(To the tune of "Different Kind of Christmas" by Mark Schultz)
Churches closing everywhere
Schoolrooms shuttered, nothing like it was
The sound of silence fills the air
People are staying safe in their house because
There's a virus running rampant
With terrifying speed
A new global pandemic
Unlike any we have seen
Physical distancing the norm now
Can't let anybody near
It's just a different kind of Easter this year
In the evening TV's on
Reasons to leave are now all gone
The rituals we've come to love
Won't be the same this year in our world because
When so many don't have symptoms
We don't know who's safe or not
And we have to save the good masks for all the heroes that we've got
Still we're missing everybody
And fighting back tears
It's just a different kind of Easter this year
We'll watch a virtual service
And decorate our door
As we try to make this Easter like the ones we've had before
As I think about the story, my heart just fills with pride
Cause I realize what hasn't changed is the fact that He's alive
It's time to look to Jesus with hope knowing He will see us through
Because with who He is that's all that He can ever do
Just because we're not together, doesn't mean He's not near
It's just a different kind of Easter this year
