| Gm | F | Gm | |
| The | gates and doors were barred and all the | windows fastened | down. |
| F | Gm | |
| I spent the night in sleeplessness and | rose at every sound. |
| Cm | F | Gm | |
| Half in hopeless sorrow and | half in fear the day |
| F | Gm | Dm | |
| Would find the soldiers breaking through to | drag us all away. |
| And just before the sunrise I heard something at the wall. |
| The gate began to rattle and a voice began to call. |
| I hurried to the window and looked down into the street |
| Expecting swords and torches and the sound of soldiers feet. |
| There was no one there but Mary so I went down to let her in. |
| John stood there beside me as she told us where she'd been. |
| She said "They moved Him in the night and none of us knows where. |
| The stone's been rolled away and now His body isn't there." |
| We both ran toward the garden, then John ran on ahead. |
| We found the stone and the empty tomb just the way that Mary said. |
| But the winding sheet they wrapped Him in was just an empty shell. |
| And how or where they'd taken Him was more than I could tell. |
| Well, something strange had happened there, but, just what I didn't |
| know. |
| John believed a miracle but I just turned to go. |
| Circumstance and speculation couldn't lift me very high, |
| Cause I'd seen them crucify Him, then I saw Him die. |
| Back inside the house again, the guilt and anguish came. |
| Everything I'd promised Him just added to my shame. |
| When, at last, it came to choices, I denied I knew His name. |
| And even if he was alive, it wouldn't be the same. |
| But suddenly the air was filled with strange and sweet perfume. |
| Light that came from everywhere drove shadows from the room. |
| Jesus stood before me with His arms held open wide |
| And I fell down on my knees and just clung to Him and cried. |
| He raised me to my feet and, as I looked into His eyes, |
| Love was shining out from Him, like sun light from the skies. |
| Guilt and my confusion disappeared in sweet release, |
| Gm | F | G | G | G | G | G | G | Bb | Bb | F | F | C | C | |
| Every fear I'd ever had just | melted into | peace. |
| C | G | Bb | |
| He's alive | .......... He's alive. |
| F | C | |
| He's alive | and I'm forgiven, heaven's | gates are open wide. |
| He's alive .......... He's alive. |
| He's alive .......... He's alive. |
| He's alive .......... He's alive. |
| He's alive and I'm forgiven, heaven's gates are open wide. |
| He's alive and I'm forgiven, heaven's gates are open wide. |
| He's alive and I'm forgiven, heaven's gates are open wide. |
| He's alive ........ He's alive ........ He's alive! |