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Anàstasis

By Benjamin William Hastings

768 views Sep 27, 2026 updated Benjamin William Hastings album Verified editorial review

Song Meaning

Benjamin William Hastings keeps this one brief and almost entirely visual — "I cast my mind to Calvary where Jesus bled and died for me, I see His wounds, His hands, His feet, my Saviour on that cursed tree." No argument gets built; the song just describes what it's picturing.


The second verse stays with the aftermath rather than rushing past it: "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." The stillness gets its own moment before anything changes.


The title itself, Greek for "resurrection," never gets explained inside the lyrics — it's simply what the short chorus assumes happened between that sealed tomb and the praise that follows: "O praise the Name of the Lord our God, O praise His Name forevermore." Paul's summary of the gospel — Christ died, was buried, and was raised on the third day — gives this brief song its entire shape, compressed into four short verses rather than developed at length.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

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

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

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


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