{"id":34177,"date":"2016-03-27T14:29:09","date_gmt":"2016-03-27T18:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/exploringourmatrix\/?p=34177"},"modified":"2016-07-21T23:32:01","modified_gmt":"2016-07-22T03:32:01","slug":"jesus-christ-is-risen-today-special-version-for-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2016\/03\/jesus-christ-is-risen-today-special-version-for-2016.html","title":{"rendered":"Jesus Christ is Risen Today (Special Version for 2016)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Bob Royalty shared on Facebook this set of new lyrics he wrote for a well-known<\/a> Easter hymn<\/a>, with words that reflect the profound divisions between the Eastern and Western churches over the date of Easter:<\/p>\n

Jesus Christ is risen today! A-a-a-a-a-le-e-u-u-ia.<\/p>\n

Or is it the First of May? A-a-a-a-a-le-e-u-u-ia.<\/p>\n

Hung up on 14 Nisan, A-a-a-a-a-le-e-u-u-ia.<\/p>\n

Each Church thinks the other\u2019s wrong. A-a-a-a-a-a-le-e-u-u-ia.<\/p>\n

And if we could make it worse, A-a-a-a-a-le-e-u-u-ia.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s the Filioque curse. A-a-a-a-a-le-e-u-u-ia.<\/p>\n

From the Father or the Son? A-a-a-a-a-le-e-u-u-ia.<\/p>\n

Theology is so much fun! A-a-a-a-a-a-le-e-u-u-ia.<\/p>\n

A thousand years have come and gone, A-a-a-a-a-le-e-u-u-ia.<\/p>\n

Singing different Easter songs. A-a-a-a-a-le-e-u-u-ia.<\/p>\n

Maybe one day they\u2019ll agree\u2013 A-a-a-a-a-le-e-u-u-ia.<\/p>\n

Hunting eggs in harmony. A-a-a-a-a-a-le-e-u-u-ia.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I hope you enjoyed singing along with it. For more serious information<\/a>\u00a0on this topic, you can see the Greek Reporter<\/em> article<\/a>\u00a0by Jon Magoulias on why Orthodox Easter is so much later this year, and also\u00a0Roger Pearse\u2019s blog post<\/a> about the related question of why Easter moves around so much at all.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bob Royalty shared on Facebook this set of new lyrics he wrote for a well-known Easter hymn, with words that reflect the profound divisions between the Eastern and Western churches over the date of Easter: Jesus Christ is risen today! A-a-a-a-a-le-e-u-u-ia. Or is it the First of May? A-a-a-a-a-le-e-u-u-ia. Hung up on 14 Nisan, A-a-a-a-a-le-e-u-u-ia. 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