Verse 1 Am G Am The gates and doors were barred and all the windows fastened down Am G Am I spent the night in sleeplessness and rose at every sound Dm G Am Half in hopeless sorrow and half in fear the day Am G Am(add9) G Would find the soldiers breaking through to drag us all away Verse 2 Am G Am And just before the sunrise I heard something at the wall Am G Am The gate began to rattle and a voice began to call Dm G Am I hurried to the window and looked down into the street Am G Am(add9) G Expecting swords and torches and the sound of soldiers feet Verse 3 Am G Am There was no one there but Mary so I went down to let her in Am G Am John stood there beside me as she told us where she'd been Dm Am She said They’ve moved Him in the night and none of us knows where Am G Am The stone's been rolled away and now His body isn't there Verse 4 Am G Am We both ran toward the garden, then John ran on ahead Am G Am We found the stone and the empty tomb just the way that Mary said Dm Am But the winding sheet they wrapped Him in was just an empty shell Am G Am(add9) G And how or where they'd taken Him was more than I could tell Verse 5 Am G Am Well something strange had happened there, but, just what I did not know Am G Am John believed a miracle but I just turned to go Dm G Am Circumstance and speculation couldn't lift me very high Am G Am G Cause I'd seen them crucify Him, then I saw Him die Verse 6 Am G Am Back inside the house again, the guilt and anguish came Am G Am Everything I'd promised Him just added to my shame Dm Am When, at last, it came to choices, I denied I knew His name Am G Am(add9) G And even if he was alive, it wouldn't be the same Verse 7 Am Am-G But suddenly the air was filled with strange and sweet perfume Am Am Light that came from everywhere drove shadows from the room Dm G Am And Jesus stood before me with His arms held open wide Am G Am(add9) G And I fell down on my knees and just clung to Him and cried Verse 8 Am G Am He raised me to my feet and, as I looked into His eyes Am G C Love was shining out from Him, like sun light from the skies F G Am Guilt and my confusion disappeared in sweet release Am G A And every fear I'd ever had just melted into peace Interlude A C G D Chorus A C He's alive, He's alive G D He's alive and I'm forgiven, heaven's gates are open wide A C He's alive, He's alive G D He's alive and I'm forgiven, heaven's gates are open wide A C He's alive, He's alive G D He's alive and I'm forgiven, heaven's gates are open wide A C He's alive, He's alive G D A He's ali - ve
