In this sacred season, where heaven and earth embrace, the faithful of St. Elisabeth Convent in Minsk — monastics, families, and children alike — gather not with fanfare, but with hearts full of quiet gratitude. Each with a voice no louder than a sparrow’s song — we have joined together to offer a simple yet profound gift: a melody woven from shared devotion. Here, there are no soloists, only souls. No grand stages, only open hands. Each note, softly sung, becomes a thread in a tapestry of praise, echoing the Psalmist’s call: “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!”
Through the song “Easter-Spring,” the community invites us into the quiet miracle of Resurrection — not with thunderous declarations, but with the warmth of a shared smile, the rustle of spring leaves, and the light of a single candle passed from hand to hand. The Convent’s walls, still bearing the hushed reverence of Lent, now hum with the soft harmony of voices young and old, seasoned and tentative. It is a reminder that Christ’s triumph blooms not only in cathedrals but in the quiet corners where ordinary hearts whisper, “He is risen!” May this gentle chorus stir in you the same quiet hope: that even the smallest offering, given in love, becomes part of eternity’s unending song.
Verse 1:
Birds return from distant shores,
Winter’s snows are nearly gone —
Just the faintest trace remains,
Drops by windowpane.
“Christ is risen!” we proclaim,
Love now floods the world again,
Like an ocean’s boundless flow —
Easter-Spring’s aglow!
Verse 2:
Altar doors swing open wide,
Those who fasted, now abide.
Royal feasts await below —
God’s own people know!
Now the dawn breaks o’er the earth,
“Awake, arise! Greet your King’s worth!”
Joy will crown the early light
For hearts that rise aright.
Chorus:
Rejoice, O heavens, field, and tree!
Rejoice, all people — Christ is free!
Christ is risen—all proclaim!
Now, Christ is risen — praise His name!
“Christ is risen!” we proclaim,
Love now floods the world again,
Like an ocean’s boundless flow —
Easter-Spring’s aglow!
