Matthew 28:5-7: "5 But the angel said to the women, 'Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. 6 He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you.'"
1 Thessalonians 4:16-18: "16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words."
Revelation 5:6-14: "6 And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. 7 And he went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne. 8 And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 9 And they sang a new song, saying, 'Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, 10 and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.' 11 Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, 12 saying with a loud voice, 'Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!' 13 And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, 'To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!' 14 And the four living creatures said, 'Amen!' and the elders fell down and worshiped.
John 15:1-8: "1 'I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.'"
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Although this is an Easter hymn, the Easter text from Matthew is only briefly mentioned. It's in the first two lines ("Alleluia! / Jesus is risen!") and in the refrain ("Jesus is risen and we shall arise").
The first line of the refrain ("Jesus is risen and we shall arise") and the trumpets mentioned in the first verse ("Trumpets resounding in glorious light!") both seem to be drawn from the 1 Thessalonians text.
John 15 appears in the third verse ("Jesus the vine, / We are the branches; / Life in the Spirit the fruit of the tree"), and Revelation 5 appears in the fifth verse ("Saints and archangels, / Sing with creation to God the I AM!") and the second line of the refrain ("Give God the glory! Alleluia!").
The first line of the refrain ("Jesus is risen and we shall arise") and the trumpets mentioned in the first verse ("Trumpets resounding in glorious light!") both seem to be drawn from the 1 Thessalonians text.
John 15 appears in the third verse ("Jesus the vine, / We are the branches; / Life in the Spirit the fruit of the tree"), and Revelation 5 appears in the fifth verse ("Saints and archangels, / Sing with creation to God the I AM!") and the second line of the refrain ("Give God the glory! Alleluia!").
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The second verse describes Jesus' appearance to the two men going to Emmaus in Luke 24:13-35: "Walking the way, / Christ in the center / Telling the story to open our eyes; / Breaking our bread."
The fifth verse calls God "the I AM," which is a name from Exodus 3:14: "God said to Moses, 'I AM WHO I AM.'"
