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
 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 me where she'd been
 She said they've 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 towards 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
 Was more than I could tell
 Oh, 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
 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 a strange and sweet perfume
 Light that came from everywhere
 Drove shadows from the room
 And Jesus stood before me
 With his arms held open wide
 And I fell down on my knees
 And I just clung to him and cried
 Then he raised me to my feet
 And as I looked into his eyes
 The love was shining out from him
 Like sunlight from the skies
 Guilt in my confusion
 Disappeared in sweet release
 And every fear I'd ever had
 Just melted into peace
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 He's alive, yes he's alive
 Yes, he's alive and I'm forgiven
 Heaven's gates are open wide
 He's alive (he's alive), yes he's alive (he's alive)
 Oh, he's alive and I'm forgiven
 Heaven's gates are open wide
 He's alive, he's alive
 Hallelujah, he's alive
 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
 I believe it, he's alive
 Sweet Jesus