He's Alive

The gates and doors were barred and all the windows fastened down

I spent the night in sleeplessness and rose at every sound

Half in hopeless sorrow and half in fear the day

Would find the soldiers breakin 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

But 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

So we both ran toward the garden then john ran on ahead

We found the stone and 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, it was more than i could tell.

Well something strange had happened there, just what i did not 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 and 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 could never be the same

Then suddenly the air was filled with a strange and sweet perfume

Light that came from everywhere go shadows from the room

Then jesus took before me with his arms open and wide

And i fell on my knees and i just crumbled in and cried

Then he raise me to my feet and there's i looked into his eyes

Light was shining out from him, like some light from the sky

Guilt and my confusion dissapeard in sweet release

And every fear i've ever had just melted into peace

Sweet peace

He's alive, he's alive, he's alive and i'm forgiven

Heaven's gates are open wide