness
A battle in the grave
The war on death was waged
The power of hell forever broken

Pre-Chorus

The ground began to shake
The stone was rolled away
His perfect love could not be overcome

Now death, where is your sting?
Our resurrected King
Has rendered you defeated

Chorus

Forever He is glorified
Forever He is lifted high
Forever He is risen
He is alive, He is alive!

Chorus

Pre-Chorus

Chorus

BRIDGE

We sing hallelujah
We sing hallelujah
We sing hallelujah
The Lamb has overcome

CHORUS

CHORUS

 

 

Christ the Lord Is Risen Today

Verse 1

Christ the Lord is risen today
Alleluia
Earth and heaven in chorus say
Alleluia
Raise your joys and triumphs high
Alleluia
Sing ye heavens and earth reply
Alleluia

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Liturgical Reading

Matthew 28:1-10 NIV

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.

The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”

So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”

Homily

  1. The Power of God (Matthew 28:6, Acts 2:24 ESV)
  2. The Presence of God (Matthew 28:7-9, 10, Matthew 28:18-20 ESV)
  3. The Posture of God (Matthew 28:10, Romans 8:38-39 ESV)
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